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Discord races to IPO in Q1: Can it fetch $25B valuation after rejecting Microsoft?

Discord has confidentially filed for a US IPO, targeting a Q1 2026 debut after years of private funding, according to industry reports. The S-1 filing keeps financials confidential for now, but a public filing is expected soon, potentially next month. Wor... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jan 9, 2026

Exclusive: PhotonDelta backs MIT duo's €1.2M bet on chip-scale chemical monitoring - TFN

Raman spectroscopy can identify chemicals with atomic precision, but the equipment requires a lab, making continuous monitoring in biomanufacturing plants or portable use impractical. An MIT spin-off, Perceptra, aims to integrate decades-old chemical anal... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jan 8, 2026

Bessemer-led Luxury Presence raises $37M for AI 'relationship engine,' supercharging realtor pipelines - TFN

Real estate agents face a core issue: traditional CRMs demand tedious data entry and merely organise contacts, leaving vast networks untapped in a $1.5 trillion market with over four million professionals. Luxury Presence counters this with Presence® CRM,... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jan 8, 2026

Will AI transform prenatal care? BrightHeart thinks so, and it just raised €11M to prove it

Detecting congenital heart defects before birth remains one of the toughest challenges in prenatal care. Ultrasound screenings rely heavily on operator skill, and even experienced OB-GYNs can miss subtle cardiac abnormalities. BrightHeart’s B-Right AI Pla... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jan 8, 2026

a16z bets $30M more on Protege to fix AI's real-world data crunch - TFN

AI development has hit a critical roadblock: the lack of high-quality training data. Public datasets are exhausted, and the real-world data needed for next-gen models remains fragmented and hard to access legally. Protege solves this by creating a trusted... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jan 8, 2026

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Discord races to IPO in Q1: Can it fetch $25B valuation after rejecting Microsoft?

Exclusive: PhotonDelta backs MIT duo's €1.2M bet on chip-scale chemical monitoring - TFN

Bessemer-led Luxury Presence raises $37M for AI 'relationship engine,' supercharging realtor pipelines - TFN

Will AI transform prenatal care? BrightHeart thinks so, and it just raised €11M to prove it

a16z bets $30M more on Protege to fix AI's real-world data crunch - TFN

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Discord races to IPO in Q1: Can it fetch $25B valuation after rejecting Microsoft?

Exclusive: PhotonDelta backs MIT duo's €1.2M bet on chip-scale chemical monitoring - TFN

Bessemer-led Luxury Presence raises $37M for AI 'relationship engine,' supercharging realtor pipelines - TFN

Will AI transform prenatal care? BrightHeart thinks so, and it just raised €11M to prove it

a16z bets $30M more on Protege to fix AI's real-world data crunch - TFN

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