Sana Labs, which offers AI-based tools for managing work information and creating e-learning resources, raised a $34M Series B at a $180M post-money valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Miami-based Muck Rack, a database of journalists, raised a $180M Series A from Susquehanna Growth Equity, after being bootstrapped since being founded in 2009  —  For any journalist who has ever googled their name, there is a good chance that one of the hits will be for Muck Rack …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Ox Security, which helps companies improve software supply chain security, raised a $34M seed from Microsoft’s M12 and others, and says it has 30 customers  —  The rise in software supply chain attacks, like the SolarWinds hack, prompted last year’s executive order from the Biden Administration …

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
London-based V7, which offers an API for data annotation and labeling needed for AI training models, raised a $33M Series A led by Radical Ventures and Temasek  —  Artificial intelligence promises to help, and maybe even replace, humans to carry out everyday tasks and solve problems that humans …

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk:
Blockchain intelligence startup TRM Labs raised a $70M Series B extension led by Thoma Bravo, bringing the round to $130M  —  Goldman Sachs, PayPal Ventures, Amex Ventures, and Citi Ventures also participated.  —  Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has raised $70 million …

Cade Metz / New York Times:
A look at Anthropic, which raised $580M led by SBF in April to research “AI safety”, and 70 AI-related organizations SBF and FTX executives invested $530M+ in  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Milan-based Satispay, an independent payments network that bypasses banks and credit card companies, raised a €320M Series D led by Addition at a €1B+ valuation  —  More signs that the economy is slowing down in Europe, and that costs are going up, are driving merchants and consumers …