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The latest YC Request for Startups is a gold mine for founders and investors alike. Great snapshot of what's hot in startup land and where the puck might be going. 🏒 Given our interest in #healthtech, it was especially nice to see the attention that health care received in the list, including: - Innovation in MRI hardware - Foundation models for biology - Managed services for SMB clinics - Automation to displace middlemen Click through to check out the full list and get your daily dose of startup inspiration. 💡 🤖 https://lnkd.in/ep7GSYhf

#Paris-based #HeexTechnologies secures €6 million in #funding from a pool of deeptech investors, including the Dutch fund SHIFT Invest and the French fund Karista. This second round of funding follows a first round of €3.2 million already led by Karista in 2022 through its spacetech fund #Cosmicapital, bringing the company’s total funding to nearly €10 million. Heex was founded in Paris in the spring of 2019 after the #founders returned from Silicon Valley, where the boom of new technologies based on artificial intelligence has begun to show the #limitations of Big Data. Now, with new investments in, Heex will expand to adjacent industries like Smart Cities, Industry 4.0; as more and more #companies are expecting to integrate AI and autonomy to increase their #productivity. Heex technologies has raised a new €6 million round of funding, led by the venture capital firms SHIFT Invest and Karista and backed by a loan from BPI France. Among other investors is Techstars, which is #reinvesting after the startup went through its Tel Aviv accelerator in 2021. To help engineering teams move from Big Data to Smart Data, Heex Technologies offers a data #management platform. Heex Technologies SHIFT Invest Karista Yvan-Michel Ehkirch Bruno Mendes Da Silva To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #heextechnologies #funding #eustartup

AI commanded the full attention of VCs last year, but while investors debated whether to bet on image-generation AI or medtech AI, several extremely consequential startup sectors ended up being overshadowed. Some of these verticals, though less popular among traditional VCs, may change the world in the next few years, and investors should take note before missing out. #vc #startups https://lnkd.in/gMZq8aN6

Below is the most recent Y Combinator‘s Request For Startups. 📍At Y Combinator, they often discuss the ideas and investment categories they’d like to see and encourage more entrepreneurs to work on those areas. 📍This is a Y Combinator tradition that they have been following for more than 10 years. 🔵Recently, they’ve shared the below list of all of these ideas in what they call a Request for #startups or RFS. 🔵If you follow the below link, it provides details for each item in the list with a glimpse of #usa #market dynamics for each area: https://lnkd.in/dYyed37z 🇺🇸YC’s #rfp For Startups List: ➣ Applying Machine Learning To Robotics #machinelearning ➣Using Machine Learning To #Simulate The Physical World ➣New Defense Technology #defensetech ➣Bring Manufacturing Back To America ➣New Space Companies ➣Climate Tech #climatetech ➣Commercial Open Source Companies ➣Spatial Computing ➣New Enterprise Resource Planning Software ➣Developer Tools Inspired By Existing Internal Tools ➣Explainable A.I. ➣L.L.Ms For Manual Back Office Processes In Legacy Enterprises ➣A.I. To Build Enterprise Software #aiapplications ➣Stablecoin Finance #stablecoins ➣A Way To End Cancer ➣Foundation Models For Biological Systems ➣The Managed Service Organization Model For Healthcare #healthcare ➣Eliminating Middlemen In Healthcare ➣Better Enterprise Glue ➣Small Fine-Tuned Models As An Alternative To Giant Generic Ones ❓What are your thoughts on the items listed? I am curious to hear from you! ❓ Would you like to hear similar lists from #emergingmarkets #developingmarket #accelerators with a summary explanation of the #marketanalysis?

UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Oriole to Fieldwork Robotics 🔎 🤖 This week’s UK tech funding deals include LLM training startup Oriole, clean energy developer WASE LIMITED, AI recruitment tool Metaview and more. UKTN tracked £32.15m worth of funding deals this week (25 March to 29 March) with AI and clean economy startups dominating. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding. 👇 ➡ https://lnkd.in/erUGveG5 🔗 #techroundup #fundingdeals #startupfunding #investment #ai #greentech #robotics #UKtech

🚀 #LatinAmerica's #startup News! 🌎 From #EV innovation in #Mexico to #sustainablefood labs in #Brazil, there's no shortage of exciting developments. 🌱💡 #Fintechs are revolutionizing access to financial services for #SMEs, while companies like Snowflake are paving the way for data usage and #AI advancements. 📈🔍 But that's not all! ENVERSE's hyper-realistic #metaverses and SoundThinking's acoustic gunshot detection system are making waves in architecture and public safety. 🏙️🔊 Visa's partnership with WithU is even bringing fitness to your fingertips! 💪💳 Learn more here ➡️📚: https://lnkd.in/gykghp8r Like, comment, and share to be part of the conversation and stay up-to-date with the latest trends. 🗣️📲

American humanoid robot AI start-up company raises US$675 million. Major investors include Microsoft, Amazon, Huida American humanoid robot AI start-up company Figure completed Series B financing on Thursday, raising a total of US$675 million, and its valuation jumped to 2.6 billion. Major investors include Microsoft, Amazon, Huida, Intel, and Ark Investment Company. The company will use the funds to accelerate the development of its humanoid robot designed for commercial use. The ultimate goal is to enable the robot to perform daily tasks autonomously. Other companies racing to develop humanoid robots include Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and Norwegian robotics startup 1X Technologies. The investment in Figure reflects the booming interest and investment in artificial intelligence technology. #AI #Taiwan https://lnkd.in/gEgcUQuu

Y Combinator, the renowned Silicon Valley startup accelerator, is seeking startups in sectors poised for significant growth and transformation in 20 startup categories. Key Areas of Interest: - AI-Powered Robotics: Startups focusing on applying machine learning to robotics, including autonomous tractors for agriculture, infrastructure inspection robots that ensure safety and efficiency, and even space robots designed for extraterrestrial exploration and tasks. - Aerospace and Defense: This sector continues to experience a surge in patent innovation, emphasizing the critical need for modernization amidst growing global security challenges. The integration of AI, robotics, and computer vision is setting a new standard for innovation, marking a pivotal shift towards automated and intelligent defense systems. - Spatial Computing and Climate Tech: Y Combinator is casting a wide net, seeking startups that leverage AI and spatial computing to address pressing climate challenges, showcasing a commitment to both technological advancement and environmental sustainability. As we stand on the brink of these technological advancements, it's clear that the future is ripe with possibilities for those ready to innovate and disrupt. And hopefully we will see startups in ASEAN among them. https://lnkd.in/gm47_Qs3 #YCombinator #Innovation #Startups #AI #Robotics #ClimateTech

Just checked #YC ’s most recent “Requests for Startups”. So excited to track the changes in the startup landscape, predicting our tech future. Some updates caught my attention: – #Defense as a new track. Ukrainian Defense Tech is now addressing the lack of technologies aimed at real combat missions in the new war. This sector, which has traditionally been dominated by established players, is now transforming into a more modernized industry powered by sophisticated tech solutions 🇺🇦 – Internal #DeveloperTools. Labs' roots go back to brilliant ideas born within the company, when tech teams saw a gap in their routine and tried to fill it with product solutions. What proves to be useful within one company can also hold value for others. Founders with an entrepreneurial mindset can view internal tools as a great source of inspiration for future startups. Continue fostering a culture of innovation within our company and hope for another YC idea to be founded soon by Sigma Software Labs 🦄 – #AI rocks. YC once again proves the transformative potential of AI in various fields such as healthcare, finance, transportation, etc. Being already a game-changer, but its full potential is yet to be realized Go here for more details:

North Beta Labs is dedicated to accelerating the AGI progress across the globe. Check out the biggest fundraising rounds in AI-powered companies and startups this week, and follow for more updates! 💡 Self-driving Company Cruise Raises $850M from GM to Relaunch Robotaxis Project 📍 Waabi, Autonomous Trucking Startup, Secures $200M Funding Round from Uber, Khosla, and Nvidia 🌟 AI Search Startup Genspark Raises $60M in Seed Round Led by Singapore-based Lanchi Ventures 🔥 Enveda Biosciences Secures $55M in Series B to Accelerate Drug Discovery with AI 📌 AI-powered Search Engine Startup daydream Raises $50M in Seed Funding from Forerunner and Index Ventures 🔆 Iambic Therapeutics, AI Drug Developer, Raises $50M in Series B Funding Led by Mubadala Capital ⚡ GrayMatter Robotics, AI-Based Robotics Company, Secures $45M in Series B Led by Wellington Management 🚨 Vecna Robotics Raises $40M in Series C Funding to Advance Warehouse Automation ✨ AI Enterprise Customer Support Company Decagon Secures $35M in Seed and Series A Led by Accel 👏 Cambridge-based CuspAI Raises $30M Led by Hoxton Ventures for AI-designed Materials Discovery #GenAI #VC #AI #GPU #LLM