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ICON raises $185M in Tiger-led round to build more homes with its 3D printing tech, now approaching $2B valuation

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ICON, which creates homes using 3D printing, has raised an additional $185 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. ICON was founded in late 2017 and launched during SXSW in March 2018 with the first permitted 3D-printed home in the U.S. and Mexico. for developer 3Strands in Austin, Texas.

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Just three days to save on passes to TC Sessions: Space 2020

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We offer discounts for groups, students and current employees in government, the military and nonprofits. Purchase your ticket ($125) before the early-bird launch window closes on 11.13.20 at 11:59 p.m. PST and keep $100 in your wallet. Looking for more ways to save? Want to increase your brand recognition on a global scale?

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TC Sessions: Space Black Friday ticket sale starts today

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Topics include 3D-printed rockets, earth observation data, orbital operations, ground station networks, launch services, broadband communications, defense operations and manufacturing in space, sources of access to grant money and info on space accelerator programs. Extra Crunch subscribers get a 20% discount.

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Launch next-level networking with CrunchMatch at our TC Sessions: Space event

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We offer discount passes for students, government, military and nonprofits, and current Extra Crunch subscribers receive a 20% discount on passes. Get ready for a deep dive on topics like 3D-printed rockets, launch services, orbital operations, ground station networks and beyond. CrunchMatch makes it faster and easier.

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Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

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Recycle My Battery (Edison, New Jersey) A nonprofit working to reduce the environmental impact of batteries by installing free-to-use recycling bins in public locations throughout their community. Pictured at top). Some of these are pretty legit. Feel free to look me up when that pre-seed round hits, all.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

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The company also worked with nonprofit organizations and governments in public awareness campaigns on topics such as domestic violence and HIV awareness. “What we’re planning to do is, first, we’re building full-body re-enactment in 3D. It’s worked with Warner Bros. … Two, we’re doing it fast.”

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Coral Vita cultivates $2M seed to take its reef restoration mission global

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Not that privately funded projects are somehow fundamentally tainted, but this type of restoration work tends to be seen as the milieu of nonprofits and government agencies. “What we’re trying to do with this round is to make advances to the science and engineering, including 3D printing and robotics in the process.

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