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RealSense spins out of Intel to scale its stereoscopic imaging technology Jul 15, 2025

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RealSense is building vision tech that helps machines like robots and drones navigate and respond to a 3D world.

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Helios wants to be the AI operating system for public policy professionals Jul 14, 2025

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Helios, a startup aiming to build an AI-powered operating system for policy professionals, has raised $4 million in seed funding.

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Goldman Sachs is testing viral AI agent Devin as a ‘new employee’ ... and more Jul 14, 2025

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Devin won’t replace humans developers at the bank. It will be supervised by them. Also, Sarah Smith launches $16M fund, says AI can ‘unlock’ so much for solo GPs like herself. Smith launched her eponymous fund in 2022 and is a solo GP. She said she’s “stunned” by what AI can unlock for firms like hers, solo and next-generation.

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Knox lands $6.5M to compete with Palantir in the federal compliance market Jul 11, 2025

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While highly sought after, federal software contracts frequently come with a hidden cost: Achieving government SaaS security compliance, known as FedRAMP, can take years and require substantial resources. Achieving this certification typically takes up to three years and costs more than $3 million, covering everything from security operations engineer salaries to security audits

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Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more Jul 11, 2025

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The micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital. Also, French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones Jul 10, 2025

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With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe.

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say Jul 10, 2025

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AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP.

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Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto Jul 09, 2025

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Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a Series A round of more than $100 million in 2023.

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UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe Jul 09, 2025

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If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start Huspy, a startup streamlining how people in the UAE buy homes digitally.

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Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank Jul 08, 2025

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Competitors to Darragh Buckley's Increase are so nervous about his ambitions to "own" a bank, someone has been trying to stop him.

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