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An AI platform called Demoverse has secured pre-seed funding to enable consumers to design products alongside brands. The $600K round was led by Lumikai.
Reporting: indianweb2.com
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TalMal, a Saudi-based fintech startup, has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round from MM Partners.
Reporting: wamda.com
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Demoverse, an AI platform enabling consumers to influence product design before manufacturing, has secured $600K in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Lumikai.
Reporting: msn.com
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A report highlights a growing divide in Europe’s funding landscape, where early-stage startups face increasing difficulty securing capital.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Iambic Therapeutics, an AI-driven drug discovery startup with Nvidia as an investor, has filed for an initial public offering.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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A working paper analyzed over a thousand startup acquisitions by major tech firms, using patent and workforce data.
Reporting: nber.org
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This week, seventeen Indian startups raised a combined $61.8 million across growth and early-stage rounds.
Reporting: newsbytesapp.com
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GENISOM AI, a Chinese robotics company, has raised a Series B round of hundreds of millions of yuan. The funding was led by Stone Venture, a UAE-based investor.
Reporting: ventureburn.com
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Tandem Health has raised £75 million ($100 million) in Series B funding.
Reporting: digitalhealth.net
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Asian startups secured $534.32 million in funding during Week 38, with robotics, manufacturing AI, and cybersecurity driving the bulk of investments.
Reporting: techloy.com
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For the seventh time this year, weekly venture capital funding in India has fallen under $100 million.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Cybersecurity startup Mind has closed a $72 million funding round.
Reporting: bizjournals.com
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