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You would think Wwdc would cause a lull in startup news. But not in June, when everyone is impatient to announce their latest offers – or even become public.

The most interesting start -up stories of the week

This week has given us many reminders that no starter journey is linear – but the idea of ​​the next billion dollars is perhaps only a click.

Gong Carillon: NEOBANK CHIME went public this week In one of the most anticipated IPOs of this year. But the company almost died in 2016 – up to a providential check.

Oh no, baby, no: Genetics Test Startup Nucleus Genomics has increased criticism of its new product, Nucleus embryoThis could allow future parents to choose or throw the embryos according to the controversial factors.

Personal CRM: WordPress.com Automattic owner Clay acquiredA startup that had raised more than $ 9 million in venture capital for its relationship management application, which will continue to be supported. (Trivia Alert: Techcrunch wrote on Automattic for 20 years NOW.)

Imymi: Brad Menezes, CEO of Enterprise, coding for the Superblocks startups, has a advice for the potential founders in the hope of finding an idea of ​​a billion dollars: Look at the system prompts used by existing unicorns.

VC news and the most interesting financing this week

Behind this week’s best offers, including some particularly large, you will find overwhelming turns and incoming VCs, but also hard funding and daring life decisions.

Damn and fatty: Multiverse computing, a Spanish startup reducing LLM size, has raised an unusually large series of 189 million euros (about $ 215 million). The company says that its “thin” models can reduce IA costs and operate on all kinds of devices.

Upwards: The company Ai Company Glean increased a series of $ 150 million F Led by Wellington Management to an assessment of $ 7.2 billion, compared to $ 4.6 billion in September 2024.

Boiling hot: Fervo Energy won 206 million dollars in a mixture of debts and equity Donors, including the revolutionary energy catalyst by Bill Gates, to continue working on a new geothermal power plant in Utah.

Nuclear fuel: German startup Proxima Fusion obtained a series of 130 million euros (approximately $ 148 million) led by Balderton Capital and Cherry Ventures.

Last mile: Coco Robotics, a delivery robot startup supported by Sam Altman, disclosed after having noted $ 80 million in a mixture of financing events From 2021 to 2024. In March, he announced a partnership with Openai.

Singing: Customer Management Platform of the Canary Hotel locked in a series of $ 80 million Directed by Brighton Park Capital, with the participation of Y Combinator, Insight Partners, Fidelity and others.

Fresh capital: TEBI, the new startup Fintech of the old CTO Adyen Arnout Schuijff, collected a round of 30 million euros (34 million dollars) led by Alphabet’s Capital for its all-in-one platform for hotel companies.

Rationalization of contracts: British legal technology startup of AI lifted a B series of $ 30 million European and North American investors to facilitate the review of contracts.

Base: Ai Landbase sales startup closed a series of $ 30 million Co-directed by the existing investor Picus Capital and Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, which was one of the 130 VC companies which contacted its series A and its product launch.

Bright: Co-founded by Jewel Burks Solomon, the former Google chief for startups in the United States, Collab Capital closed a fund of $ 75 million II focused on seeds in seeds and series A in health care, infrastructure and the future of work.

Last but not least

The American Navy said “Welcome to Board” in new start -up partnerships. This week on Strictlyvc Download, the director of acting technology Justin Fanelli shared information on the Navy innovation adoption kit, as well as advice for all startups that seek to work with the navy.