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Brian Schiff and Sam Krut, co-founders of Flip. [Courtesy photo]

Flip Raises $20M Series A For Its Verticalized Approach To AI-Based Customer Service

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Flip, a startup that claims to offer an Amazon Alexa-like voice AI experience for businesses, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively. CEO Brian Schiff and CRO Sam Krut met a decade ago in college and began building different ventures together. After a few pivots, they raised

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LatAm Startup Funding Rebounds In 2025 As Mexico Sees Surge In Investment And VCs Remain Bullish On Region

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Latin American startup investment climbed by 14.3% in 2025, driven by a boost in both early- and late-stage funding, Crunchbase data shows. Overall, venture funding in the region increased to $4.1 billion across seed- through growth-stage deals in 2025, up from $3.6 billion in 2024. Investors active in the area who spoke with Crunchbase News

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: xAI Leads As 2026 Is Off To A Brisk Start

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Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last year’s biggest funding deal

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A16z Raises $15B In New Funds, Its Largest Haul To Date, Promises To Back Startups Advancing U.S. Interests

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Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz on Friday announced $15 billion in new funds, its largest fundraising haul to date, with the firm promising to back startups in AI, crypto and beyond that it says advance American interests.  The new funds include $6.75 billion for its growth fund. It also raised $1.176 billion for its

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Large American VCs Topped 2025 Active Investor Ranks, Including A16Z, Accel And Sequoia

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If you’re looking for new up-and-comers in venture capital, don’t read our rankings of the most active investors in 2025.  That’s because this past year, the list almost exclusively featured longstanding, familiar names. These are firms that routinely topped prior rankings, and for the most part they only got busier in 2025. This is certainly

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PM Modi Meets IndiaAI Mission Startups, Calls Them ‘Co-Architects of India’s Future’

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Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, set to be held in Delhi next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said artificial intelligence should be used to create a meaningful impact for people and society. He was speaking at a roundtable with 12 Indian AI startups that have qualified for the AI for ALL: Global

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