Over the past several years, I’ve covered my fair share of upstart avatar companies that were all chasing the same dream — building out a customizable platform for a digital persona that gained wide adoption across games and digital spaces. Few of those startups I’ve...
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May 3, 2021 albert
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Cuckoo Internet, which is aiming to be an insurgent startup in the broadband provider space in the UK, has closed a $ 6 million investment round led by RTP Global, along with participation from JamJar Investments. It will also launch on price-comparison site uSwitch. RTP...
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April 26, 2021 albert
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XtalPi, an American-Chinese biotech firm that focuses on AI-assisted drug discovery, has raised a $ 319 million round C from a slate of enthusiastic investors led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund. It joins numerous others with 9-figure rounds in what is clearly a valuable and competitive...
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September 29, 2020 albert
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Good morning friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. Regular Equity episodes still drop Friday morning, so if you’ve listened to the show over the years don’t worry — we’re not changing the main show. (Here’s last week’s...
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March 2, 2020 albert
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Darkstore, a technology-driven fulfillment solution for companies like Nike and others, has raised a $ 7.5 million Series A round. With the additional funding in hand, Darkstore plans to expand its fulfillment center into more categories. Currently, Darkstore fulfills products for brands in the areas...
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January 29, 2019 albert
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Freshly has raised a big funding round from a big name — the U.S. division of food and beverage giant Nestlé. Co-founder and CEO Michael Wystrach has pitched the startup as a way to get healthy, on-demand meals. That doesn’t mean you order from Freshly...
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June 20, 2017 albert
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JFrog, a developer of open source software distribution tools, announced a $ 50 million round today. The investment represents a substantial jump for the company, which previously had raised $ 10.5 million across two rounds. Investors include Scale Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Battery Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and...
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January 20, 2016 albert
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