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Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds

Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.

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May 4, 2026 at 19:12 TechCrunch

Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds

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TechCrunch May 4, 2026 at 16:45 Startups
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Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious

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TechCrunch May 4, 2026 at 18:02 Startups
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Hackers are mass-exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites

Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers are now targeting and hacking thousands of vulnerable websites.

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TechCrunch May 4, 2026 at 16:45 Startups
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Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious

The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the "global standard" for AI-powered customer experiences.

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