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igniteXL Ventures closes debut fund to target ‘$5T oversight’ in beauty, wellness Nov 10, 2021

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General Partner Claire Chang’s plan is to deploy capital into 30 new investments and keep some back for follow-on investments.

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Health tech startup Color raises $100M at a $4.6B valuation Nov 10, 2021

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Health tech startup Color has raised $100 million in Series E funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.6 billion.

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Point One Navigation raises $10M to bring its precise location tech to all vehicles Nov 09, 2021

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Drivers who spend any time commuting in a new car or truck have likely experienced ping ponging — a phenomenon when a vehicle equipped with an advanced driver assistance system has trouble centering itself in a lane and bops back and forth until it finds that sweet spot.

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HawkEye 360 raises $145M to scale space-based radio frequency data and analytics Nov 09, 2021

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The biggest players in the Earth observation industry use imaging satellites to deliver intelligence and analytics, but startup HawkEye 360 is taking a different tack.

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Fidelity, Visa and Kingsway back South African fintech JUMO in $120M round Nov 08, 2021

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JUMO, a South Africa- and London-based company that offers financial services to entrepreneurs and businesses in emerging markets, has raised $120 million in a new round of funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.

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Guardian’s Collective wants to make parenting easier, or at least less alone Nov 08, 2021

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While few would argue over the need for a tech-enabled solution to make parenting easier, the demand is more obvious than the execution. Parenting is hard and requires support for a whole range of moments, from when your kid accidentally eats a button to early signs of depression during the remote school day.

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MilkRun lands new capital to deliver farm-fresh groceries Nov 05, 2021

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The company offers a recurring subscription, and 50% of every dollar spent goes back to farmers.

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Gwoop raises $1.8M for its esports training platform as it starts working with high school gaming leagues Nov 05, 2021

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Earlier this year I wrote about Gwoop, a team out of Minnesota building a collection of browser-based games meant to help you get better at video games overall.

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Housing startup QuintoAndar to open first technology hub outside Brazil in Portugal Nov 04, 2021

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The new office will serve as its first in Europe and will be operational in March, initially staffing up to 50 by the end of next year.

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Spartan Radar raises a total of $25M to help radar compete with lidar tech Nov 04, 2021

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Take a dollop of machine learning, a handful of radar sensors and a market that is clamoring for autonomous cars not mowing down hordes of pedestrians, and you’ve got yourself a particularly frothy fundraising environment.

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