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Prediction market platform Pascal completes $9 million Series A funding round led by USV
: Prediction market platform Pascal has announced the completion of a $9 million Series A funding round. The platform aims to create a next-generation prediction market platform for professional traders and institutional users, challenging the current market landscape dominated by Kalshi and Polymarket.This funding round was led by Union Square Ventures (USV), with the specific valuation not disclosed. This financing expands on a $6 million seed round from August last year, with early investors including Wintermute Ventures and DBA.Headquartered in New York, Pascal positions itself as a prediction market platform similar to Kalshi, but aims to offer users lower fees, higher liquidity, and more specialized trading tools through a trading model closer to perpetual futures.Pascal co-founder Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen stated that the hope is to establish highly liquid prediction markets for real business risks in the future, allowing companies to utilize these markets for risk management and hedging. (Fortune)
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Nous Research in Talks for New Funding Round, Valuation Reaches $1.5 Billion
Nous Research, the developer of the open-source agent Hermes, is finalizing a new funding round, expected to be led by Robot Ventures with participation from institutions such as USV, valuing the company at approximately $1.5 billion. According to knowledgeable sources, the size of this funding round is at least $75 million.
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Crypto trading app Fomo closes $75 million Series B funding round, achieving a $550 million valuation
According to Fortune, cryptocurrency trading startup Fomo has announced the completion of a $75 million Series B funding round, led by Index Ventures, with participation from Union Square Ventures, Mark Pincus—co-founder of Zynga—Humam Sakhnini, CEO of Discord, and Kevin Hartz, co-founder of Eventbrite. The company’s valuation stands at $550 million. Fomo was founded in 2025 by Paul Erlanger, Se Yong Park, and Prashan Dharmasena—former members of the dYdX team.
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Nvidia-backed robotics AI startup Generalist AI completes $400 million funding round at $2 billion valuation
: Robotics AI startup Generalist AI has completed a new $400 million funding round, led by Radical Ventures, with participation from 8VC, Union Square Ventures, Hanabi Capital, and existing investors Nvidia and Bezos Expeditions. The company is valued at $2 billion post-investment. Founded by Pete Florence, Andy Zeng, and Andy Barry, the company focuses on leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to iterate robot models and develop intelligent robot products capable of handling complex tasks. The proceeds from this round will be used for advanced AI model research and development, as well as expanding robot application scenarios. (Bloomberg)
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