Ramp raised $1.85 billion in a primary financing round led by Dragoneer Investment Group, valuing the expense management company at $60 billion. The round marks its second major fundraise within months.
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Big bets widen across fintech, AI healthcare, and frontier AI
Day’s Recap
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Catalio Capital Management is seeking to raise $500 million for investments in AI healthcare startups, marking its second fundraising effort in 16 months.
1:25 PMBloomberg Markets
Abby Care has raised $82 million from investors including Transformation Capital and CVS Health Ventures. The startup aims to address the caregiving shortage by enabling family members to become paid caregivers.
7:45 AMFortune
An early Anthropic backer predicts that the AI company could reach a post-IPO valuation of as much as $2.4 trillion, surpassing SpaceX. The investor expects Anthropic to remain a company that public-market investors feel compelled to own.
3:00 AMFortune11:35 AMFinextra
Ramp hits $60bn valuation
Summary
Ramp raised $1.85 billion in a primary financing round led by Dragoneer Investment Group, valuing the expense management company at $60 billion. The round marks its second major fundraise within months.
Ramp has secured public-market-scale backing before going public, giving it more capital to expand beyond
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Ramp’s valuation signals that investors still see large fintech platforms as capable of taking substantial share from incumbent business banks and card networks.
1:25 PMBloomberg Markets
KKR-Backed Catalio Seeks $500 Million for AI-Healthcare Deals
Summary
Catalio Capital Management is seeking to raise $500 million for investments in AI healthcare startups, marking its second fundraising effort in 16 months.
The rapid follow-on raise signals strong investor demand for specialized AI healthcare exposure and gives
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A successful raise would make Catalio a larger and faster-moving source of capital for AI healthcare startups.
7:45 AMFortune
Startup Abby Care raises $82 million to turn family members into paid caregivers
Summary
Abby Care has raised $82 million from investors including Transformation Capital and CVS Health Ventures. The startup aims to address the caregiving shortage by enabling family members to become paid caregivers.
The funding backs a model that treats unpaid family care as an underdeveloped labor and
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Paying relatives for care could expand the workforce, but it also shifts more healthcare delivery into the home.
3:00 AMFortune
An early Anthropic backer predicts a post-IPO valuation of up to $2.4 trillion, topping SpaceX
Summary
An early Anthropic backer predicts that the AI company could reach a post-IPO valuation of as much as $2.4 trillion, surpassing SpaceX. The investor expects Anthropic to remain a company that public-market investors feel compelled to own.
The forecast places Anthropic among the largest companies in the world before any public listing
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A valuation target of this scale would make Anthropic a defining test of whether AI investment has outrun fundamentals.
Other Developments
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
Swedish fintech Matters has launched publicly with $5 million in pre-seed funding for an AI-native personal finance platform.
8:01 PMFinextra
Cal AI generated more than $30 million in revenue over two years before MyFitness acquired the company for an undisclosed sum in March. Its growth was driven by a broad network of influencers who helped make the app go viral.
7:44 PMTechCrunch
Homa raised $5 million to expand its brokerage across California and add mortgage lending. The company, also operating in Florida and Texas, offers buyers up to 2% of the purchase price back at closing.
5:03 PMHousing WireErebor Bank is hiring Gary Stein, a former HSBC managing director who led Latin American foreign exchange trading, to help expand its emerging-markets business.
3:41 PMBloomberg MarketsDougs, an accounting and financial management platform for small businesses, has secured a €50 million investment from Expedition Growth Capital. The funding will support its technology-led approach to serving small-business finance needs.
8:13 AMFinextraUK fintech Relace has raised $1.6 million to develop technology for regulatory management, replacing fragmented PDFs, spreadsheets, email threads, and outdated external advice with a more structured system.
7:08 AMFinextra
Fission has raised $10 million to build liquidity infrastructure for tokenized funds, targeting investors who struggle to find buyers when they want to exit. The startup was founded by veterans of Point72 and Securitize and is backed by Pantera Capital.
7:00 AMFortuneTrace has launched an app for its presale platform after raising $3 million in seed funding led by Serena Ventures. The company is also opening a pop-up in Soho.
6:00 AMWWDNorwegian fintech Neonomics has raised $4 million from existing shareholders after cutting its operating cost base by nearly half. The company says it has maintained service quality and retained its existing customer base through the restructuring.
4:56 AMFinextra
Czech startup FLÆ Robotics has raised more than €1 million from Purple Ventures and Garage Angels for its BE-A AI hospitality agent, which is used by over 60 hotels in the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic. The company plans to fund product development, hotel-system integrations, hiring and expansion into Austria and the US.
2:09 AMBreaking Travel News8:01 PMFinextra
AI-native personal finance platform Matters emerges from stealth with $5m pre-seed
Summary
Swedish fintech Matters has launched publicly with $5 million in pre-seed funding for an AI-native personal finance platform.
The funding gives Matters capital to turn AI-driven personal finance from a concept into a
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Early funding signals investor confidence that AI can reshape how consumers manage money.
7:44 PMTechCrunch
When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off
Summary
Cal AI generated more than $30 million in revenue over two years before MyFitness acquired the company for an undisclosed sum in March. Its growth was driven by a broad network of influencers who helped make the app go viral.
Cal AI's results show how coordinated influencer distribution can function as a scalable acquisition channel
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Consumer app startups may increasingly compete on creator networks and distribution, not just product features.
5:03 PMHousing Wire
Homa raises $5M to expand across California, add mortgage lending
Summary
Homa raised $5 million to expand its brokerage across California and add mortgage lending. The company, also operating in Florida and Texas, offers buyers up to 2% of the purchase price back at closing.
The financing supports Homa's move from a rebate-focused brokerage toward a broader homebuying platform that
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Homa is combining buyer incentives with lending to challenge how real estate firms monetize home transactions.
3:41 PMBloomberg Markets
Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Hires HSBC Banker for Emerging Markets
Summary
Erebor Bank is hiring Gary Stein, a former HSBC managing director who led Latin American foreign exchange trading, to help expand its emerging-markets business.
The hire gives Erebor senior expertise in currencies and Latin American markets as the bank
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Erebor’s emerging-markets push will test whether a new bank can compete in complex cross-border financial services.
8:13 AMFinextra
Dougs raises $50m for AI accounting platform
Summary
Dougs, an accounting and financial management platform for small businesses, has secured a €50 million investment from Expedition Growth Capital. The funding will support its technology-led approach to serving small-business finance needs.
The size of the investment signals growing confidence that AI can expand accounting platforms beyond
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Small-business accounting is becoming a major testing ground for practical AI adoption.
7:08 AMFinextra
UK fintech Relace raises $1.6m
Summary
UK fintech Relace has raised $1.6 million to develop technology for regulatory management, replacing fragmented PDFs, spreadsheets, email threads, and outdated external advice with a more structured system.
Relace is targeting a clear weakness in fintech operations: compliance processes often remain less automated
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Regulatory technology is attracting capital as financial firms seek to reduce manual compliance work and execution risk.
7:00 AMFortune
Pantera Capital-backed startup Fission raises $10 million to help investors cash out of tokenized funds faster
Summary
Fission has raised $10 million to build liquidity infrastructure for tokenized funds, targeting investors who struggle to find buyers when they want to exit. The startup was founded by veterans of Point72 and Securitize and is backed by Pantera Capital.
The funding targets the main weakness in Wall Street’s tokenization push: issuing digital assets is
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Tokenized funds will not scale without dependable ways for investors to sell.
6:00 AMWWD
Serena Williams’ Venture Fund-Backed Trace Launches App
Summary
Trace has launched an app for its presale platform after raising $3 million in seed funding led by Serena Ventures. The company is also opening a pop-up in Soho.
Trace is pairing venture-backed digital distribution with a physical retail presence to build demand before
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Consumer startups are blending apps, celebrity-backed capital and physical experiences to lower the barriers to launch.
4:56 AMFinextra
Neonomics secures $4m for open banking
Summary
Norwegian fintech Neonomics has raised $4 million from existing shareholders after cutting its operating cost base by nearly half. The company says it has maintained service quality and retained its existing customer base through the restructuring.
The round funds a more efficient version of Neonomics rather than a high-growth expansion plan.
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The deal shows fintech investors are prioritizing capital efficiency and customer retention over expansion at any cost.
2:09 AMBreaking Travel News
FLÆ Robotics raises over €1 million in seed funding to develop and expand its AI hospitality agent
Summary
Czech startup FLÆ Robotics has raised more than €1 million from Purple Ventures and Garage Angels for its BE-A AI hospitality agent, which is used by over 60 hotels in the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic. The company plans to fund product development, hotel-system integrations, hiring and expansion into Austria and the US.
The funding moves BE-A from early regional adoption toward international expansion, with integrations and market
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Hotel automation is attracting capital as operators seek to scale service without matching increases in labor costs.
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