From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste

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Spain's Titan OS raises $46 million; Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds; plus, AI inference startup Fal doubled its valuation

Titan OS has raised $110 million in funding to date. Also, cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle. And Fal is a five year startup and recently raised a $1.3 billi ...  Show more

Revolut’s valuation jumps 53% to $115B in new share sale as it prepares to launch US bank, and more

Glade Brook, Coatue and T. Rowe Price were among the investors that led the share sale. Also, India’s EloElo nabbed $80 million from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market. StoryTV has more than 33 million monthly active users according to Sensor Tower figu ...  Show more

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