Weekly startups: drama or game change? You decide

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This week was low on M & A and IPO news, but there is still some drama that must be followed, if this is your thing – and most importantly, some worthy startup companies are funded.

The most interesting startup stories of the week

From trivial to more serious, there was no lack of legal startup developments this week.

appetizers: Startups that launched products such as “trulely” Capture people who use cheating in the virusBut the emerging company says it is ready to stay one step with devices products that will make it difficult to discover.

BesiegeCaastle start starting New claims and allegations After accusing its founder of financial misconduct.

Discover: Hot robots number of artificial intelligence I sent the messages of stops and messages For at least two brokers, they deliver secondary markets, demanding to stop marketing the company’s shares.

He is still fightingImaguru was the first BERUS start starting center. Now its founders In exile, but continue their missionWith centers in Warsaw and Madrid with the support of European institutions.

Serial drama: Dell officially He agreed to submit legal papers In the lawsuit that her opponent began rippling on alleged espionage.

defectiveA mysterious investor in London, an American bankruptcy judge To stop selling Canoo Startup EV To its CEO, described it as a “defective” process.

The most interesting VC news and funding news this week

If all startups that have announced the financing rounds this week have reached their goals, the world may be a better place. In addition, some money is ready to support more entrepreneurs.

Delivery of a networkCast AI, startup construction tools to improve the work burden of Amnesty International and automated tasks, The C series collected $ 108 million To feed research, development and geographical expansion.

Strong operation: Lightrun, an Israeli emerging company that helps the observation platform that is enabled on the correction code, Closed in a series of $ 70 million Participate in the leadership of New Packer Access alongside Bevel Investor Insight Partners.

Legal technologySUPIO, an emerging company that uses artificial intelligence to automate data collection and analyze for legal teams, I collected a $ 60 million financing round Leading sapphire projects.

A bold vision: IXI, Finnish startup in the hope of bringing the automatic focus to medical prescription glasses, Raising 36.5 million dollars From Amazon Alexa Fund and others to work on its first commercial product.

B2B Trade: Nuvo, an emerging company based in San Francisco, whose platform facilitates the purchase of material goods between companies, The A series A 34 million dollar collected From Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital.

And omniretail, which aims to facilitate B2B e -commerce throughout Nigeria and West Africa, The A series of chain was collected at a value of 20 million dollars He traveled by the Norwegian Development Finance Corporation and Nigerian VC, Timon Capital.

Early detectionJapanese Craif, which is the University of Nagoy Series of $ 2 million c To provide expansion, research and development.

BalloonNear the Space Laborators, a startup that can contain the Balloon -based air photography platform, dual -use applications, I got a series of 20 million dollars Leaded by Bold Capital Partners, the VC company founded by Peter Diamandis.

hot: Glacier, startup behind a recycling fleet that is enabled from the robot Series of 16 million dollars a Leading the Integrity Fund for the Ecological System, with the participation of the Amazon Climate Fund.

Not: Kintsugi, an emerging company for artificial intelligence sales tax named after Japanese art to repair broken pottery, raised $ 15 million from tax technology provider and $ 3 million of current investors Rating 150 million dollars after moneyHealing 80 million dollars in November.

No further burning: Hoofprint Biome, starting methane emissions by adjusting livestock microbium, I collected a series of 15 million dollars SOSV.

The upper trend in the United KingdomVC was launched in the United Kingdom, the UK VC company in Fintech, AI and Saas, A new fund worth $ 100 million To double the bottom on its thesis.

One follow -up: The European platform that focuses on EWor “Fellowship founder” launched Commitment is approximately $ 68 million for the initiative, which will compete with Harry Stengles Europe project.

Last but not least

You may not have heard about Partovi, but those who know. A graduate of Harvard University, born in Iranians, has an impressive record in a multi -contract bus that extends to establish and exit many startups and early investment in technology giants. It is now leading the 8 -year -old adventure company, whose early money They perform very well.