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IVEX, a deep-tech startup developing technology for automotive safety testing, led by Mario Torres and the team, has raised €5M in a Series A funding round to accelerate its engineering roadmap and expand its presence in North America and Asia. The round was backed by existing investors The Faktory and Dedicated.lu, alongside private investors. IVEX will use the funding to expand its coverage of NCAP protocols, scale its data-processing platform, and enter new automotive mark

Cylake, the complete, AI-native cybersecurity platform that provides full visibility, sets fine-grained policy, and stops attacks in fully air-gapped sovereign environments, led by Nir Zuk, Udi Shamir, Wilson Xu, and the team, has closed $245 million through a convertible note, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital, and Redpoint Ventures. This latest funding brings Cylake’s total raised to $290 million, following a $45 million seed round in Marc

Lightfield, the AI-native CRM, led by Keith Peiris, Pete Nichols, Henri Liriani, Jack Reed, and the team, has announced a $47M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz. Since launching last November, Lightfield has signed up more than 5,000 companies and become the system of record for fast-growing businesses, with teams migrating entire Salesforce implementations to the platform. The funding will support further growth and expand the range of tasks Lightfield’s AI agent can perfo