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380 German company Parloa becomes Europe’s newest AI unicorn with €106M funding

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/06/2025 11:20 EDT

German company Parloa becomes Europe’s newest AI unicorn with €106M funding

Berlin-based Parloa, a company specialised in Agentic AI for customer experience, has secured $120M (approximately €106M) in Series C funding at a valuation of $1B. The funding round was led by Durable Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and General Catalyst. Based in the US, Durable Capital Partners invests in small and mid-cap companies in both public ... Read more

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