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What we’ll cover today:

📊 Ascendx Cloud lands $110M to bring order to CRM data chaos

🧠 Granola raises $43M to turn convos into knowledge hubs

💥 Why VCs are obsessed with “boring” enterprise AI right now

🗓️ Fintech events to watch this quarter (hint: London is buzzing)

Ascendx Cloud raises $110M to clean up CRM chaos 🧹📊

Ascendx Cloud, a London-based SaaS company helping enterprises manage messy CRM data, just raised $110M to go global.

🚨Breaking News:
Ascendx Cloud scored $110M in funding to expand across the US and upgrade its AI tools for smarter CRM insights.

⚡Wire Simplified:

• Companies have too much scattered customer data; Ascendx helps clean and use it.

• Works with Salesforce, Snowflake, and more — over 500 big-name clients already.

• CRM market is exploding — projected to hit $178B by 2034.

• This round: $60M equity + $50M debt, led by Osprey and Columbia.

• US expansion and acquisitions are top priorities.

✔️Straight to the Point:
CRM data is a mess. Ascendx is getting $110M to clean it up with AI and conquer the US market.

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The AI brain behind your Slack threads just raised $43M 🧠💬

London startup Granola, founded by ex-Google folks, raised $43M to turn your meetings into searchable knowledge banks.

🚨Breaking News:
Granola raised $43M from top investors to grow its AI tool that turns work convos into team knowledge goldmines.

⚡Wire Simplified:

• Granola captures meetings and Slack chats, making them easy to search and reference.

• Already raised $70M in total; this is their Series B.

• Backers include big names like Nat Friedman, Shopify’s CEO, and Intercom’s co-founder.

• Team’s growing in London to speed up product improvements.

• The goal: help teams work smarter, not harder.

✔️Straight to the Point:
Granola wants your team’s brain in one place. With $43M, they’re closer to replacing your sticky notes for good.

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