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💰 Growth Funding

Grammarly Secures $1B in Nondilutive Capital from General Catalyst

Grammarly scores big with innovative revenue-based financing.

Grammarly has landed $1 billion in nondilutive funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF). This deal lets Grammarly fuel growth without giving up equity—one of the largest nondilutive deals in recent tech history.

📈 Revenue-Backed, No Dilution

Instead of taking a traditional equity stake, CVF uses a revenue-based model, taking a capped share of Grammarly’s income from the invested capital. This helps Grammarly avoid a lower valuation reset after its 2021 peak of $13B.

🚀 Where the Money’s Going

Grammarly will use the capital for sales and marketing, while preserving internal reserves for strategic acquisitions. The move reflects a smart growth and M&A strategy amid an evolving AI productivity market.

🤖 From Grammar Tool to AI Platform

With $700M+ in revenue and its acquisition of Coda, Grammarly is shifting from grammar checker to AI productivity suite—now led by Coda’s former CEO, Shishir Mehrotra.

📊 General Catalyst’s Playbook

The CVF fund has backed 50+ companies with similar models. Its appeal: help late-stage companies grow without diluting control or ownership. Past bets include Lemonade and Ro.

🔮 Looking Forward

As equity rounds shrink and valuations tighten, revenue-based financing is gaining momentum. Grammarly’s deal could become a blueprint for other mature startups to grow—without giving away the company.

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💸 The $10,000 mistake you're making every month

The Rundown: Most teams lose thousands a month in missed calls, no-shows, and dead leads. It’s not your team’s fault — they’re tired. The leads aren’t.

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🤖 The companies of the future

Hugging Face expands into robotics with low-cost humanoids

Affordable, open-source, and ready for AI

Hugging Face has launched two open-source humanoid robots: HopeJR and Reachy Mini.

HopeJR is a full-size robot with 66 degrees of freedom for walking and arm movement, priced at $3,000. Reachy Mini is a smaller desktop unit that can move its head and speak, available for $250–300.

Both robots are shipping later this year and come with full open-source plans, aiming to democratize access to robotics and AI testing.

The move follows Hugging Face’s acquisition of Pollen Robotics and its earlier launch of LeRobot and the SO-101 robotic arm.

Why it matters: Hugging Face wants robotics to be open, cheap, and in everyone's hands—before Big Tech makes it proprietary.

🏡 Turn Photos into Virtual Property Tours with PropZella

PropZella is an AI-powered platform that transforms ordinary property photos into engaging virtual property tours within minutes—no technical skills or equipment required.

Real estate professionals use PropZella to save time, enhance listing engagement, and maintain consistent branding across multilingual video tours—giving their properties a competitive edge and accelerating time-to-sale.

⚡ More AI Bites

1. 🏗️📊 Buildots raises $45M to help companies track construction progress. Building sites get digital oversight!
2. 📰🛒 The New York Times and Amazon ink AI licensing deal. Gray Lady teams up with retail giant!
3. 💬🌍 Meta AI now has 1B monthly active users. Zuck's chatbot hits billion milestone!
4. 🇨🇳🔒 DeepSeek's updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds. Chinese AI gets tighter controls!
5. 📈🧮 Perplexity's new tool can generate spreadsheets, dashboards, and more. Search engine becomes office assistant!
6. ⚖️💼 Delaware attorney general reportedly hires a bank to evaluate OpenAI's restructuring plan. Legal drama gets financial analysis!

⚡ Trends for the Future

Black Forest Labs Launches Kontext Models for In-Context Image Editing and Generation

Black Forest Labs debuts dual-input models for image generation and real-time editing

The details:

Germany-based Black Forest Labs unveiled its new Flux.1 Kontext model family, capable of both generating and editing images using text and reference visuals as input. These agentic models promise photorealistic results, strong typography, and up to 8x faster rendering.

Flux.1 Kontext [pro] offers multi-iteration refinement with style consistency, while Kontext [max] focuses on speed and precision. The models allow edits like restyling, object replacement, and text rewriting directly within the image.

While the pro and max models aren't downloadable, a research-focused Kontext [dev] version is in private beta. Users can try them in a free playground, with 200 credits for testing (~12 images).

Why it matters: With major backers and roots in Stable Diffusion, Black Forest Labs is pushing in-context AI editing to the next frontier—giving creators new tools to mix precision and creativity seamlessly.

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🎤 AI Playground: Voiceovers Made Effortless 🎤

🔧 This Week’s Tool: Murf AI 🔧

Overview: Murf AI is an AI-powered voiceover platform that transforms your text into realistic speech. Whether you're creating presentations, videos, or podcasts, Murf AI helps you generate professional-quality voiceovers effortlessly.

Why Is It Better Than Other Tools? 🚀

• 🗣️ Realistic Voices: Offers over 120 natural-sounding voices across 20 languages.
• 🎛️ Customization: Adjust pitch, speed, and emphasis to match your desired tone.
• 🎥 Video Integration: Sync voiceovers with videos seamlessly.
• 💼 Commercial Rights: Use generated voiceovers for commercial purposes without hassle.

What Does It Do Best? 🌟

• 🎙️ Voiceover Creation: Generate voiceovers for various content types.
• 📝 Script Assistance: Helps in refining scripts for better delivery.
• 📊 Analytics: Provides insights on voiceover performance.
• 🔄 Revisions: Easily make changes and regenerate voiceovers as needed.

Applications 💼:

• 🎬 Video Production: Add voiceovers to explainer videos, tutorials, and more.
• 🎓 Education: Create engaging audio content for e-learning modules.
• 📈 Marketing: Develop compelling audio ads and promotional materials.
• 🎧 Podcasting: Produce high-quality podcast episodes with ease.

Follow This Simple Guide to Get Started with Murf AI:

1. 🌐 Visit: Go to murf.ai and sign up for a free account.
2. 📝 Create: Enter your script into the text editor.
3. 🎤 Select Voice: Choose from a variety of voices and languages.
4. 🎧 Customize: Adjust settings like pitch and speed to suit your needs.
5. 📤 Export: Download your voiceover or integrate it into your project.

Murf AI streamlines the voiceover creation process, allowing you to focus on your content while it handles the narration. It's an ideal tool for anyone looking to add professional voiceovers to their projects effortlessly.

💡 Challenge: Try creating a voiceover for your next project using Murf AI. Experience the ease and quality firsthand!