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Ramp hits $32B valuation, just 3 months after hitting $22.5B

Ramp hits $32B valuation, just 3 months after hitting $22.5B: In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months. Read More

Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms: The fight comes at a perilous time for Luminar, which is running out of cash and under SEC investigation. Read More

Sequoia-backed fintech Aspora will let Indian diaspora pay bills back home: The startup said that until now, users had to either transfer the money to their Indian accounts or ask someone to handle the bills for them. The other option for them was to use their foreign cards and try and pay bills while facing high charges and payment failures. Read More

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