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There are now 11 French unicorns, and many of them arrived in 2019
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In September 2019, President Emmanuel Macron was about to wrap up a speech on late-stage investment in France. According to a press briefing and some discussions with a source, everything that he was supposed to announce had been announced.
But he dropped an unexpected number. “I’ll l
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Write comment (94 Comments)December has been a strong month for Brazilian startups, bringing a big IPO and
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It’s gotten to the point now where a handful of angel investors can put a space company on the map. But the same changes that have made the industry accessible have made it increasingly complex to track its trends. By default, all space startups are exciting, but companies vary widely in risk, capital intensity and maturity. Here’s what you need t
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Write comment (91 Comments)All manner of startups fail for all manner of reasons. But there’s one constant: this is an incredibly difficult business. Launching a successful company isn’t just a matter of drive and finding the right people (though both, clearly, are important). Doing well in this business requires the stars to align perfectly on a billion different things.
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Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.
Today we’re peeking at what’s gone on in the world of altcoins recently, the other cryptocurrencies aside from bitcoin.
As 2016 came to a close, altcoins like ether and XRP saw their value soar. Toward the end of 2016 through early
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Write comment (98 Comments)Modern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on the largely human-powered spray business with an autonomous winged craft and, crucially, regulatory approval.
Just as we’ve seen with DroneSeed, this type of flying is risky for pilots, who must fly very
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Read more: Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round
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