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This week was less on M&A and IPO News, but there was still some drama, if this is your thing – and even more importantly, some capable startups are being funded.
The most exciting startup story from the week
To more seriously, there was no shortage of legal starting this week.
Key: Startups launched products like “True” Catch people using a viral AI fraudulent appBut Startup says he is ready to stay a step forward with hardware products that will make it even more difficult.
Siege: Anxious fashion start -up is encountered New legislatures and charges After its founder, financial mismanagement was charged.
Detect this: Hot Robotics Startup Figure AI Sending ceasefire and designated letters At least two brokers who run in secondary markets demand that the company’s stock marketing be stopped.
Is still fighting: Amajuro was Belarus’s first startup center. Now its founder Are in exile but continue their missionWarsaw and Madrid with hubs that support European institutions.
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Serial drama: Dell officially Agreed to submit legal papers In the legal action launched by his rival on charges of spying.
Inconclusive: A mysterious investor based in London asked the American bankruptcy judge EV Startup cano to stop sales of cano assets Its CEOs call it a “poor” process.
Extremely interesting VC and funding news this week
If all the startups announcing the fund round this week reaches their goals, the world can be a better place. In addition, some funds are ready to back down and even businessmen.
To cast nets: Cast Startup Building Tools to improve workload for AI and automatic tasks, Collected $ 108 million series Increasing its R&D and geographical expansion.
Strong run: Light Turn, an Israeli startup that helps the AI-observed platform debug code, Million closed in 70 million series In addition to the previous investors’ insights partners as well as New Baker Excel.
Legal tech: Sopo, a startup that uses AI to collect and analyze data for legal teams, $ 60 million funding collecting rounds Safire Ventures headed.
Bold vision: Ixi, a fanish start -up that hopes he will bring auto -focus into prescription glasses, .5 36.5 million collected Work on the Amazon Alexa Fund and others to its first trading products.
B2B trade: A startup based in Novo, San Francisco whose platform facilitates the purchase of physical goods between business, Million collected 34 million series a From Sequatia Capital and Spark Capital.
And Omanier Tail, aimed at B2B e -commerce facility in Nigeria and West Africa, Million collected 20 million series a Under the leadership of the Norwegian Development Finance Institution Noorfund and Nigeria’s VC firm Temon Capital.
The initial detection.: Japanese startup cref, a Nagoya University spinout that uses Micro RNA to produce AI -powered cancer -driven software, has been picked up. A 22 million Series C To expand it and fuel R&D.
Balling: Near Space Labs, a startup that can have dual use applications in the balloon -based air imaging platform, A million got 20 million series b Bold Capital Partners, led by a VC firm, founded by Peter Demands.
Warm: Glacier, a start -up behind a robot -powered recycling fleet, is already deployed in multiple US cities, safe A 16 million series A Under the leadership of the Environmental System Integrity Fund, with the participation of the Amazon climate fund.
Not broken: An AI sales tax startup in the name of Japanese art to fix broken kerosene, Kentasigi raised $ 15 million from a tax technology solution provider and $ 3 million from existing investors. Million on the post -$ 150 million dollar assessmentMillion in November over 80 million.
No more burning: Eliminate methane emissions by editing Hoff Print Biom, livestock micro -biochem, A million collected 15 million series a Under the head of SOSV
UK upside down: A VC investment in the UK in Fantake, AI, and Sassstartups, Volvana launched A new $ 100 million fund Double his dissertation.
One -up: European business personality -based platform Ever Launched his “founder Fellowship”, Committing about $ 68 million on the move, which will be confronted Harry Stabings’ Fellowship Project Europe.
Last but not less than
You may not have heard about Ali Partvi, but among those who know. The Iranian -born Harvard Graduate has an impressive multi -decade long track record that makes several startups founder and out and invests initially in tech giants. Now he guides the 8 -year -old venture firm, whose initial funds Are performing extremely good.