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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

TechCrunch

In 2020, SkyDeck — along with much of the rest of the world — went virtual. We are also hearing chatter that Demo Day will be larger than ever before because virtual events are much more scalable.”. Our innovative solution opens an exciting era of personalized medicine in diabetes.”. NuPort Robotics.

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Healthie lands $16.5M to build the Stripe for virtual patient care

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“And that is effectively a very interesting notion because we’re still top of the first inning when it comes to what healthcare innovation is going to look like in the coming years.”. For Jain, she said they hope Healthie will be the “underlying infrastructure for next generation virtual care.”. “We’re

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Big Week For Biotech As Tome Raises $213M

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The week was especially good for biotech, which led the way with two big raises. Tome Biosciences , $213M, biotech: A big biotech raise hit high on the list this week. Bicara Therapeutics , $165M, biotech: If Bicara Therapeutics looks familiar, it’s because this isn’t its first time on this list.

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The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: xAI And Anthropic Headline Big Week For AI (Again)

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Enveda Biosciences , $130M, biotech: It was just in June that Enveda Biosciences first landed on this list, after raising a $55 million round that included Microsoft as an investor. The company locked up a $125 million Series D led by new investors Qatar Investment Authority and World Innovation Lab.

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African genomics startup 54gene lays off 95 as COVID testing business struggles

TechCrunch

The virtual winding down of that business line led to redundancy in these functions, alongside data entry and sample collection officers who were contract staff. This is despite reports saying Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined.

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Only one week until TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 opens a world of opportunity

TechCrunch

Explore hundreds of innovative startups exhibiting in Startup Alley, our expo area. Visit their virtual booths, get a product demo and start a conversation. The Startup Battlefield translated easily to the virtual format. Talk about something for everyone. Also covered. Fundraising ? Well, of course.

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Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win

TechCrunch

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. Now, certain industries are emerging as potential areas where New Zealand can win in the tech space. New Zealanders make really good founders.