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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Cyera And Monad Labs Raise Massive Rounds In Big Week

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Monad Labs , $225M, blockchain: New York-based Monad Labs locked up the biggest Web3 funding round of the year thus far, collecting a $225 million funding round led by Paradigm. Monad is a layer-1 blockchain that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine but can process transactions using the same set of rules faster.

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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. A startup needed to raise $200 million or more to break into this list for the April edition. Let’s take a look.

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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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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: X-energy And Lightmatter Lead The Way

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Terray Therapeutics , $120M, biotech: Los Angeles-based Terray Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing small molecule drug therapeutics, raised a $120 million Series B led by new investor Bedford Ridge Capital and existing investor NVentures. Founded in 2021, the company has raised nearly $318 million, per Crunchbase.

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A user’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

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The Great Expectations of Crypto and Blockchain , with MoneyGram. Web3, Crypto, Blockchain — Unlocking Prosperity for Tech and Creative Industries in Africa , with Fast Forward Venture Studio. Scaling Responsibly: Walking the Talk on ESG and DEI , with Virtual Gurus. BF 200 Fast-Pitch Sessions — Heath Tech and Biotech. .

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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. Virtual reality is strong and exciting. Blockchain could be improved. Much better than now.

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

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——————————————————————————- 3DLOOK A retail tech start-up behind the virtual fitting room YourFit. It has now moved to Poland and set up the office there.