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Arboretum Ventures Raises $268 Million To Lower Healthcare Costs
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 5:00am | 653With healthcare costs continuing to spiral out of control, Arboretum Ventures has stepped up to the plate with the goal of pushing back. The healthcare venture capital firm recently announced the closing of a $268 million fund. Investors in the fund include endowments, family offices, major health...
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Dougs Raises $27 Million After 8 Years Of Growth
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 4:00am | 668Even with startup funding hard to come by, those who are lucky enough to secure cash generally do so early in their lifespan. But that's not always the case. Dougs, a well-known French accounting startup, launched in 2015. Even with roughly $16.4 million in annual recurring revenue and 14,000...
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Rice Robotics Raises $7 Million: Robots Are About To Become A Much Larger Part Of Everyday Life
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 6:30pm | 800For many years, the idea of robots assisting with day-to-day tasks was nothing more than a dream. However, with the recent growth of AI technology, this dream is now a reality. Rice Robotics is one of the best examples of how robots are changing the way people live and do business. The Hong...
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CoinFund Secures $158M To Support Crypto, AI Startups
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 6:00pm | 607Venture capital (VC) dollars have been hard to come by lately, but some firms — like CoinFund — continue to push forward. The New York-based VC firm, which currently has more than 100 companies in its portfolio, announced that it raised $158 million in its latest round. The funds...
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Impulse Space Shoots For The Stars With $45 Million Funding Round
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 5:00pm | 575Aviation and space startups continue to make noise by securing massive funding rounds. This time around, it's Impulse Space, a space logistics startup that recently secured $45 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by RTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of RTX Corp., formerly...
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Verse Raises $5.75M To Boost Clean Energy With AI
Saturday, August 26, 2023 - 9:00am | 710Generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups are garnering a lot of attention. The same holds true of clean energy companies. So, when you combine the two, there's potential for good things to happen. And that's where Verse comes into play. San Francisco-based Verse Inc. uses generative AI to...
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A-Alpha Bio Nets $22.4M For Groundbreaking Protein Interaction Predictions
Saturday, August 26, 2023 - 8:00am | 589What do you get when you combine a revolutionary healthcare startup with artificial intelligence (AI) technology? In the case of A-Alpha Bio, the answer is simple: a $22.4 million funding round and a bright future. A-Alpha Bio, born from the University of Washington's Institute for Protein...
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Shadowfax Eyes $60 Million Funding Round Led By TPG NewQuest
Saturday, August 26, 2023 - 7:00am | 666Indian logistics startup Shadowfax is in the final stages of securing a funding round estimated at $60 million, led by TPG's NewQuest. The Bengaluru, India-based startup, backed by investors like Flipkart Private Ltd., is anticipated to conclude the deal by the end of this month. The funding...
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How Ryan Reynolds Made Over $450 Million From Aviation Gin And Mint Mobile Despite Admitting He's 'No Wizard' At Investing
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 4:28pm | 819Famous athletes and actors often make millions of dollars from their careers. But the multimillion-dollar deals they strike are often dwarfed by the lucrative brand deals associated with their recognizable names and faces. "My job is storytelling," actor Ryan Reynolds told CNBC. Telling...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Rockets To $140 Billion Valuation Following Recent Share Sales By Investors Adding $61 Billion To Musk's Net Worth
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 11:36am | 1139The race to space exploration has been heating up, with Elon Musk's SpaceX making significant strides in the sector. The private company is valued at approximately $150 billion after a recent share sale by investors. Musk is speculated to own roughly 44% of the company. The company reached an...
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The Professor Who Made $10 Billion By Cutting Google Its First Startup Check
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 10:55am | 961In the realm of hitting the jackpot, being in the right place at the right time and taking a gamble can prove life-changing. One person who embodies this serendipitous combination is Stanford University professor David Cheriton. See more on startup investing from Benzinga: Until...
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Kraken Ventures' $100M Fund Targets Next Generation Of Crypto Startups
Monday, August 14, 2023 - 2:32pm | 466Kraken Ventures, the investment arm of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is in the process of gathering funds for its second venture, despite the current challenging investment environment. The goal is to secure $100 million for this new fund, surpassing the $65 million that Kraken Ventures...
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EXCLUSIVE: From HustleGPT To BabyAGI: How Entrepreneurs Are Using AI To Streamline Businesses
Friday, August 11, 2023 - 10:42am | 860Calling all founders and operators! Have you been looking for ways to offload your decision-making? Meet BabyAGI, an artificial intelligence (AI) designed for founders. Inspired by the “HustleGPT” movement, a collective of entrepreneurs using AI to start and scale businesses, BabyAGI is...
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Google Looks To Break Up The Venture Capital Boys Club With New Fund That Exclusively Supports Asia-Pacific's Female AI Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 1:06pm | 752Even though a lot of progress has been made in the way of diversity in the startup space, there's still plenty of room for improvement. The overwhelming majority of venture capital funds go to caucasian male founders, often leaving people referring to venture capital as a “Boys Club.”...
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NATO Innovation Fund Successfully Secures $1B+ For Its Flagship Fund
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 9:14am | 679Twenty-three members of NATO have formally taken on the role of limited partners in the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), with plans to commence their inaugural investments later in the year. The participating allies also have welcomed Sweden's interest in joining the NIF. Don't Miss: Until...