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NYC-based Protege, which prepares and sells real-world datasets like lab results and sports footage for AI training, raised a $25M Series A led by Footwork (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information)

Natasha Mascarenhas / The Information : NYC-based Protege, which prepares and sells real-world datasets like lab results and sports foota...

17 August 2025

PitchBook: 15.9% of VC-backed deals in 2025 so far have been down rounds, a 10-year high, with AI and ML startups accounting for 29.3% of the down rounds (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
PitchBook: 15.9% of VC-backed deals in 2025 so far have been down rounds, a 10-year high, with AI and ML startups accounting for 29.3% of the down rounds  —  Chime executives, along with family, celebrating the company's IPO at the Nasdaq.  —  The soaring valuations of the early 2020s are, finally, coming back to earth.

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