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African tech has a serious gender problem when it comes to women within leadership positions at startups, yet there has been tangible progress on this front since 2023. That is according to the third edition of “Diversity Dividend: Exploring Gender Equality in the African Tech Ecosystem”, the regular deep-dive into the state of gender diversity…

Humanoid has raised £114 million ($152 million) in fresh funding. The funding values the London startup at £1 billion ($1.35 billion), giving it unicorn status. The company says it has secured £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) in robot pre-orders despite not yet shipping a commercial unit. A London robotics startup has reached unicorn status before delivering…

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Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the startup says. The B round was led by Greenoaks with participation from Index,…

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pennsylvania has created a new fund for startups that state officials hope will grow the life sciences industry and create new jobs. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to Philadelphia on Tuesday to announce that there’s $125 million in the new state budget for nurturing new biotechnology, including the creation of a statewide…

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