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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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This week, we’ll highlight Via’s Series E funding round that was led by Exor. Noam Ohana, who heads up Exor Seeds, the holding company’s early-stage investment arm, will join Via’s board. Via gets the “deal of the week” designation not just because its post-funding valuation is now $2.25 Deal of the week.

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. Molecule , a platform where DAOs can back medical research projects, secured $13 million in seed funding led by Northpond Ventures. Metaverse play-and-earn company Atmos Labs brought in $11 million in a seed round led by Sfermion. crash redux.