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Venture investors poured $42 billion into just over 1,500 startups worldwide in August, Crunchbase data shows, down 25% from July’s $56 billion but still up a significant 122% compared to last...
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Lyte, a physical AI startup building sensing and perception technology for robots, has raised a Maverick Silicon-led $165 million Series C funding at a $1.6 billion post-money valuation.
In the first half of this year, 58 venture-backed companies joined the public listings at $1 billion or above, per Crunchbase data. With the year’s end now in sight, a small window remains for other...
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