What's new at ACME this month?
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE ACME PORTFOLIO
Astra completed a successful orbital launch and deployed its first commercial satellite payload. 
Astra’s LV0009 rocket reached orbit and successfully deployed three customers' satellite payloads on a launch mission in partnership with Spaceflight.
 
“The payloads have started to communicate with ground stations. Our customers are calling us and indicating that satellites are alive – they’re talking, which means they’ve been successfully deployed. The flight was nominal.”- Chris Kemp, CEO, Astra, CNBC
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Uhnder launched the industry’s first 4D digital imaging radar chip, and expects to release its S80 radar-on-chip to mass production in April 2022. The 4D digital radar-on-a-chip will transform roadways, making possible next-generation advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles (AVs), and automated mobility applications. Globe Newswire
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IonQ's new barium systems demonstrate industry-leading qubit readout performance.  IonQ
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We’re pleased to welcome Time by Ping to the ACME portfolio after co-leading a $36.5 million Series B funding round with Anthos Capital. Time By Ping helps companies automate timesheets by using AI-powered software that helps knowledge workers track their time and activities.  VentureBeat

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Petra’s boring robot speeds installation of underground utilities through its thermal spallation drilling process that bombards rock with high-energy particles to create "micro tunnels" between 20 and 60 inches in diameter. Construction Dive
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AviaGames welcomes Nick Earl, former president and CEO of Glu Mobile, to its new Mobile Gaming Advisory Board to provide strategic guidance as AviaGames navigates continued growth and platform expansion. PR Newswire
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Clash creators cashing out, earning 4+ million drops in just three months. Company proves it has removed the barriers to entry for creators to make money without a large following. More than 3,500 Creators earning on Clash App!  Businesswire
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Symbio revealed details about its latest work with Toyota Motor North America. Symbio’s robot programmers, technology, expertise, and AI practices are being leveraged by Toyota engineering teams to improve real-time sensor information feedback and reduce potential hazards. Robotics & Automation News
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“How Cue Health's Covid-19 Test Became the Go-To for Business” Inc.
 
Cue Health expanded its collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PR Newswire and launched its molecular COVID-19 test to individual consumers in Canada. PR Newswire
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Beauty For All Industries (parent company of Ipsy and BoxyCharm) completed a $96 million investment led by TPG Growth. Forbes
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DraftKings is releasing its first in-house NFT collection this week centered around the NCAA’s March Madness tournament in what the company calls a new opportunity to gamify the fan experience. Fortune

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Light Field Lab’s holographic displays are nearing commercial reality with a development trajectory bringing holographic TV within range. IBC

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Curology, Slync.io, and OpenGov are all included on Forbes list of “America’s Best Startup Employers of 2022”.

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ACME NEWS
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We, like so many others, are closely following the humanitarian crisis of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with a heavy heart and have sought ways to support the Ukrainian community. As you have likely seen, thousands of Airbnb members have been booking “stays” in the Ukraine over the past week as a way to quickly transfer money to residents in need. We are proud of our portfolio company for taking a leadership position, and we have followed their lead by supporting Ukrainian refugees via  airbnb.org in conflict-impacted cities, including making matching donations from our Founders and Limited Partners.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
THINGS THAT MAKE US THINK, MATTERS OF DEBATE, EXISTENTIAL INSPIRATION
Forget 5G. Let’s Talk About 6G WSJ
 
Of Course We’re Living in a Simulation Wired
 
The Kind of Smarts You Don’t Find in Young People The Atlantic
 
A new type of 3D printing may bring it into the mainstream The Economist
 
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