Dubai-based Xpanceo, which is developing smart contact lenses with night vision, health monitoring, and more, raised a $250M Series A at a $1.35B valuation (Alexander Sazonov/Bloomberg)

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Dubai-based Xpanceo, which is developing smart contact lenses with night vision, health monitoring, and more, raised a $250M Series A at a $1.35B valuation (Alexander Sazonov/Bloomberg)

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