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Poolside, an AI coding startup based in San Francisco, closed a $500 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures.
The most obvious takeaway from a quick glance of funding numbers for the just-completed third quarter is that investors still can’t get enough of AI.
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Venture funding in Asia continues to sink — hitting its lowest total in nearly a decade last quarter.
EvenUp, a legal tech startup creating artificial intelligence products for the personal injury sector, raised a $135 million Series D at a valuation of more than $1 billion in the round led by Bain Capital Ventures.
After a robust comeback in the second quarter of this year, funding to cybersecurity startups tumbled 51% in Q3 as investors pulled back.
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What a week for big rounds — as nine of them hit $100 million or more. While there were no multibillion-dollar rounds like last week, there was still a lot of money invested into everything from renewable energy to a soccer entertainment company.
It was a mixed bag for Web3 funding last quarter, although investors in the rocky sector the past few years will probably take that.
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here.
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