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Peripheral Raises $8.7M co-led by Inovia Capital and Deloitte Ventures, to Expand Spatial Intelligence Platform for Live Sports

TORONTO — Peripheral, the AI research lab bringing spatial intelligence to live sports media, today announced $8.7M in new seed funding co-led by Inovia Capital and Deloitte Ventures, with follow-on participation from existing backers Khosla Ventures and Entrepreneurs First, bringing total funding to $12.5M for the Toronto-based startup. “The demand for immersive, interactive sports experiences…

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