startup M&A

Maybe it’s a good thing that we’re not seeing too many AI unicorns

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AI was prominent in the news cycle this week — yet again. In this Friday’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Mary Ann Azevedo and Becca Szkutak kick off the show dissecting a bill which aims to regulate AI at the model level. Naturally, some VCs and founders as well as students and professors […]

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Digital fraud detection startup BioCatch hits $1.3B valuation as Permira buys majority stake

Security /

Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder: a U.K-based private equity firm, Permira, is acquiring shares in the company “primarily” from existing investors including Bain Capital, Maverick Ventures, and Tech Opportunities, in a secondary market transaction that values BioCatch at $1.3 billion. Existing shareholders Sapphire Ventures and Macquarie Capital are also increasing

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