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Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion. 

Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion. 

Foursquare raised $411 million in funding according to PitchBook data, but its equity holders saw no returns from its final acquisition.

The raise comes as venture dollars pile up on the West Coast.

After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent.

AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.

Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt.  This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […]

Benchmark says the Valley’s rule against backing rivals is getting harder to keep.

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