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Sources: Ramp is in talks to raise $350M led by Iconiq at a ~$21B valuation, after raising $200M at a $16B valuation in June (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ramp-talks-raise-21-billion-valuation-30-june-financing

Ramp in Talks to Raise at $21 Billion Valuation, Up 30% From June Financing
Ramp, a six-year-old corporate card and expense management startup, is in discussions with investors to raise $350 million at a valuation of about $21 billion with the investment, according to three people with direct knowledge of the fundraising, just a month after raising at a $16 billion ...

Vladimir Putin will expand his war in Ukraine
by attacking another European country,
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has predicted,
and accused Russia of recent drone incursions
that he said were an attempt to test Nato’s defences.
Speaking in Kyiv after his meeting with Donald Trump at the UN in New York,
the Ukrainian president said Russia was preparing for a bigger conflict.
“Putin will not wait to finish his war in Ukraine.
He will open up some other …

Sources: Kraken is in advanced talks to raise $200M to $300M from a strategic investor at a valuation of ~$20B, after recently raising $500M at a $15B valuation (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/k…

I'm waiting for the day when ALL newspaper, TV & radio news lead with actual FACTS:
"Trump Attacks YOUR Constitutional Right of Free Speech in America
-- breaking & violating the Oath of Office"
https://bsky.app/profile/truthseeker19.bs…

Sources: e-commerce startup OpenStore, co-founded by Keith Rabois, is raising a $15M Series C at a valuation of just $50M, down from $970M in September 2022 (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-0…

E-Commerce Startup OpenStore Cuts Valuation By 95%, Taps New CEO
E-commerce startup OpenStore is slashing its valuation from nearly $1 billion to just $50 million in a new round of funding as it prepares to narrow its focus to building up menswear brand Jack Archer.

Sources: AI image generation startup Black Forest Labs is exploring raising $200M-$300M at a $4B valuation, after a prior undisclosed round at a $1B valuation (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/299ddb72-1ae7-4691-bf6b-cd0229bbb04f

Sources: cloud startup Vercel is raising hundreds of millions of dollars led by Accel at a valuation of about $9B, up from about $3B in a round last year (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-27/v…

Dutch web design automation startup Framer raised $100M led by Meritech and Atomico with Accel participation at a $2B valuation, after raising $27M in 2023 (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Fermi, a data center REIT co-founded by Rick Perry, aims to raise $550M in its IPO at a $13.16B valuation, offering 25M shares priced between $18 and $22 each (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/rick-perr

Sources: Klarna seeks a $13B to $14B valuation in its IPO next month, selling shares for $34-$36 as early as this week; Klarna sought a ~$50B valuation in 2021 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/klarna-seek-valuation-up-14-b…