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Ramp has reportedly raised $1.85bn in a funding round valuing the fintech company at about $60bn. The scale is striking, but the reported deal is a financing milestone, not evidence that the money is earmarked for AI.
Why it mattersWhat happened The Next Web reports, citing Bloomberg, that Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital led the round, with significant participation from Founders Fund. Ramp sells corporate cards and expense-management software. The reported raise follows a $750m round in June, when the company was valued at $44bn. Ramp has also expanded its use of AI features, including fraud detection, task routing and automated procurement agents, according to The Next Web’s account. The report does not say that AI drove the funding round or that the new capital will be spent on those tools. Why it matters
Discuss: What should count more when judging a software company’s AI ambitions: investor confidence or evidence that its tools work well for customers?
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