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The Israeli company's mission is to apply the most advanced technologies in microsurgical robotics, computer visualization and machine learning.

Eye surgery robotics startup ForSight raises $10M Israel-based ForSight Robotics announced today that it has raised $10 million for what it has deemed a “mega-seed round.” Led by Eclipse Ventures and Mithril Capital, the round will go toward expanding the company’s headcount and global reach, as it looks to bring its offerings to international markets, pending the sorts of regulatory approvals that go into launching a robotic surgery platform. The company’s surgical platform is designed...

Share The 2020s are on course to become the decade of the special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), also known as "blank check" or "shell" companies. SPACs are set to outpace IPOs once again in 2021, after a record year that saw SPACs mature from a once obscure method of going public to a rabid, flavor-of-the-month frenzy amidst both institutional and retail investors. The year of COVID-19 saw 227 SPACs top traditional IPOs for the first time in history, raising $76 billion, compared ...

Startup Funding: February 2021 In February, several startups emerge from stealth, with one company working on AI inference architectures for the data center and another trying to make lenses thinner by patterning surfaces with tiny structures. Two new Chinese companies are trying to expand the country’s semiconductor design ecosystem with GPUs and interface IP. Plus, a maker of AI chips for ADAS draws another massive round this month as we take a look at 22 startups that collectively raised o...

Symbio is working with Toyota and Nissan to increase robotic assembly efficiency Bay Area-based AI startup Symbio today announced its “official launch.” Backed by a total of $30 million in funding, the company has struck deals with both Nissan and Toyota to implement its software in U.S.-based factories. The company says its SymbioDCS technology is capable of dramatically increasing automation with factory robots on the assembly line. “To the end customer, the proposition is pretty straig...

Owlet Baby Care and SPAC Sandbridge Acquisition Corporation announces merger to public public on the NYSE under the symbol “OWLT.”

2 months ago Owlet Baby Care is bringing a data-driven connectivity platform to the nursery while simplifying life for parents Combined company to have an implied initial enterprise value of approximately $1,074 million, with the company expected to have up to an estimated $325 million in cash after closing Top-tier investors, including Fidelity Management & Research LLC, Janus Henderson Investors, Neuberger Berman Funds, OrbiMed, private funds affiliated with PI...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Swift Navigation Raises $50 Million Series C Round to Accelerate Consumer Adoption of ... Swift NavigationFebruary 9, 2021 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, automotive, mobile and mass-market applications, today announced...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, automotive, mobile and mass-market applications, today announced that it has raised a $50 million Series C round of financing led by existing investors Forest Baskett and Greg Papadopoulos of New Enterprise Associates (NEA), existing investor Eclipse Ventures and new investors, inc...

Weber acquires smart cooking startup June Outdoor cooking industry leader and famed kettle-grill-maker Weber has acquired June, the smart cooking startup founded in 2013 by Matt Van Horn and Nikhil Bhogal. While financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, Weber has confirmed that June will continue to operate as its own brand wholly owned by Weber-Stephen Products and will continue to both sell and develop the June Oven and related products. Meanwhile, June co-founder Nikhil Bhogal will ta...