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Generative AI Startup Typeface Valued at $1B with Salesforce, Google Funding

Generative AI Startup Typeface Valued at $1B with Salesforce, Google Funding 

Salesforce Ventures led a $100 million oversubscribed Series B funding round for Typeface, a startup that offers a generative AI creation platform targeted at enterprises, giving it a $1 billion valuation and establishing another AI “unicorn.” 

Total capital raised for the San Francisco-based company is now $165 million, after coming out of stealth in February with a $65 million raise. 

Other notable investors included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madrona, GV (Google Ventures), Menlo Ventures, and M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund. Except for Madrona, all participated in Typeface’s $65 million round as well. 

The company’s generative AI product is aimed at professionals in marketing, sales, human resources, and customer service who need to develop personalized content ranging from social media postings to long-form video screenplays. 

“The transformative potential of AI in content creation is undeniable, but businesses face unique challenges that require enterprise-ready solutions,” said Abhay Parasnis, Founder and CEO at Typeface. 

Earlier this month Typeface expanded its customized generative AI approach with a Google Cloud partnership. The company has also added partnerships with Microsoft and Salesforce in recent weeks, further expanding its reach. 

As part of an ongoing wave of big tech and venture capital investments who don’t want to be left out of the AI wave, Inflection AI, announced a $1.3 billion raise on Thursday, with a reported $4 billion valuation led by Microsoft, Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt and new investor Nvidia. 

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About Joe Palmisano

Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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