Managing distributed IT systems is becoming increasingly complex for businesses. CRN has identified two data center startups founded since 2019 that solution providers should watch. These companies are addressing the growing need for infrastructure management tools.
Gopuff secures $250 million in new funding led by Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries, but at a dramatically reduced valuation. The rapid delivery company’s worth has nearly halved from its 2021 peak as it pivots toward profitability.
French EdTech startup Filiz has secured €6 million in funding from Hexa to expand its school management platform across Europe. The company helps private institutions streamline administrative and financial operations. Filiz aims for 10× revenue growth within five years.
Serial entrepreneur James Routledge makes the case that founders who pay themselves poorly are creating emotional debt that hurts both them and their business. He shares his own journey from £40k to £90k salaries and the surprising lack of pushback from investors. The real barrier, he argues, is fou
Wonderful just secured $100 million in Series A funding to scale its AI customer service agents globally. The startup claims its agents already handle tens of thousands of daily requests with an 80% resolve rate across multiple international markets. Investors are betting this isn’t just another GPT
Tenzai’s founders built a $330 million AI security startup in under six months. Their AI agents use models from Anthropic and OpenAI to find software vulnerabilities with “nation-grade offensive capabilities.”
As IT estates expand across multi-cloud environments, a new generation of startups is emerging to help manage the complexity. These companies focus on deployment, integration, and cost control for cloud infrastructure. Here are the ones solution providers should know for 2025.
The Nordic impact fund has secured €50m toward its €80m target for backing underrepresented founders. The firm is expanding its team and geographic reach despite political headwinds against DEI initiatives.
January Ventures’ Jennifer Neundorfer says AI startup fatigue has set in as too many ideas sound the same. The winners will be those building “truly category-defining companies” that create new behaviors rather than incremental improvements.
Sequoia Capital’s global leader Roelof Botha was pushed out in what insiders describe as a palace coup. The move follows missed AI bets, internal dissent, and a major Islamophobia scandal that cost the firm its Muslim COO. Now the VC giant faces a reckoning over its “institutional neutrality” stance
