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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. The company develops power-optimized chips targeting the data analytics and generative AI markets. Let’s take a look.

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

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Applied Intuition , $250M, autonomous vehicles: Autonomous vehicle software developer Applied Intuition locked up a $250 million Series E valuing the company at $6 billion — a 67% uptick in value from its previous round. Like many biotech startups raising big money currently, Zephyr is bringing AI to the sector. billion.

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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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Crypto Dominates And The First Unicorn From Uzbekistan Joins The Board In March 2024

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Web3 Berachain , an Ethereum-compatible blockchain for financial applications, raised $69 million by selling digital tokens led by BH Digital and Framework Ventures. The bear-themed blockchain company based in the Cayman Islands was valued at $1.5 Let’s look at March’s new unicorn startups by sector. billion in the deal.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Ascend Elements Climbs To The Top

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Recogni , $102M, artificial intelligence: Although most startup chipmakers have not seen much love from investors so far this year , Recogni seems to have bucked that trend. Eigen Labs , $100M, blockchain: Seattle-based Eigen Labs, the creator of EigenLayer for staking Ethereum, raised a $100 million round from a16z crypto.

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6 investors and founders forecast hockey-stick growth for Edinburgh’s startup scene

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The city’s tech ecosystem appears to have a robust space for machine learning, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, fintech, travel tech, oil, renewables, e-commerce, gaming, health tech, deep tech, space tech and insurtech. Weak in blockchain and consumer. Weak in deep tech discovery, especially in biotech/therapeutics.

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8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub

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The city appears to be strong in areas such as travel, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, agritech, travel tech, biotech, sports tech, and VR. The blockchain/crytpo scene could do with some improvement, according to a few respondents. Blockchain could be improved. We have some of the top incubators and accelerator programs in Spain.

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