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PreAct, which sells near-field sensors for automakers, reels in $14M
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Samsung’s VC arm backs startup selling chips for 3D sensors in self-driving cars and robots
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Tech Moves: Flexport hires Microsoft CVP; Avalara adds chief revenue officer; and more
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KKR-backed customer feedback company Alchemer acquires Seattle startup Apptentive
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SingleFile, a legal tech startup that helps companies manage state filings, lands $3.2M
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Tech Moves: Flexe CTO departs; Impinj names chief innovation officer; and more
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Contract lifecycle management startup SirionLabs raises $25M
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How 6 venture capitalists are thinking about 2023 — and their advice to startups
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