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Announcing the Acquisition of Momentum by Salesforce

We were thrilled to back Momentum just over 18 months ago, and are incredibly proud of what founders Santi, Ashley, and Moiz have achieved! This is a fantastic outcome for FirstMark, and we're grateful for their partnership.

Announcing the Acquisition of Momentum by Salesforce

Partnering with Legora: The Legal Operating System for the AI Era

AI is rapidly transforming legal from manual, fragmented workflows into AI-driven systems, and Legora is building the operating system powering this shift.
Synthesia Raises $200M to Redefine How Enterprises Train and Upskill Employees

Now valued at $4B, Synthesia serves global enterprises including Microsoft, UBS, and Ford, and recently surpassed $100M in ARR, placing it among the fastest-growing enterprise AI companies in the world.
AI Insurance Platform EvolutionIQ Acquired by CCC for $730M

We were honored to be one of EvolutionIQ’s very first investors, and couldn’t be more excited about this next chapter for a truly transformational company and team.
Building the Tokenized Money Core: Why We Invested in Rain

Stablecoins are crossing from crypto rails to real-world financial infrastructure—and Rain is building the tokenized money core that makes programmable, global dollar movement possible at scale.

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Featured

Announcing the Acquisition of Momentum by Salesforce

Announcing the Acquisition of Momentum by Salesforce

Partnering with Legora: The Legal Operating System for the AI Era

Synthesia Raises $200M to Redefine How Enterprises Train and Upskill Employees

AI Insurance Platform EvolutionIQ Acquired by CCC for $730M

Building the Tokenized Money Core: Why We Invested in Rain

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