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Infinite Reality Valued at $12.25 Billion After $3 Billion Fundraising

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Augmented reality startup Infinite Reality announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3 billion in a new funding round, bringing its valuation to $12.25 billion. The company did not disclose the identities of the investors involved but mentioned that the funds came from a “private investor whose portfolio focuses on global technology and real estate investments.”

Founded in 2019, Infinite Reality had previously attempted to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Newbury Street Acquisition, but the listing did not materialize. The company leverages immersive technologies to offer a range of services designed to enhance audience engagement and monetization for brands and creators.

Past backers of Infinite Reality include well-known companies like Live Nation, T-Mobile Ventures, RSE Ventures, and Lux Capital.

 

Wiz Appoints Fazal Merchant as President and CFO to Prepare for IPO

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Israeli cloud security firm Wiz has appointed veteran executive Fazal Merchant as its president and chief financial officer (CFO) to continue its rapid growth and pave the way for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) in the next year.

Merchant’s appointment comes after the company turned down a reported $23 billion acquisition offer from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, in July. Wiz’s CEO Assaf Rappaport emphasized that the company’s focus would now be on an IPO and reaching an annual recurring revenue of $1 billion.

Currently, Wiz generates approximately $500 million in annual revenue, having grown significantly since its 2020 founding. The company serves half of the Fortune 100 companies and has raised $1.9 billion in private financing, with a valuation of $12 billion after raising $1 billion in May 2023.

Merchant, who previously served as co-CEO of U.S. cybersecurity firm Tanium and CFO of DreamWorks Animation, highlighted Wiz’s healthy liquidity and its strategy to prepare for the IPO. He noted that IPO readiness could take 12 months, or potentially longer, depending on market conditions.

Merchant also emphasized Wiz’s goal of becoming the leader in cloud security as the global shift to cloud computing continues, with only 15% of the world’s infrastructure in the cloud. As the company expands in Europe and Asia, it sees significant growth potential in the cybersecurity sector.

 

Hippocratic AI Secures $141 Million in Series B, Valued at $1.64 Billion

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Hippocratic AI has reached a valuation of $1.64 billion after completing a Series B funding round, raising $141 million. This new round, which brings the company’s total funding to $278 million, was led by Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm known for backing tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Genentech.

Existing investors in the company, including Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), General Catalyst, Premji, NVIDIA, SV Angel, Universal Health Services (UHS), and WellSpan Health, also participated in the round.

The success of Hippocratic AI highlights the thriving sector of AI-driven healthcare solutions, especially following the surge in artificial intelligence innovation, sparked by the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022. The company, co-founded by CEO Munjal Shah, includes a team of physicians, healthcare professionals, and AI researchers from prestigious institutions like Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and Microsoft.

Hippocratic AI’s strong funding reflects the growing interest in AI applications for healthcare, signaling continued investment in the industry’s potential to transform medical practices and patient care.