Germany-based Quantum Systems, which sells surveillance drones that are being used by Ukraine, raised €180M, tripling its valuation to €3B since May
the German defense company's valuation rose to €3 billion Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu : Quantum Systems' €180M Series C extension lifts company to €3B+ Vishal Singh / Silicon Canals : Germany's Quantum Sy...
A look at Itana, a controversial startup city set to be built near Lagos in partnership with Binance and investors like Peter Thiel-backed Pronomos Capital
Nigeria's Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy. Tweets: @nelsoncj3 , @nelsoncj3 , @wired , and @b...
Documents show Google Cloud will be used for its AI capabilities by the CBP in conjunction with Anduril Industries' surveillance tech on the US-Mexico border
The Intercept : Tweets: @lhfang , @samfbiddle , @thedailymao , @raicestexas , @evan_greer , @aaschapiro , @laikenjordahl , @emeryjohnr , @noahpinion , @ethicalgooglers , @william_fitz , @samfbiddle ,...
Palantir wins a one year $111M contract to connect US Army's operations systems into a single dashboard; Palantir reportedly took over Project Maven
- Company beats Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Deloitte — Peter Thiel-backed company is also working on Project Maven
German startup Deposit Solutions, which lets bank customers get better rates from other banks for their deposits, raises $100M at $500M valuation
Peter Thiel-backed Deposit Solutions raises $100 million from PE house Vitruvian Partners https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Lidar sensor startup Luminar comes out of stealth, says it has raised $36M in seed funding from Canvas Ventures, GVA Capital, and Peter Thiel-backed 1517 Fund
Lora Kolodny / TechCrunch :
Lidar sensor startup Luminar comes out of stealth, says it has raised $36M in seed funding from Canvas Ventures, GVA Capital, and Peter Thiel-backed 1517 Fund
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Y Combinator boss Sam Altman says he's not going to cut ties with Peter Thiel for supporting Donald Trump
Y Combinator is extremely influential … Robert Hackett / Fortune : Data Sheet—Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian : The hypocrisy of Facebook's silence on Peter Thiel's support for ...