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A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s app

Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory; plus, Mirai developing a framework for models to perform better on devices

Reload announces a $2.275 million raise in a round led by Anthemis and the launch of its first AI employee, Epic. Also, Mirai raised a $10 million seed to improve how AI models run on devices like smartphones and laptops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to build flexible AI agents for marketers; plus, World Labs lands $200M from Autodesk

Kana, a new AI marketing startup from the founders of Rapt and Krux, has raised $15 million to build customizable, agent-based marketing tools. The partnership will see the two companies exploring how World Labs’ models can work alongside Autodesk’s tools, and vice versa, starting with a focus on entertainment use cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending; Mistral AI buys Koyeb; and Thrive raises $10B for new fund, its largest yet

SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending. Mistral AI has agreed to buy Koyeb, a Paris-based startup that simplifies AI app deployment at scale and manages the infrastructure behind it. Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for its new fund-- nearly double the size of its last fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month

Terra Industries, the African defense company, announced Monday that it had secured an additional $22 million in funding to further expand the business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]