{"id":676621,"date":"2025-06-22T03:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/startups-weekly-fast-and-furious\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T03:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:42:11","slug":"startups-weekly-fast-and-furious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-fast-and-furious\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups Weekly: Fast and furious"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2714713a91b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2714713a91b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-fast-and-furious\/#Most_interesting_startup_stories_from_the_week\" >Most interesting startup stories from the week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-fast-and-furious\/#Most_interesting_VC_and_funding_news_this_week\" >Most interesting VC and funding news this week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-fast-and-furious\/#Last_but_not_least\" >Last but not least<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome to Startups Weekly \u2014 your weekly recap of everything you can\u2019t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? <\/em><em>Sign up here<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some startups accrued value at lightning speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-most-interesting-startup-stories-from-the-week\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_interesting_startup_stories_from_the_week\"><\/span>Most interesting startup stories from the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"454\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"Eric Glyman, Ramp,\" class=\"wp-image-2680663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=680,454 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=430,287 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=800,534 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=668,446 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=562,375 562w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=925,617 925w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=708,472 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Kelly Sullivan \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many startup stories this week occurred in Y Combinator\u2019s orbit in some way. Also, Israel once again lived up to its \u201cStart-Up Nation\u201d reputation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>That was fast<\/strong>: No-code website-building platform Wix acquired 6-month-old, bootstr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed vibe-coding startup Base44 \u2014 both Israeli companies \u2014 for $80 million in cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>That was fast, too:<\/strong> In just three months, Ramp\u2019s valuation jumped to $16 billion following its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> E, up from $13 billion when the spend management startup did a secondary sale earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friends and foes<\/strong>: New details emerged on Meta\u2019s $14.3 billion deal to acquire 49% of startup Scale AI, including a potential dividend payout. We also learned that OpenAI was dropping Scale AI as a data provider following the deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frenemies<\/strong>: The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract worth up to $200 million directly to OpenAI, which could further strain the startup\u2019s relationship with Microsoft.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ICYMI<\/strong>: Out of all the teams presenting at YC\u2019s recent Spring 2025 Demo Day, here are 11 startups that investors have been talking about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Didn\u2019t happen: <\/strong>People are also still talking about the police shutting down the YC Demo Day after-party that controversial AI startup Cluely tried to throw; or as its CEO told TechCrunch, \u201cthe most legendary party that never happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-most-interesting-vc-and-funding-news-this-week\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_interesting_VC_and_funding_news_this_week\"><\/span><strong>Most interesting VC and funding news this week<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"Man at laptop in a defense bunker\" class=\"wp-image-2807575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg 816w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=768,578 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=680,512 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=430,324 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=720,542 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=800,602 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=668,503 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=498,375 498w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=706,531 706w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Helsing_2.jpg?resize=50,38 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Helsing<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Helsing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most funding <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> was driven by either defense tech, AI, or both, but there were also some surprises. Plus, one VC firm is aiming high for its next fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good intuition<\/strong>: Applied Intuition, a company making software for autonomous vehicles, secured a $600 million Series F and tender offer at a $15 billion valuation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New tune<\/strong>: Munich-based defense tech startup Helsing closed a \u20ac600 million investment led by Prima Materia, the VC firm of Spotify\u2019s founder Daniel Ek, which valued Helsing at \u20ac12 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New unicorn<\/strong>: Israeli observability startup Coralogix became a unicorn after raising a $115 million Series E, which it will use to double its headcount in India, where 100 of its 550 employees are currently based.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toldja<\/strong>: Mach Industries, a 2-year-old defense tech startup, confirmed having raised a $100 million round of funding led by Khosla Ventures and Bedrock at a $470 million valuation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Money flows<\/strong>: Aspora, a startup formerly known as Vance and focused on facilitating remittances from the Indian diaspora, closed a $50 million Series B co-led by Sequoia and Greylock at a $500 million valuation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Change of heart<\/strong>: Sword Health, an AI-powered digital health startup that began as a virtual physical therapy solution, locked in $40 million at a $4 billion valuation in a funding round led by returning investor <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Catalyst. It also pushed back its IPO plans to at least 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Multiplier effect<\/strong>: Multiplier Holdings announced having raised $27.5 million across seed and Series A rounds after joining the growing trend of buying legacy service businesses \u2014 in its case, accounting firms \u2014 and scaling them with AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stock where you shop: <\/strong>Grifin, a startup whose app helps users buy stock from brands they shop at, such as Walmart, secured $11 million in a Series A round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Out of Sweden: <\/strong>Polar, a payment infrastructure platform for developers and AI-first businesses, raised a $10 million seed round led by Accel. Its CEO previously co-founded Tictail, which was acquired by Shopify in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bullish<\/strong>: Global VC Endeavor Catalyst is seeking to raise $300 million for its fifth fund. This would be its largest yet, as it looks to deepen its bet on fast-growing startups in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-last-but-not-least\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Last_but_not_least\"><\/span>Last but not least<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"680\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?w=680\" alt=\"Alexa von Tobel\" class=\"wp-image-3018925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg 4274w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=680,680 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=1280,1280 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=430,430 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=720,720 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=800,800 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=668,668 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=375,375 375w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=617,617 617w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=531,531 531w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVT.jpeg?resize=50,50 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Alexa von Tobel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An early investor in Chime, founder-turned-VC Alexa von Tobel is ready for Fintech 3.0. \u201cThe next wave of innovation won\u2019t come from superficial tweaks but from fundamental deep product reinvention \u2014 tools that meet the needs of a changing economy and a more diverse, digitally native population,\u201d she told TechCrunch in an interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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