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Jul, 25, 2025

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Exclusive: Rocksalt Raises $3.5M Seed To Help Execs Become Influencers Via AI Marketing

A pair of San Francisco-based siblings teamed up to found Rocksalt, an agentic AI platform that aims to help B2B companies become influencers of so...

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Jul, 24, 2025

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Salon Software Platform Boulevard Nearly Doubles Valuation To $800M With $80M Series D

Los Angeles-based Boulevard, a business management software platform for self-care businesses, has raised $80 million in Series D funding led by JM...

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Jul, 17, 2025

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Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs

Most founders don’t need VCs. At least, not out of the gate. In many cases, it’s smarter to go straight to the source — limited partners, family of...

Startups Venture M&A Startup

Jul, 16, 2025

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Exclusive: AI-Powered Construction Procurement Startup Lands $20M Series A

Parspec, a startup using artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in the construction industry supply chain to help sales agents and wholesale...

AI Startups Artificial Intelligence Venture

Jul, 08, 2025

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