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TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic biotech, Gogoro’s SPAC, H-1Bs for Ukrainians

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“As your technology becomes more dated, you too will have to make similar decisions.” 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies. 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies. ” Thanks very much for reading — have a great weekend!

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Xaira And Pine Gate Lead Huge Month Of Megadeals

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April also saw a half-dozen rounds of a quarter-billion dollars or more, including a $1 billion round for an AI-enhanced biotech. Xaira Therapeutics , $1B, biotech: The biggest round in April was really big. A startup needed to raise $200 million or more to break into this list for the April edition. Let’s take a look.

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Crypto-focused Dragonfly Capital launches $650M third fund

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Dragonfly plans to focus its investments across all stages of blockchain and crypto-native companies, protocols, and tokens. “We It’s really important to have that technical fundamental knowledge when investing into early-stage crypto technology,” Qureshi said. You’d be missing the core mechanics of what you’re investing in.”.

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Investors are sitting on mountains of cash: Where will it be deployed?

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Jacob Sonnenberg is a portfolio manager at Irving Investors and runs Irving's Technology and Consumer Crossover Fund. billion in its fourth fund targeting blockchain, bringing its total funds raised for blockchain-related companies to more than $7.6 billion allocated to biotech investments. Jacob Sonnenberg. Contributor.

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Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win

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Deep tech, medtech/biotech, climate tech, and crypto and blockchain are all areas that investors say they’re either actively investing in or watching for signs of scale. Blockchain NZ Chair Bryan Ventura. Now, certain industries are emerging as potential areas where New Zealand can win in the tech space.

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Kaszek earmarks nearly $1B in new funds for Latin American startups

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“We seek out exceptional founding teams whose business plan is centered on the strategic utilization of technology to gain a competitive advantage. The technology sector has faced some short- to mid-term pressure globally due to recent market adjustments. We don’t limit ourselves to any specific sector,” Kazah said.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Applied Intuition And Luminary Cloud Rise Above

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Zephyr AI , $111M, biotech: Mclean, Virginia-based healthcare startup Zephyr AI closed a $111 million Series A from investors that included Revolution Growth and Eli Lilly & Company. Like many biotech startups raising big money currently, Zephyr is bringing AI to the sector. billion.

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