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March 05 Science Corp raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market
A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion.

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5 min
March 05 Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation; plus, three companies dominated the $189 billion in VC investments last month
The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that's providing employee liquidity.
Also, Crunchbase data shows a record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups last month, with AI startups nabbing 90% of the capital.

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5 min
March 04 Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices?
Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status.

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6 min
March 03 Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38M to help security teams deal with change; plus, Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in ARR
Fig traces data flows in the security stack and then alerts security teams when changes at any point affect detection or response capabilities.
Also, the four-year-old startup Cursor saw its revenue run rate double over the past three months, according to one Bloomberg source.

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8 min
March 03 MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens
After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by teens soaring on the apps stores.

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6 min
March 02 Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding
Cami Tellez announces launch of new company, $4 million raise.

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7 min
March 02 Hardware Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market
As TechCrunch's Kate Park writes, China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a still-nascent market.

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9 min
February 27 Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet; plus, Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back U.S. market
Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal's new wearable startup Temple has raised $54 million in a friends-and-family round at a post-money valuation of about $190 million.
Plus, Ultrahuman’s Ring Pro promises 15-day battery life and a $479 price tag as the wearables maker expands its health-tech push.

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8 min
February 27 Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers; plus,
Sophia Space's modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.
Also, Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder.

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8 min
February 26 Jest is challenging the app store status quo; plus, Self-driving truck startup Einride raises $113M PIPE
Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding.
Also, self-driving trucks startup Einride has raised an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE in advance of its SPAC merger scheduled for early 2026.

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9 min