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Retrocausal, founded in 2019 in Seattle, USA, develops software that uses cameras and other tools to deliver real-time guidance and feedback to frontline workers on factory production lines.
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Company· 12
Investor· 10
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2023-12New funding round$5M
Investors · Differential Ventures, Argon Ventures, Incubate Fund, Ascend, SaaS Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, One Way Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Incubate Fund US, Techstars, Hypertherm Ventures, Glasswing VenturesSource · SVTR Weekly #030
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