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Data is also becoming more precious for precision agriculture, and Stefanie reports about a new Earth-observation satellites from Hydrosat. This company raised a total of $20 million, include $5 million from non-dilutive funding. This will pave a new way of putting their infrared satellites into orbit.
Brian shares that robots and cages are often used in industrial warehousing, as a safety measure. Unfortunately, this isn’t the best solution, but it was the only one before AI safety firm Veo raised $29 million with support from Amazon.
Today, AI news is abundant, and we have a few nuggets of wisdom to share. According to Walter Thompson, first-timers should not be so quick to make a pitch to investors. It is best to first talk to a lot of customers, create a contact spreadsheet for at least 25 investors, and make sure that the team are fully convinced with their pitch. AI is becoming more visible, which means due diligence is the new trend.
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