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Aug 20, 2026

AI accounting startup Rillet raises $100M at $1B valuation in 48-hour funding round

Rillet, a two-year-old startup building an AI-native accounting platform, raised $100 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation. The funding round was completed in just 48 hours following a routine board meeting that triggered an extraordinary investor rush.

Aug 20, 2026·4 sources
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Aug 3, 2026

Visa to Acquire Fraud Detection Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion in Cash

Visa announced it will purchase Israeli behavioral biometrics company BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from Permira and other investors, marking the payment giant's largest cybersecurity acquisition as it seeks to combat rising AI-powered fraud and scams.

Aug 3, 2026·8 sources
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Jul 30, 2026

Robinhood Reports Record Q2 2026 Results with Revenue Up 32% to $1.31 Billion

Robinhood Markets reported second quarter 2026 revenues of $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year, with diluted earnings per share rising 48% to $0.62. The trading platform also recorded $22 billion in net deposits and reached 4.8 million Gold subscribers.

Jul 30, 2026·1 source
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Apr 20, 2026

Jane Street Group Plans to Build Own Data Center to Meet AI Computing Demands

Trading firm Jane Street Group announced plans to build and finance its own data center as it scales operations to meet growing demand for computing power in its market-making activities.

Apr 20, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Rillet is designed to replace legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) and accounting systems from established providers such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Intuit, Sage Intacct, Workday, and Microsoft.
  • ▪Rillet doubled its annualized revenue run rate in the quarter leading up to its August 2026 Series C funding round.
  • ▪A study by Stanford and MIT found that accountants using generative AI supported 55% more clients per week, shifted 8.5% of their time away from routine data entry, and closed monthly books 7.5 days faster.

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