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Sacramento-based Azra Games, a blockchain gaming startup developing a sci-fi fantasy game with virtual collectibles, raises a $15M seed led by a16z  —  Azra Games, a blockchain gaming startup, raised $15 million in seed funding,…

Crypto exchange WOO Network closes a $30M Series A from various investors, including Singapore-based Three Arrows Capital  —  WOO Network is betting on deep liquidity to break into the crypto exchange landscape.  —  Crypto exchange…

Pinecone, which offers a serverless vector database designed specifically for the needs of data scientists, raises a $28M Series A led by Menlo Ventures  —  When Pinecone launched last year, the company’s message was around…

A look at the rise of VPNs in Russia following its war in Ukraine; Apptopia: daily downloads of the top ten VPNs jumped from 15K before the war to 475K in March  —  A surge…

Mobile ad tech company AppLovin aims to raise up to $2.13B via its IPO, pricing shares at $75-$85 for a $30B+ valuation; S-1 showed a net loss of $126M in 2020  —  Mobile app and…

A look at ConstitutionDAO, which has taken $3M+ in crypto donations to bid at an auction on one of the original copies of the US Constitution, printed in 1787  —  ConstitutionDAO, web3, and America ……

In an interview, Tim Cook says Apple has an active installed base of 1.65B devices, up from 1.5B a year ago, including an installed base of over 1B iPhones  —  (Reuters) – Apple Inc on…

Sequoia Capital to raise $500M to $600M for a fund focused on liquid crypto investments, along with a $900M-$950M Ecosystem Fund and $3.2B-$3.5B Expansion Fund  —  Sequoia Capital last fall disclosed plans to blow up…

Netflix and Prime Video are reshaping India’s creative landscape amid threats of censorship; Netflix invested $400M in original content in India in 2019  —  The streaming giants are making bold TV shows but the threat…