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Exclusive: German startup Atira raises $17.5 million to streamline cumbersome industrial sales process

Founded by Palantir and Google alums, Atira says its AI agents have cut the time customers take to get from a request to a submitted bid by as much as 80%.

Fortune · Sep 3

Accel raises $3.5 billion to invest in emerging global AI startups

The firm, which has backed artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, Cursor and Perplexity, has raised four separate funds dedicated to backing young startups in a moment when the AI race is upending the fundraising market. A $1.35 billion global expansion fund will be set aside for larger early-stage rounds and…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

Why partner at Facebook backer Accel asks jobhunters about the riskiest thing they've done

Harry Nelis doesn't just want his future staffers to have an appetite for risk, but the right appetite.

Fortune · Mar 25, 2025