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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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raised what it described as an “eight-figure USD investment” in a seed funding round from IDG Capital, Vision+ Capital and Tide Capital. Enovix, which has developed a silicon-based lithium-ion battery, has raised $45 million in new funds. ” Layoffs in a time of COVID-19. Other deals: Qcraft.ai

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Down bad

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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.