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Foursquare founder banks funding for mystery 3D social network startup

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The trio say they have banked $4 million in early funding led by DCVC for their project. Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley is on the co-founding team of a new startup called LivingCities , alongside Matt Miesnieks, who sold his most recent startup 6D.ai Other backers include Eniac Ventures, Anorak and Matthew Ball.

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World to host 3 billion humanoid robots by 2060, Bank of America estimates

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Bank of America analysts predict that humanoid robot (HR) development will accelerate rapidly, with global annual sales reaching 1 million units by 2030 and a staggering 3 billion humanoid robots in operation by 2060.

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Drone data scanning company Skycatch announces a $25M raise

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Founded in 2013, the Bay Area-based company provides centimeter-accurate 3D scanning services, primarily for construction sites and mining operations. It provides the 3D mapping software, as well as a base station with an edge processor, known as the Edge 1. Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics.

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LightForce Orthodontics wolfs down $50M to straighten out that crooked smile of yours

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With the snappy slogan “one size fits one”, LightForce Orthodontics creates custom, 3D-printed brackets and placement trays for braces. He has a deep background in 3D printing and hard tech. Meanwhile, Alfred is taking in the knowledge from other areas, such as from simulation and from 3D printing.”

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Space manufacturing startup Varda, incubated at Founders Fund, emerges with $9 million in funding

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According to Asparouhov, that background, and the time that Bruey spent running his own angel syndicate and working at Bank of America getting a grounding in finance and startups, made him an ideal candidate to run the next startup to be spun out of Founders Fund. “Nothing we will be doing will be 3D printing,” said Asparouhov.

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Tractable raises $60M at a $1B valuation to make damage appraisals using AI

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It’s not unlike the tension between fintech-fuelled neobanks and the incumbent banks, which are now scrambling to invest in more technology to catch up with the times. Hover secures $60M for 3D imaging to assess and fix properties. Insurtech is hot on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Rise Of AI Drives US Growth In New Unicorns

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New AI unicorns minted last year include: Elon Musk s foundation model company xAI, most recently valued at $50 billion; 3D immersive environment Infinite Reality, valued at $12 billion; AI search startup Perplexity, valued at $9 billion; Quantum computing services startup Quantinuum , valued at $5.3 leadership in AI. In Europe, the U.K.

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