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Bitsening raises $25M for its high-resolution radar in autonomous driving Jun 20, 2024

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Self-driving vehicles rely on many sensors to detect objects and the world around them. The conventional approach is to work with cameras and lidars.

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Kilimo helps farmers save water and get paid for it Jun 19, 2024

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Cheap irrigation has transformed many regions around the world into breadbaskets, but it also means that there can be little left for other uses.

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EV startup Fisker files for bankruptcy Jun 19, 2024

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Loop Golf looks to take the stress out of booking a tee time Jun 18, 2024

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Golf has exploded in popularity in recent years thanks to the pandemic and the popularity of Netflix’s Full Swing documentary series. More than 531 million rounds of golf were played in the U.S. in 2023 alone, according to the National Golf Foundation.

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What StepStone’s $3.3B venture secondaries fund tells us about LPs’ current appetite for venture Jun 17, 2024

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StepStone raised the largest fund dedicated to investing in venture secondaries ever, the firm announced last week.

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GPTZero’s founders, still in their 20s, have a profitable AI detection startup, millions in the bank and a new $10M Series A Jun 17, 2024

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GPTZero's growth and financials made it one of the AI startups ruthlessly pursued by VCs. And Footwork's Nikhil Basu Trivedi won the deal.

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Friends & Family Capital, a fund founded by ex-Palantir CFO and son of IVP’s founder, unveils third $118M fund Jun 14, 2024

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Small VC firms require deep trust, mutual support, and long-term commitment among the partners —a kinship that, in many ways, resembles a family dynamic.

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AccountsIQ takes in $65M to boost its bookkeeping tools with AI Jun 14, 2024

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AccountsIQ, a Dublin-founded accounting technology company, has raised $65 million to build “the finance function of the future” for mid-sized companies.

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Let there be Light! Danish startup exits stealth with $13M seed funding to bring AI to general ledgers Jun 13, 2024

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It’s not the sexiest of subject matters, but someone needs to talk about it: The CFO tech stack — software used by the chief financial officers of the world — is ripe for disruption.

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Civic Renewables is rolling up residential solar installers to improve quality and grow the market Jun 13, 2024

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With most residential solar panels installed by smaller companies, customer experience can be a mixed bag.

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