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The Walton dynasty - a family who own US supermarket giant Walmart and is estimated to be worth £182 billion ($225 billion) - has bought shared in the company Multiverse.

Euan Blair secures support from Waltons for his company Multiverse

Spera, an Israeli cybersecurity startup offering proactive protection from identity-driven threats, raised

New Startups / VC Funding SupPlant Raises $57 Million for Agtech SupPlant, an Israeli agtech startup that develops sensors that can send signals from plants, extended its Series C funding round on Wednesday led by Red Dot Capital Partners, adding another $10,825,000 to its initial $27 million raise for a total of almost $38 million. […]

The financial outlook for the digital health sector is less than ideal, characterized by lower funding amounts, shrinking valuations, dwindling profitability and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. During a recent conference panel, four healthcare VCs discussed their reactions to this. They explained why the market has switched its focus from growth to value, as well gave advice to startups about what they need to know in this changing environment.

First Citizens is acquiring $109 billion of SVB Financial's former assets at a $16.5 billion discount.

Despite assertions by some that the digital health bubble has popped, startups in the industry continue to garner healthy funding rounds.

Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and more than 1,000 others are urging companies to hit pause.

Plus, investments in car subscription startup Go and online safety-focused Kidas, grants for diversity in tech and city gov safety projects, and the Science Center wrapped its Phase 1 Ventures fund.

Jigso is an early stage startup building an AI assistant to help workers find the information they need without help.