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  1. Kula makes the job recruitment process less exhausting

    31 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    The process of finding job candidates often entails a lot of tedious manual work for recruiters, like sending versions of the same email over and over again. That’s Kula was created.
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  2. The UK’s £5B Project Gigabit gives out first contract to connect rural areas to high-speed broadband

    31 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    The first major subsidy contract under the U.K. Government’s £5 billion ($5.9 billion) Project Gigabit scheme has officially been awarded, with Wessex Internet securing £6 million ($7 million) to connect remote properties in South West England to high-speed broadband.Â
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  3. Singapore-based Propseller uses data to take the hassle out of real estate transactions

    30 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Headquartered in Singapore, proptech startup Propseller is on a mission to make real estate transactions more efficient and data-driven for sellers and buyers alike. Its platform is able to tell users the likelihood of a conversion each step of the way.
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  4. Supply chain startup FourKites, which recently laid off workers, raises $30M

    30 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Weeks after laying off workers, supply chain startup FourKites has raised $30 million as part of an ongoing financing round, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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  5. Data analytics startup StarTree secures cash to expand its Apache Pinot–powered platform

    29 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    StarTree, a company building what it describes as an “analytics-as-a-service” platform, today announced that it raised $47 million in a Series B round led by GGV Capital with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and CRV.
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  6. Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster jazzes up China’s AR startup Nreal with $15M funding

    29 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    Augmented reality headsets have been around for years, but none of the market players has really expanded beyond the techy demographic and broken into the mainstream.
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  7. SoftBank-backed Tridge, a Korean platform that matches food agriculture buyers and sellers, bags $37.2M Series D at a $2.7B valuation

    26 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is driving increased costs of goods and services, affecting not only the industrial sector (e.g., semiconductors), but also the agriculture industry.
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  8. Mad Realities’ Devin Lewtan is onboarding crypto users through reality television

    26 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Web3 doesn’t have the most inclusive reputation, yet so many crypto founders talk about onboarding the next 100 million users into the space.
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  9. Privado is “Grammarly for code privacy issues”

    25 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Privacy breaches are not only bad for users, but also costly for tech companies.
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  10. Apple, Samsung partner Servify raises $65 million for its devices after-sales and management platform

    24 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Servify, a startup that manages lifecycle of devices for several popular smartphone vendors including Apple and Samsung in many markets, has raised $65 million as it eyes becoming a public company in two years.
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  11. Dioseve wants to help infertile people with tech that grows egg cells

    24 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Based in Japan, biotech startup Dioseve’s ambitious goal is to grow human oocytes, or eggs, from other tissue. Its aim is to help people struggling with infertility, and it recently raised $3 million led by ANRI, with participation from Coral Capital.
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  12. DhiWise takes the tedium out of programming

    23 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Programming involves a lot of monotonous tasks. Based in Gujarat, India, DhiWise wants to makes things less onerous for developers with its programming automation platform.
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  13. Massdriver wants to abstract away infrastructure to let devs focus on coding

    23 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Modern DevOps turned back the clock on agile software development. Them’s fighting words, but they’re words Cory O’Daniel, the CEO of Massdriver, stands by.
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  14. Stripe has laid off employees behind TaxJar, a tax compliance startup it acquired last year

    22 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Stripe has laid off some of the employees that support TaxJar, a tax compliance startup that it acquired last year, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources and firsthand documentation.
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  15. India’s Sunstone raises $35 million for its higher education startup

    22 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    Sunstone, a higher education startup that collaborates with academic institutions to help upskill their students for employability, has raised $35 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand to more Indian cities. Sunstone founders said Friday WestBridge Capital led the startup’s Series C financing round. Alteria Capital also participated in the funding, […]
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  16. Aero raises $65M for its semi-private airline

    19 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Aero Technologies, which describes itself as a “next-generation air travel company” which currently operates on a limited number of routes in the U.S. and Europe, today announced that it has raised $65 million, with $50 million as a Series B funding round co-led by Albacore Capital Group and $15 million in convertible notes. Expa and […]
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  17. WebMD acquires French medical news and information platform Jim.fr

    19 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    Health information publishing giant WebMD has announced that it’s acquiring Jim.fr, a French-language medical news and information website aimed at healthcare professionals (HCPs).
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  18. Along’s new mobile app lets creators record ‘infinite length’ video collabs

    18 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    All major social networks including Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat have their own take on how collaborations should work.
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  19. Social investment platform eToro to acquire fintech startup Gatsby for $50M

    18 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby.
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  20. India’s Exponent Energy may have found the secret to 15 min rapid EV charging

    17 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Bangalore-based Exponent Energy might have come up with a way to deliver 15-minute rapid charging for electric vehicles.
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  21. Mobot secures capital to grow its fleet of robots that bug-test mobile apps

    17 augustus 2022 · 8 min

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    Mobile apps have to be bug-tested across countless devices to ensure they work as intended.
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  22. Upskilling platform GrowthSpace secures $25M to grow its global business

    16 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    As the jobs market remains tight (mass layoffs and hiring freezes in tech aside), companies are laser-focused on retaining staff.
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  23. Meta invests in Take App, a Singaporean startup that helps merchants sell via WhatsApp

    16 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    WhatsApp has long transcended its roots as a simple messaging app for friends, and is now a core communication tool for businesses seeking a direct channel to their customers’ pockets — both literally, and metaphorically.
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  24. Nothing negative about Positive Food’s meal expansion plan after $7M investment

    15 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Positive Food is going after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market with its take on salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats.
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  25. Dropbase can help turn your messy spreadsheet into queryable SQL database

    15 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    It’s not unusual for a tech company to be born by accident. Famously, Slack was created as a byproduct of a now defunct gaming company.
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  26. SaaS startup Stimulus closes oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round

    12 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Her product is a hit with investors, the most notable of which include Morgan Stanley, The BFM Fund and Northwestern Mutual Futures Ventures.
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  27. Conversational intelligence company Jiminny nabs $16.5M to unlock sales team insights

    12 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Jiminny, a U.K.-based conversational intelligence platform that companies use to record, transcribe, and analyze communications from across sales and other customer-facing teams, today announced it has raised $16.5 million in a series A round of funding.
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  28. Medical simulation platform FundamentalVR raises $20M to help surgeons learn through VR

    11 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    FundamentalVR, an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications.
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  29. Expedock cinches Series A to grow its freight paperwork management platform

    11 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Since the start of the pandemic, the global supply chain has undergone — and is undergoing — immense strain.
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  30. Egyptian startup Convertedin raises $3M, caters to e-commerce brandsin MENA and Latin America

    10 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Convertedin, an Egyptian startup that operates a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Saudi Arabia-headquartered Merak Capital.
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  31. Miferia wants to expand its wholesale inventory marketplace across Latin America

    10 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    The Mexico-based company enables retailers to bring their inventory relationships online, expand their product selection and get more favorable credit terms.
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  32. Spin Technology raises $16M to protect SaaS apps against attacks

    9 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Spin Technology, a data protection software vendor catering to enterprise clientele, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Blueprint Equity with participation from Santa Barbara Venture Partners and Blu Venture Investors.
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  33. Zenno Astronautics wants to move spacecraft around using electromagnets, not fuel

    9 augustus 2022 · 7 min

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    It’s easy to think about satellites as a bunch of mini-moons, orbiting the Earth seamlessly and without any (noticeable) movement.
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  34. Equalum lands new capital to help companies build data pipelines

    8 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    The pandemic prompted countless companies to migrate to the cloud. By 2025, driven partly by the need for digital services, 85% of enterprises will have a cloud-first principle, according to Gartner.
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  35. On Deck lays off a third of staff after cutting a quarter just months prior

    8 augustus 2022 · 7 min

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    On Deck, a tech company that connects founders to each other, capital and advice, has conducted another round of layoffs just three months after laying off a quarter of staff.
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  36. Digital marketplace Clutch closes $1.2M pre-seed round led by Precursor Ventures

    5 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    The duo aims to democratize the tools needed for everyone to become a content creator.
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  37. Employee benefits platform Ben raises $16M to cut HR admin

    5 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Employee benefits platform Ben today announced it has raised $16 million in a series A round of funding led by European VC giant Atomico. While salary is undoubtedly the main draw in a company’s compensation offer, additional “perks” can help sweeten the deal for current or would-be employees — this could be anything from gym […]
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  38. This startup just raised $320M to make long-term care inside hospitals obsolete

    4 augustus 2022 · 5 min

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    Cera, a U.K. provider of healthcare inside people’s homes augmented by a platform that allows carers to monitor a patient’s health and potentially flag problems, has raised $320 million (£260 million) in an equity and debt financing round, split roughly 50/50.
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  39. Braxia buys KetaMD to get into remote-delivered ketamine treatments

    4 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    Braxia Scientific is a Toronto-based company that focuses on depression, suicidality and related mental health conditions. T
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  40. Sprig raises $30M to help companies gauge users’ reactions to products

    3 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Sprig, a startup offering tools for user and software product research, today announced that it raised $30 million in a funding round from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, First Round Capital, Elad Gil and Figma Ventures.
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  41. Emitrr raises $4 million to expand its automation offering for local businesses

    3 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Large-scale and mid-sized enterprises and businesses are increasingly adopting — and offering — software-as-a-service platforms as they seek to increase their revenue and parlay their growth into greater efficiency.
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  42. Innoviz lidar will be on all VW vehicles with automated driving capabilities

    2 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    Israeli lidar startup Innoviz will supply its lidar sensors and perception software to all vehicles with automated driving capabilities within Volkswagen group brands, the company said Tuesday.
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  43. Bolt Mobility has vanished, leaving e-bikes, unanswered calls behind in several US cities

    2 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Bolt Mobility, the Miami-based micromobility startup co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, appears to have vanished without a trace from several of its U.S. markets.Â
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  44. Hyundai Motor eyes acquisition of Korean lidar-free self-driving startup 42dot

    1 augustus 2022 · 4 min

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    Hyundai Motor is considering increasing its stake in, or fully acquiring, the South Korea-based lidar-free autonomous mobility platform 42dot, the latest signal of its growing interest in the fast-growing space.
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  45. Sports community platform Stadium Live raises $10M to expand its digital world for Gen Z

    1 augustus 2022 · 6 min

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    Today, digital world maker Stadium Live Studios, Inc. announced its $10 million Series A funding round to continue its mission of bringing fantasy sports to a younger generation.
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  46. Leapfin pulls together financial info across data siloes to simplify reporting

    29 juli 2022 · 4 min

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    When Leapfin founder and CEO Ray Lau was managing financial operations at the game company Zynga a decade ago, he saw just how hard it was for his team to get answers about the financial health of the company quickly.
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  47. Pony.ai forms autonomous truck JV with Sany Heavy Truck in China

    29 juli 2022 · 4 min

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    Autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai is forming a strategic joint venture with Sany Heavy Truck, a subsidiary of Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry, to create an autonomous truck brand.
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  48. Switchboard creates virtual rooms to foster better collaboration

    28 juli 2022 · 6 min

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    Switchboard, a collaboration app that combines features of videoconferencing and digital whiteboarding, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A round that values the company at $200 million post-money.
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  49. Cordial, which personalizes and automates cross-channel messaging campaigns, raises $50M

    28 juli 2022 · 6 min

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    Cordial, a cross-channel marketing and data management platform, today announced that it closed a $50 million Series C funding round led by NewSpring.
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  50. RPA Supervisor lands cash to help companies manage their various RPA platforms

    27 juli 2022 · 5 min

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    Proving that there’s room in the robotic process automation (RPA) market for another vendor, RPA Supervisor today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Dawn Capital with participation from S16vc and existing investor MMC Ventures.
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