diff --git a/docs/news/announcements.md b/docs/news/announcements.md
index bc01e4fa6..fecc79375 100644
--- a/docs/news/announcements.md
+++ b/docs/news/announcements.md
@@ -6,7 +6,29 @@
# Announcements
-## ๐ Mermaid Chart's Visual Editor for Flowcharts
+## ๐ Exciting News from Mermaid Chart! ๐
+
+We're thrilled to announce that Mermaid Chart has successfully raised $7.5 million in Seed funding! ๐ This achievement marks the beginning of a new era for Mermaid and Mermaid Chart.
+
+**Why It Matters for Mermaid Chart:**
+
+- **Empowering Collaboration**: Our tools are designed to enable faster, more efficient team collaboration across any distance, leveraging the best of text, voice, and automation.
+- **Opening New Doors**: Mermaid AI and our Visual Editor are breaking down barriers, making sophisticated diagramming accessible to everyone, not just software engineers.
+- **Looking Forward**: We're not stopping here! Expect groundbreaking features like automated documentation tools, advanced AI diagramming, and high-security on-premise solutions.
+
+**Why It Matters for Mermaid JS:**
+
+- **Continued support from Mermaid Chart**: At Mermaid Chart, we value our still-growing Mermaid JS roots. As such, we have funneled back development and support to the project. Thanks to the successful seed round, we can continue to ramp up these efforts.
+
+We are incredibly excited about the future and are grateful to the community, our team, and our investors for being part of this journey. Together, we're not just creating diagrams; we're designing the future of collaboration.
+
+๐ Learn more about our groundbreaking tools and what's next for Mermaid Chart by visiting [our website](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-raises-7.5m-to-reinvent-visual-collaoration-for-enterprises).
+
+Thank you for being part of our story. Here's to creating, innovating, and collaborating on a global scale!
+
+Knut Sveidqvist ๐งโโ๏ธโจ
+
+## Mermaid Chart's Visual Editor for Flowcharts
The Mermaid Chart team is excited to introduce a new Visual Editor for flowcharts, enabling users of all skill levels to create diagrams easily and efficiently, with both GUI and code-based editing options.
diff --git a/docs/news/blog.md b/docs/news/blog.md
index b40cac939..b881c7196 100644
--- a/docs/news/blog.md
+++ b/docs/news/blog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
# Blog
+## [Mermaid Chart Raises $7.5M to Reinvent Visual Collaboration for Enterprises](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-raises-7.5m-to-reinvent-visual-collaoration-for-enterprises/)
+
+20 March 2024 ยท 4 mins
+
+Mermaid Chart, the company offering text-based diagramming and workflow management tools, today announced it has raised $7.5 million in Seed funding.
+
## [Mermaid Chart GPT Is Now Available In the GPT Store!](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-gpt-is-now-available-in-the-gpt-store/)
7 March 2024 ยท 3 mins
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/components/TopBar.vue b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/components/TopBar.vue
index 2d53fd8f0..130d6babc 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/components/TopBar.vue
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/components/TopBar.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/announcements.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/announcements.md
index 44433d237..7191fa617 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/announcements.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/announcements.md
@@ -4,7 +4,29 @@ outline: 'deep' # shows all h3 headings in outline in Vitepress
# Announcements
-## ๐ Mermaid Chart's Visual Editor for Flowcharts
+## ๐ Exciting News from Mermaid Chart! ๐
+
+We're thrilled to announce that Mermaid Chart has successfully raised $7.5 million in Seed funding! ๐ This achievement marks the beginning of a new era for Mermaid and Mermaid Chart.
+
+**Why It Matters for Mermaid Chart:**
+
+- **Empowering Collaboration**: Our tools are designed to enable faster, more efficient team collaboration across any distance, leveraging the best of text, voice, and automation.
+- **Opening New Doors**: Mermaid AI and our Visual Editor are breaking down barriers, making sophisticated diagramming accessible to everyone, not just software engineers.
+- **Looking Forward**: We're not stopping here! Expect groundbreaking features like automated documentation tools, advanced AI diagramming, and high-security on-premise solutions.
+
+**Why It Matters for Mermaid JS:**
+
+- **Continued support from Mermaid Chart**: At Mermaid Chart, we value our still-growing Mermaid JS roots. As such, we have funneled back development and support to the project. Thanks to the successful seed round, we can continue to ramp up these efforts.
+
+We are incredibly excited about the future and are grateful to the community, our team, and our investors for being part of this journey. Together, we're not just creating diagrams; we're designing the future of collaboration.
+
+๐ Learn more about our groundbreaking tools and what's next for Mermaid Chart by visiting [our website](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-raises-7.5m-to-reinvent-visual-collaoration-for-enterprises).
+
+Thank you for being part of our story. Here's to creating, innovating, and collaborating on a global scale!
+
+Knut Sveidqvist ๐งโโ๏ธโจ
+
+## Mermaid Chart's Visual Editor for Flowcharts
The Mermaid Chart team is excited to introduce a new Visual Editor for flowcharts, enabling users of all skill levels to create diagrams easily and efficiently, with both GUI and code-based editing options.
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/blog.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/blog.md
index fd51b2354..13d331299 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/blog.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/news/blog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
# Blog
+## [Mermaid Chart Raises $7.5M to Reinvent Visual Collaboration for Enterprises](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-raises-7.5m-to-reinvent-visual-collaoration-for-enterprises/)
+
+20 March 2024 ยท 4 mins
+
+Mermaid Chart, the company offering text-based diagramming and workflow management tools, today announced it has raised $7.5 million in Seed funding.
+
## [Mermaid Chart GPT Is Now Available In the GPT Store!](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-gpt-is-now-available-in-the-gpt-store/)
7 March 2024 ยท 3 mins
diff --git a/scripts/editor.bash b/scripts/editor.bash
index cb77fcd89..381012d30 100755
--- a/scripts/editor.bash
+++ b/scripts/editor.bash
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ yarn install
yarn link mermaid
# Force Build the site
-yarn run build -- --force
+yarn run build