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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

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Other themes included cybersecurity, AR/VR, remote work, and cybersecurity. This offer is only available to readers in Europe and expires on April 30, 2021. 6 Copenhagen investors share their outlook on investing in 2021. VR/AR has been an area with lots of investment, therefore very competitive.

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Temasek’s Pavilion Capital backs South Korean AI chip maker Rebellions with $50M investment

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Semiconductors, which have become a valued asset, are used in virtually almost every industry, including 5G networks, automation, the Internet of Things, financials, smart homes, smart cities, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality and self-driving cars. billion in early 2021.

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Hong Kong’s offline and virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B

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The Series B came eight years after EventX was founded, an unusually patient fundraising pace compared to many cash-burning internet firms across the border in mainland China. The pandemic was also a boon to EventX; its online attendees in the fourth quarter of 2021 grew by 120%. EventX declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

OTS Solutions

Still, in 2021, a new set of problems has emerged, including more potent COVID-19 variations and overflowing hospitals attempting to treat both people with and without the virus. Because of the advancements in electronic device technology and software, video and audio appointments can be held on various internet-connected devices.

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

TechCrunch

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. from a year earlier, and brought in more than $6 billion in revenue, more than $542 million the revenue generated in 2021. It has now moved to Poland and set up the office there.

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Daily Crunch: Electric rail vehicle startup Parallel Systems raises a $49.55M Series A

TechCrunch

The news comes as other sources reported that the country’s government may require larger internet firms to get approval before making investments. The round indicates that the African continent’s fruitful 2021 fundraising cycle is persisting into the new year, and marks a16z’s first investment in a startup with an African HQ.

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Radar trends to watch: December 2021

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Out of the other side of their mouth, they have said this announcement doesn’t apply to Meta , which will use this model to produce VR products. Internet of Things. Facebook will stop using facial recognition technology and is deleting its face database, although it is keeping the model trained on that database.

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