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With $8.4M raised, strawberry-picking robotics startup Traptic begins commercial deployment

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” The latest round followed an early-stage $3 million raise in 2017 and $400K the year prior. Collaborative is proud to get behind a technology that can heighten crop security while creating safer jobs across the food supply chain, and we’re confident that Traptic is the right team to see that vision through.”.

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Xesto is a foot scanning app that simplifies shoe gifting

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But Howe tells us it moved into mobile sizing shortly after the 2017 launch of the iPhone X — which added a 3D depth camera to Apple’s smartphone. Neatsy wants to reduce sneaker returns with 3D foot scans. “We don’t ask you any information about your feet, or to use a reference object.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Fever Heats Up Week With $110M Round

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tied) ExtraHop , $100M, cybersecurity: Cybersecurity funding has certainly calmed down in the last two years , but that does not mean there are no big rounds. Quora , $75M, information services: it’s been a while, but apparently Quora has not forgotten how to raise money. Why did the well-known platform go back to fundraising?

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Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech

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Founded in 2017 by four co-founders, Seoul Robotics now works with global manufacturers (OEMs) like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Qualcomm and LG Uplus to diversify the use of its system. “We We now offer three plug-and-play LiDAR development kits that include all the components necessary for any organization to get set up with a 3D system.”

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Most-Active US Investors: Andreessen Horowitz And Sequoia Lead Slow Start To Year

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Last month’s deal count, of course, included leading the $75 million round for Mountain View, California-based Q&A website Quora , which raised its first funding since 2017. The company raised the fresh capital for AI-related reasons — to help push growth for Poe, its AI chat platform. Andressen Horowitz didn’t stop there with AI.

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CoreWeave, a GPU-focused cloud compute provider, lands $221M investment

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CoreWeave , an NYC-based startup that began as an Ethereum mining venture, has secured a large tranche of funding as it continues to transition to a general-purpose cloud computing platform. CoreWeave was founded in 2017 by Intrator, Brian Venturo and Brannin McBee to address what they saw as “a void” in the cloud market.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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Ajax Ajax Systems makes professional security systems in Europe. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC. Deus Robotics Ukrainian Startup Deus Robotics secured a $1.5M G-Mak “The innovative security device equipped with a number of unique technological solutions that can physically stop or disorient an intruder.”