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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

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startups raised half a billion dollars apiece, and another eight raised $100 million or more, with industries from cybersecurity to biotech to AI represented. The company is a so-called “neocloud” — a data center firm providing outsourced cloud computing for those looking to build AI. billion valuation in the process.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

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As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade. Microsoft has announced a $1.5

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of January: Infinite Reality Tops Busy Month

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Venture money wasnt concentrated in just one sector, as VCs invested in everything from artificial intelligence to biotech to energy. The Norwalk, Connecticut-based firm did not disclose investor names, instead saying it came from a private investor whose portfolio focuses on global technology and real estate investments.

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MGX’s AI Role In The US Grows

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While most of the talk about the White Houses new Stargate Project centered on the three big tech names OpenAI , SoftBank and Oracle Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX also is poised to play a big role in the new AI project. However, that is nothing new for the firm when it comes to large AI investments in the U.S.

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Startup Funding Regained Its Footing In 2024 As AI Became The Star Of The Show

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Other leading sectors included autonomous driving, healthcare, robotics, professional services, security and military, Crunchbase data shows. Q4 push The higher total in 2024 was due to a big push in Q4 which saw the highest funding total since the downturn in Q3 2022. Early stage flat Early-stage funding was flat in Q4.

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Forecast: 13 Companies That Could Go Public In 2025 If The IPO Market Gains Steam

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Enterprise tech and AI Cerebras Systems : Yes, this one is kind of cheating. national security review on UAE-based G42 ‘s minority investment in the AI chipmaker. The startup gives access to the highly sought after AI chips from Nvidia through its more than two dozen data centers. That made sense.

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Most-Active US Investors In October: Andreessen Horowitz Takes Top Spot Again

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The biggest was in New York-based mortgage servicing platform Valon Technologies ’ $100 million Series C led by WestCap. It also took part in the $135 million Series D for San Francisco-based EvenUp , a legal tech startup creating artificial intelligence products for the personal injury sector. -based startups. based startups.