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TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study

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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech. In her latest investor survey, Anna Heim spoke to six biotech investors about where AI creates value, short-term market shifts, and how they’d like to be approached by founders: Robert Mittendorff, M.D, general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital.

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Avalo uses machine learning to accelerate the adaptation of crops to climate change

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In an increasingly hot biotech market, protecting IP is key. Part of it is the inherent facility of machine learning algorithms when it comes to pulling signal out of noise, but Collins noted that they needed to come at the problem with a fresh approach, letting the model learn the structures and relationships on its own.

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Healthcare And AI Is A Hot Combination For Startups

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By far the largest funding recipient was San Francisco-based Xaira Therapeutics , developer of an AI platform for drug discovery that secured a $1 billion Series A last spring led by Arch Venture Partners and Foresite Capital. Ultra-large rounds Totals for this past year got a boost from a handful of ultra-large rounds.

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Top 7 generative AI use cases for business

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Many of the AI use cases entrenched in business today use older, more established forms of AI, such as machine learning, or don’t take advantage of the “generative” capabilities of AI to generate text, pictures, and other data. Many AI experts say the current use cases for generative AI are just the tip of the iceberg.

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of March: Wonder, Biotech Headline Big Month

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Wonder ’s big $700 million raise may have captured most people’s attention last month, but the story when it came for large deals was really biotech. Mirador Therapeutics , $400M, biotech: It was a huge month for big biotech raises and this was the biggest. Check out the biggest rounds of last month here. billion valuation.

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Meet the 7 winners of the Taiwan Excellence awards, presented by ShowStoppers and TAITRA

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The other one is the WISE-2410, a vibration sensor for monitoring motor-powered mechanical equipment and identifying potential issues so manufacturers can schedule maintenance before machines malfunction, resulting in expensive downtime. ” Rice Air makes LUFT Cube, a small filterless nanotech personal air purifier.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anduril Industries Raises Big For Defense

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Aside from that, the week saw some big rounds from cybersecurity, travel and of course, biotech. Abnormal Security , $250M, cybersecurity: Abnormal Security closed a $250 million Series D that now values the San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup at $5.1 billion valuation it received after its massive $1.5

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