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Playground's Barrett on avoiding 'stupid' sectors to find success in deep techThe Palo Alto-based firm lives up to its name as it raises third fund from LP base including institutions from around the world.
New Mexico eyes Khosla and Dangerous funds as it goes big on ventureNMSIC is on track to commit nearly $300m combined to seven vintage-2023 VC funds, after investing $365m in 16 vintage-2022 funds.
Playground Global collects $410m for third fundSimilar to Fund II, Fund III will focus on seed and Series A with initial investments ranging from $1 million to $20 million.
Playground Global recruits Chang and Gagen as operating partnersIn their new roles, Chang will focus on supporting the firm’s life sciences portfolio and Gagen will manage marketing for Playground.
- Owl Labs inks $25m Series C
Owl Labs, a provider of video conferencing solutions, has raised $25 million in Series C funding led by HP Tech Ventures.
Ideon Technologies closes $16m Series A round led by PlaygroundIdeon Technologies is a Vancouver-based provider of high-resolution subsurface imaging for the mining industry.
- Ultima Genomics racks up $600m: Bloomberg
Ultima Genomics, a genomics startup, has secured $600 million in funding, reported Bloomberg.
- Leaf Logistics takes in $37m Series B
Leaf Logistics, a machine learning-based transportation platform that connects shippers, carriers, and other logistics partners, has raised $37 million in Series B funding.
- Mangata Networks locks in $33m Series A
Mangata Networks, a Phoenix-based satellite/edge computing network, has raised $33 million in Series A funding.