1. Adam Demuyakor of Wilshire Lane Capital Joins Conduent Board, Effective June 1
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    Adam Demuyakor of Wilshire Lane Capital Joins Conduent Board, Effective June 1

    Conduent (NASDAQ: CNDT) appointed Adam Demuyakor — founder of VC firm Wilshire Lane Capital and vice chair of the Los Angeles Housing Authority — to its board, effective June 1. He joins the Compensation, Risk Oversight, and Corporate Governance committees.

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  2. Framer Raises $100M Series D at $2B Valuation, Signals Explosive Growth in No-Code Market
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    Framer Raises $100M Series D at $2B Valuation, Signals Explosive Growth in No-Code Market

    Amsterdam-based Framer secures $100M at $2B valuation, highlighting explosive growth in the no-code website design market as enterprise adoption accelerates.

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  3. OpenAI Employees could participate in $6 Billion Liquidity Event at $500 Billion Valuation
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    OpenAI Employees could participate in $6 Billion Liquidity Event at $500 Billion Valuation

    OpenAI employees are negotiating a ~$6 billion share sale to SoftBank, Thrive Capital, and Dragoneer at a $500 billion valuation—a significant jump from OpenAI's current $300 billion mark.

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  4. Betaworks Fund 3.0
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    Betaworks Fund 3.0

    Betaworks announced the close of its $66 million Fund 3.0 — a pre-seed and seed vehicle dedicated to AI-native founders, continuing a lineage that began with Fund 1.0 in 2016.

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  5. Symphonic Capital Launches $13.5M Debut Fund to Back Startups Advancing Health and Wealth Equity
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    Symphonic Capital Launches $13.5M Debut Fund to Back Startups Advancing Health and Wealth Equity

    Symphonic Capital has closed its $13.5 million debut fund, led by founder Sydney Thomas, to back startups focused on advancing health and wealth equity.

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