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As demand for real estate VR booms, Founders Fund leads $16M round into Giraffe360 platform

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Back in 2020, another player, Giraffe360, raised $4.5 In conjunction with the latest equity raise, Giraffe360 secured an additional $6 million in long-term loans from the London-based venture debt provider Columbia Lake Partners. Players in the space include Walnut , Stonly , Capterra… the list goes on.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

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” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. ” Active Replica was founded in 2020 by Jacob Ervin and Valerian Denis. Adhering to web standards, Hubs supports all the usual headsets and goggles (e.g.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Midwest VC boom, advice for CISOs, Facebook’s next chapter

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billion in all of 2020. Regions like Denver and Chicago “are crushing their 2020 venture capital tallies, results that were at times already at or near record highs,” report Anna Heim and Alex Wilhelm in today’s edition of The Exchange. “You already know why cybersecurity investment is essential to your role.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. Securing Today’s Cars and Tomorrow’s Robotaxis .

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

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ManageXR built an enterprise device management platform designed for VR and AR devices to serve as the core infrastructure for organizations. Device management solutions have been around for years, but until recently, there hasn’t been a viable option for VR and AR devices. ” Image Credits: ManageXR dashboard / ManageXR. .

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. Securing Today’s Cars and Tomorrow’s Robotaxis .

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. Securing Today’s Cars and Tomorrow’s Robotaxis .

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