SIMILE HITS $2B VALUATION IN SWIFT $200M ROUND
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Synthetic-user startup Simile raised $200M in Series B funding at a $2B valuation, just five months after closing a $100M Series A. The rapid capital injection marks the company's entry into the AI unicorn club.
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