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Innovaccer aims to become healthcare’s AI powerhouse with $275M Series F

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When it comes to data, perhaps no sector has as much of it and in as many distinct silos as the healthcare industry. Hundreds of millions of patient records reside within various electronic health records (EHRs) maintained by vendors like Epic, Cerner and Athena. Insurance companies hold extensive data sets on coverage, reimbursement rates, and […]

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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels

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Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised €115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017, Xocean has built a fleet of remotely-controlled USVs that can remain offshore for long periods of

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Astrohaus launches a mechanical keyboard for writers

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Astrohaus has cornered a very specific niche. The Michigan-based startup builds hardware for writers looking to eliminate distractions. It’s really tough finishing up that novel when Instagram exists, after all. While the company has made its name bucking most tech trends, however, its latest offering has found a bandwagon to jump onto. Announced at CES

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Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he’s suing Flock

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Last year, police surveillance startup Flock Safety hired the mayor of a California city with over 200,000 residents to promote its products. But the mayor, Ulises Cabrera of Moreno Valley, now claims Flock wrongfully terminated him, partly because he refused to use his position as mayor to benefit Flock, according to a lawsuit Cabrera filed

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Chinese VCs are hounding failed founders to claw back their investments

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In the U.S., it’s accepted that most startups fail — and when that happens, VCs (generally) accept their losses and move on. But that’s not the case in China, where VCs are trying to claw back their investments in failed startups by pursuing the personal assets of their founders in court, The Financial Times reports.

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Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than one million ‘rooms’ created

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3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua. Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into

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Kombu is changing the way we make our ‘booch’ with its modern kombucha brewer

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Kombucha, a fermented tea that has been around for thousands of years and was once considered a niche health drink, is currently experiencing a surge in popularity as more consumers look for gut-friendly beverages. However, this fizzy drink isn’t exactly cheap, and home brewing can be messy, overly complicated, and time-consuming. Additionally, the supplies needed

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NXP to buy automotive safety software firm TTTech Auto for $625M

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Dutch semiconductor giant NXP on Tuesday said it plans to acquire TTTech Auto, an Austrian company specializing in safety software for autonomous vehicles, in an all-cash transaction valued at $625 million. TTTech Auto spun out of TTTech Group in 2018, with some $78 million in backing from the likes of AUDI, Samsung and GE Ventures.

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Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays

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Friday, December 27, was supposed to be the start of a relaxing holiday weekend. But it was chaos for thousands of small business owners who use Bench, an accounting and tax startup based in Canada that raised $113 million from investors like Bain Capital Ventures and Shopify. That morning, they found themselves unable to log

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