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As war rages in Ukraine, investment in European defense and dual-use tech skyrockets


A new Dealroom report shows that VC investment in defense-related tech is outpacing any other type of investment across NATO member states and allies.

Unsurprisingly, AI companies dominated the day, with startups looking to apply the technology to problems like estate planning and automating clinical trial data. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan wants to bring the famed accelerator’s Demo Day presentations back as in-person events by the end of the year. Onstage during its Connect 2024 developer conference, Meta showed Hyperspace, a feature that lets users scan real-life spaces and explore them in VR.

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