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Emulate Inc. closes $82M Series E to fund expansion of ‘organ-on-a-chip’ products

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This most recent Series E round, led by Northpond Ventures and Perceptive Advisors, is part of Emulate’s plan to invest more heavily in R&D, and create specific organ-on-a-chip applications that they’ve honed in on through conversations with drug companies. There is evidence the company has worked closely with the FDA in the past.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective?

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China’s work automation startup Laiye raises $160M, acquires France’s Mindsay

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based Lightspeed Venture Partners. While RPA software has universal adaptability, the success of scaling conversational AI is “highly dependent on language processing and data collection, which is why expanding RPA across different regions can’t happen overnight,” explained Wang.

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