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This week was low on M & A and IPO news, but still had to follow some plays, if it is your point – and more importantly some qualified startups are being funded.
The most interesting startup stories from the week
From trivial to severe, there was no lack of legal startup development this week.
Bounce: Startups launched products such as “Trolle” to catch people using the viral AI cheating app, but the startup says it is ready to stay a step ahead with hardware products that will make it even more difficult to detect.
Surrounded: Troubled fashion startup castle is facing new cases and is facing allegations after its founder accuses them of financial misconduct.
Out of understanding: Hot Robotics Startup Figure AI sent at least two brokers conflict-and-existence letters that run a secondary marketplace, demanding that they stop marketing the stock of the company.
Still fighting: Imageuru was the first startup hub of Belarus. Now its founders are in exile, but continue their missions, supported by European institutions with the hub in Warsaw and Madrid.
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Serial drama: The deal officially agreed to serve the legal papers in the trial launched by his opponent replying on alleged espionage.
Flawless: A mysterious London -based investor asked an American bankruptcy judge to stop the sale of the assets of EV Startup Canu to stop the sale to his CEO, called it a “flaw” process.
The most interesting VC and funding news this week
If all startups that announce the funding round this week reach their goals, the world can be a better place. In addition, some funds are ready to return to more entrepreneurs.
A trap casting: A startup building tool cast to optimize the charge for AI, AI and automated tasks, raised a $ 108 million series C to fuel your R&D and geographical expansion.
Strong run: Lightrun, an Israeli startup with the AI-Enabled obsultability platform debug code, which has been locked by the new Backer Excel with the new Backer Excel with the previous investor Insight Partners in co-excellent.
Legal technology: Supo, a startup that uses AI to automate data collection and analysis for legal teams, raised a $ 60 million funding round led by Sapphire Ventures.
Bold vision: IXI, a finish startup, hoping to bring autofocus into a leaflet glasses, raised $ 36.5 million from Amazon Alexa Fund and others to work on their first commercial product.
B2B business: Nuvo, a San Francisco -based startup whose platform allows the purchase of physical items among businesses, raised a $ 34 million series A from Sequia Capital and Spark Capital.
And Omniretail, which aims to facilitate B2B e-commerce in Nigeria and West Africa, cum-$ 20 million series by Norwegian Development Finance Institution Norfund and Nigerian VC firm Timan Capital.
Hurry: Japanese Startup Craf, a Nagoya University spinout, which uses microRNA to develop AI-in-operated early cancer detection software, raised a $ 22 million series C to expand its expansion and fuel R&D.
Balloons: Near Space Labs, a startup with dual use applications in a balloon-based aerial imaging platform, captured a $ 20 million series B led by a VC firm bold capital partners installed by Peter Diamondis.
warm: Glacier, a startup behind a robot-competent recycling fleet, already deployed in several American cities, won a $ 16 million series led by Amazon’s climate pledge fund, with participation from Amazon’s climate pledge fund, led by the Ecosystem Integrity Fund.
not broken: Kintasugi, an AI sales tax startup, named after Japanese art to fix broken utensils, increased the price of $ 15 million from the tax technology solution provider vertex and $ 8 million on the subsequent money valuation of $ 150 million from existing investors.
No one else: A startup biome in a startup methane emissions by modifying the microbiom of cattle, a startup raised a $ 15 million series led by SOSV.
UK reverse: UK-based VC investment in Fintech, AI, and mother-in-law startups launched a new $ 100 million funds to double its thesis.
One top: European entrepreneur-centered platform EWor launched its own “founder Fellowship”, which is committed to about $ 68 million for the initiative, which will compete with the fellowship project Europe of Harry Stabings.
last but not least
You may not have heard of Ali Partovi, but they know. The Iranian-born Harvard Graduate has an impressive multi-day-long track record, which spreads to initial investments and exit in many startups and tech veterans. Now he leads the 8 -year -old venture firm Neo, whose early funds are performing very well.
