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AI-Powered Finance Automation

Business & Markets · Startups

Alaan Secures $48M Series A to Drive AI-Powered Finance Automation Across MENA

Dubai-based fintech Alaan, co-founded by former McKinsey consultants Parthi Duraisamy and Karun Kurien, has raised $48 million in one of the largest Series A rounds in the Middle East. The funding was led by

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Business & Markets · Enterprise

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Modal Secures $750M Series D at $15.75B Valuation After Passing $1B Run Rate

Physical AI

Zap Surgical Raises $36M in Funding to Scale Non-Invasive Robotic Brain Surgery

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