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In his keynote last Friday at Odoo experience, Laurent Kinet ✍️ shared how corporate venturing is undergoing a Copernican revolution: ・Corporates are no longer just buyers ・Startups are no longer just suppliers ・For the first time, startups are choosing corporates Laurent is also sharing other historical and practical ways to approach corporate-startup collaboration This shift is redefining the future of innovation partnerships, and it’s only the beginning. 🎥 Watch the trailer below and follow us to stay ahead in innovation! #CorporateVenturing #Innovation #StartupScouting

🚛 From Shipping Giant to Digital Innovator — and How Cararak Can Help You Do the Same For decades, A.P. Moller - Maersk defined the carrier & logistics business globally. But in 2017, they made a bold pivot: they launched Twill, a digital freight forwarding venture built to simplify global shipping, especially for SMEs. Twill allowed businesses to book, track, and manage international shipments online — reshaping the traditional freight forwarding model. Over time, Maersk integrated its success into the core business, accelerating the company’s transformation into a technology-driven logistics platform. Why this matters: • It shows that large legacy companies can internalize startup mindsets. • It proves you can build new growth engines inside the organization rather than purely acquiring. • It highlights the importance of autonomy, customer obsession, and speed. Here’s where Cararak comes in At Cararak Ventures, we partner with forward-thinking corporates to build ventures like Twill — ones that move fast, stay close to market needs, and scale. As your corporate venture builder, Cararak can: • Lead ideation to MVP — we help you explore mobility or logistics innovation spaces, validate ideas, and build early prototypes. • Provide startup-grade execution — design, product, tech, go-to-market support — not just strategy. • Embed corporate advantages — access to your brand, infrastructure, data, or network – so the venture doesn’t start from zero. • Align with your long-term strategy — ventures we build are structured to integrate back into your core or spin out independently. • Manage funding, governance & risk — we help set up the right legal and governance structures so your venture can act like a business, not just an experiment. If you’ve ever looked at Twill and thought, “Could we do something like that in mobility or logistics?” — yes. We can build it with you.

✨ Gender balanced news! August edition ✨ Startups have been busy over summer 🌞 — here’s your roundup of fresh fundings from women-led & co-led startups across the globe! 🔒 Co-founded & led by Christina Cacioppo, Vanta (🇺🇸) secured a $150M Series D led by Wellington Management, with Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, J.P. Morgan, and more. Valuation: $4B. 🤖 Co-founded by Carla Gómez Cano, THEKER Robotics (🇪🇸) develops intelligent industrial robots. They landed a $21M Seed led by Kibo Ventures with Kfund, Inditex, JME Ventures & top angels. 📊 Co-founded by Paola Pardo, Qbeast (🇪🇸🇺🇸) optimizes analytics on open data platforms. They raised a $7.6M Seed led by Peak XV Partners, with Elaia. 📊 Founded & led by Anna Monaco, Paradigm (🇺🇸) raised a $5M Seed led by General Catalyst to embed AI agents directly into spreadsheets. 🌱 Co-founded by Tatiana Wotzasek, WALLROUND (🇩🇪) enables landlords to scale energy-efficient retrofits. They secured a €4.2M Seed led by Revent, with GGF & Vonovia joining. 🧠 Co-founded & led by Dr. Sara Jourdan, Genow (🇩🇪) builds AI knowledge management tools for enterprises. They raised €1.65M Seed funding led by HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds. 🏠 Co-founded & led by Minna Song, EliseAI (🇺🇸) is fixing inefficiencies in housing & healthcare with AI automation. 🤱 Co-founded by Dr Sujitha Selvarajah & Amanda Cupples, Hesta Health (🇬🇧) delivers integrated, tech-enabled postnatal care across clinical, mental health & specialist services. 💥 Missed someone? Ping us! #GenderBalancedNews #WomenInTech #VC #Startups #Fundraising

I like this article because it's not just one case study but a summarization of how Rippling helps a specific type of company that's gearing up to hire quickly. The article highlights two key reasons why startups like Cursor, Clay, and Hebbia are choosing Rippling: Winning the Talent War: Rippling’s PEO gives them the power to offer premium, enterprise-level benefits, helping them compete with tech giants for top talent. Focusing on Innovation: By consolidating HR, IT, and Finance into one platform, Rippling automates administrative tasks and frees up founding teams to focus on building their technology, not bogged down by paperwork. https://lnkd.in/ghAmNxZj It's a great example of how the right all-in-one system can futureproof a business and accelerate growth. #AI #Startups #Rippling #HRTech #Innovation

DianaHR (YC W24) Raises $3.7 Million Seed Round to Redefine HR for Startups with AI Agents. DianaHR, an AI-powered HR platform for small businesses led by Upeka Bee, Timothy Elser, Michael Chang, Vaijayanthi Jagannathan, and others, has secured $3.7 million seed round led by Kevin Patrick Mahaffey of SNR Ventures, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Liquid2 Ventures, Roar Ventures and prominent angels including Immad Akhund, Justin Kan, Emmett Shear and Arash Ferdowsi. Read More At: https://lnkd.in/gjNcmGTX X: https://lnkd.in/gCMpCrz2 Source: https://lnkd.in/g2nzdVtg

DianaHR (YC W24) Raises $3.7 Million Seed Round to Redefine HR for Startups with AI Agents. DianaHR, an AI-powered HR platform for small businesses led by Upeka Bee, Timothy Elser, Michael Chang, Vaijayanthi Jagannathan, and others, has secured $3.7 million seed round led by Kevin Patrick Mahaffey of SNR Ventures, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Liquid2 Ventures, Roar Ventures and prominent angels including Immad Akhund, Justin Kan, Emmett Shear and Arash Ferdowsi. Read More At: https://lnkd.in/gy-RYGRm X: https://lnkd.in/gRUXE2wi Source: https://lnkd.in/gN9EnFBQ

Deeptech startup Intangles has raised $30 million (INR 266 crore) in its Series B funding round led by Avataar Venture Partners, with continued backing from existing investors Baring Private Equity Partners India and Cactus Partners. The funding will be used to accelerate Intangles' global expansion, bolster its AI-powered product suite, and scale its workforce across key markets. Founded in 2016 by Anup Patil, Neil Unadkat, Aman Singh, and Jayshri Patil, Intangles provides cutting-edge AI-driven predictive analytics solutions for fleet operators and OEMs. Its proprietary platform leverages digital twin technology and real-time data processing to offer features like: • Predictive Health Monitoring • Driving Behavior Monitoring • Fuel & DEF Tracking • EV Fleet Monitoring • Operations Automation • GPS-based Location Tracking The solutions are designed to enhance fleet safety, optimize fuel efficiency, and boost net profitability by up to 50%, with customers seeing up to 5x ROI per truck. Intangles currently powers more than 4 lakh vehicles across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, and serves over 40 enterprise and OEM clients, including notable names like Mahindra, Force Motors, Greaves Cotton, and Blue Energy. Anup Patil, CEO and Co-founder of Intangles, said, "This funding round marks a pivotal moment for us. With strong investor backing, we’re geared to bring our next-gen predictive solutions to a wider global audience while continuously pushing the boundaries of AI in mobility." Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Partner at Avataar Venture Partners, added, "Intangles is redefining how modern fleets operate. Their platform delivers real value across operational and financial metrics, making them a clear category leader in predictive mobility analytics." With connected vehicle ecosystems becoming increasingly central to smart transportation, Intangles is well-positioned to play a crucial role in the digital transformation of the mobility sector. #intangles #deeptech #startupnews #seriesbfunding #fleetmanagement #predictiveanalytics #aiinmobility #digitaltwin #transportationtech #smartmobility #venturecapital

all things people (ATP), a next-generation HR technology startup, has raised INR 7 crore in seed funding. The investors include Varun Alagh (Founder & CEO of Honasa Consumer Ltd.), @Amit Dalmia, Alex von Behr, Vivek Gambhir, and Amit Sinha. Anish Singh | Kshitij Jain | Shashank Shekhar 🔗 Read full article link in comment #allthingspeople #HR #ai #funding #startupnews #businessupdate

🚀 Q3 Venture Funding Jumps 38% As More Massive Rounds Go To AI Giants And Exits Gain Steam Global venture funding surged to $97B in Q3 2025 — a 38% YoY increase and the fourth consecutive quarter above $90B, according to Crunchbase data. The momentum is being driven by massive megarounds, particularly in the AI sector. 📊 Key Highlights: 💰 Capital Concentration: - Over 30% of all VC dollars went to rounds of $500M+. - Just 18 companies accounted for a third of total global funding. - Top 3 rounds: Anthropic ($13B), xAI ($5.3B), Mistral AI ($2B). 🤖 AI Leads the Pack: - AI startups raised $45B — nearly half of all global VC funding. - Anthropic alone captured 29% of that. - Hardware ($16.2B) and Healthcare/Biotech ($15.8B) followed. 📈 Late-Stage Dominance: - Late-stage funding hit $58B, up 66% YoY. - Q1 still holds the record due to OpenAI’s $40B round. 🌱 Early & Seed Stage: - Early-stage funding reached $30B (up 10% YoY). - Seed funding rose slightly to $9B across 3,500+ companies. 📉 Exit Activity: - 16 IPOs valued over $1B, totaling $90B+ in market cap. - M&A activity dropped to $27.5B from $43.6B in Q2. - Notable acquisitions: OpenAI → Statsig, Workday → Sana. 🇺🇸 U.S. startups led the charge, attracting nearly two-thirds of global VC dollars ($60B). The trend is clear: capital is flowing into fewer, larger deals — especially in AI and deep tech. While early-stage and seed remain steady, the spotlight is firmly on late-stage giants and blockbuster exits. #superintelligencenews #superintelligencenewsletter #venturecapital #startups #AI #fundingnews #techtrends #Q32025 #VCfunding #megarounds #IPO #MAndA #CrunchbaseData

Venture investors continue to plow billions of dollars into human resources software. While funding is on pace to top last year’s total, deal count is notably lower — signaling larger round sizes, such as Rippling’s $450 million Series G in May and Awardco’s massive $165 million Series B that same month. Big deals are prominent on the M&A side too, showing an appetite for consolidation. #vc #startups https://lnkd.in/g4tsxK4Q