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Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology

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While Entocycle has been around since 2016 , the team of 21 people will now try and commercialize its products. Image Credits: Entocycle Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

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AIMMO bags $12M Series A to advance data labeling technology  

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AIMMO announced today it has raised $12 million in a Series A round to advance its data labeling technology and spur global expansions. AIMMO declined to comment on its valuation. Among all the directions and industries, our focuses are [mainly] smart city and autonomous driving.” .

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Spin Technology raises $16M to protect SaaS apps against attacks

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Spin Technology , a data protection software vendor catering to enterprise clientele, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Blueprint Equity with participation from Santa Barbara Venture Partners and Blu Venture Investors. Image Credits: Spin Technology.

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Dracula Technologies turns ambient light into energy with printed solar cells

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A bat-shaped organic photovoltaic module from Dracula Technologies. Dracula Technologies , a French startup that is currently exhibiting virtually at Computex , wants to help with its inkjet-printed organic photovoltaic (OPV, or organic solar cells) technology. So far, Dracula Technologies has raised a total of 4.4

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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His firm has an impact fund focused on the future of food and began investing in alternative proteins in 2016 before expanding that to delivery systems in agriculture technology, he said. Przemek Obloj, managing partner at Blue Horizon, was introduced to the company by existing investors.

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Barbershop technology startup theCut sharpens its platform with new $4.5M round

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TheCut , a technology platform designed to handle back-end operations for barbers, raised $4.5 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2016, founder Obi Omile Jr. million in new funding. Nextgen Venture Partners led the round and was joined by Elevate Ventures, Singh Capital and Leadout Capital. told TechCrunch.

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How Far has Face-Tracking Technology Come in 2016?

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The latest Snapchat lens that gives you fox ears may be nothing more than a passing distraction to send to your friends, but that lens, colloquially known as a “filter,” utilizes surprisingly advanced face tracking technology. Where do you think face-tracking technology will go towards the end of 2016? Leave a comment below!