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August 01, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

Figma’s stock soars in its highly anticipated IPO, market cap instantly hits $45B: There has been so much demand for this stock that people on X are posting funny pictures of their orders being fulfilled. Read More

Ramp hits $22.5B valuation just 45 days after reaching $16B: In 2025, Ramp keeps raising money at increasing valuations as its CEO pursues an AI-powered future. Read More

Figma’s IPO price hit a $19.3B valuation out of the gate: In what should be a surprise to no one, Figma priced its IPO shares above its already increased previously announced range. Read More

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Must-Reads

How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28M for their AI marketing automation startup: A marketing automation startup called Conversation has a founding story that sounds like it could have been an episode of the HBO show “Silicon Valley.” Read More

Dating safety app Tea breached, exposing 72,000 user images: Tea, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they’ve supposedly dated, announced Friday that it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 images. Read More

AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round: Julius is designed to act like a data scientist by analyzing and visualizing extensive datasets and then performing predictive modeling from natural language prompts. Read More

Female-founded semiconductor AI startup SixSense raises $8.5M: SixSense offers an AI-powered platform that helps chip makers prevent defects. It landed backing led by Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India & SEA). Read More

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs: A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. Read More

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Last but Not Least

How a New Jersey startup found an electrifying way to slash copper costs: Still Bright is now loaded up with $18.7 million in seed money to build out its demonstration unit. Read More