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Colossal Raises Another $120M, Announces Pigeon Cell Breakthrough to Help ‘De‑Extinct’ the Dodo

by | Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
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The Last Word: o9 Solutions’ Chakri Gottemukkala on Building a Multi-Billion-Dollar Digital Brain
by | Nov 27, 2023
Dallas-based o9 Solutions has defied the odds in the world of tech unicorns. In just three years, o9's valuation has nearly quadrupled to hit $3.7 billion recently, bucking a trend of declining values for later-stage tech companies.
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