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India’s Semiconductor Mission will match venture capital investments in domestic chip startups under its updated Semicon 2.0 initiative.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Jordan’s edtech platform Abwaab has bought Egyptian startup Eduact, its second acquisition this year.
Reporting: msn.com
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Canadian SaaS provider xSeek has acquired Montreal-based LLMonade.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Factory, an AI coding company developing autonomous 'Droids' for clients like Nvidia, Adobe, and Morgan Stanley, secured $200 million at a $5 billion valuation.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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AI search startup Profound has secured $180 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1.8 billion.
Reporting: seekingalpha.com
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An Israeli startup using AI and computer vision to monitor construction sites has secured $130 million.
Reporting: msn.com
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A Tokyo-based AI startup focused on manufacturing has secured $114 million in Series D funding, pushing its valuation to $1.2 billion.
Reporting: msn.com
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Rome-based Exein has secured $270 million at a $1.7 billion valuation, positioning itself as Europe’s most valuable cybersecurity startup.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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New York-based AI marketing startup Profound has secured a $1.8 billion valuation after closing a $180 million Series D. The round follows a $96 million Series C raised…
Reporting: bizjournals.com, msn.com
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Samsung led a $3.5 billion funding round for a French AI startup, with Orrick, Morgan Lewis, and Latham among the legal advisors.
Reporting: law.com
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Y Combinator maintained its position as the most active startup investor in August, according to a recent ranking.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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A London startup, OriginalVoices, has raised £1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Iona Star, a venture capital firm.
Reporting: businessmole.com
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