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Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity; Meta buys robotics startup

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TechCrunch Startup News
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May 4, 2026
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Summary

The direct-to-consumer skin, hair, and and menopause care brand Musely will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition. Also, Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices