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AddGlow takes on Reddit, Facebook with community-building software for brands

AddGlow takes on Reddit, Facebook with community-building software for brands

The New York-based startup collects data via profile attributes specified by the brand in order to personalize the homepage, product ...
Zūm Rails takes in first capital to launch new banking-as-a-service, FedNow offerings

Zūm Rails takes in first capital to launch new banking-as-a-service, FedNow offerings

Zūm Rails manages the flow of money by verifying a customer’s identity, linking directly with bank accounts and facilitating payments ...
Zūm Rails takes in first capital to launch new banking-as-a-service, FedNow offerings

Zūm Rails takes in first capital to launch new banking-as-a-service, FedNow offerings

Zūm Rails manages the flow of money by verifying a customer’s identity, linking directly with bank accounts and facilitating payments ...
Reddit’s upcoming IPO could reward its power users

Reddit’s upcoming IPO could reward its power users

On today’s episode, we’re talking about Reddit’s upcoming IPO (again), along with some impressive raises for edtech startup Loora, Bioptimus ...
This YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’

This YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’

Anyone who has ever tried to build or renovate a house knows the pain of obtaining construction permits. Challenges in ...
This YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’

This YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’

Anyone who has ever tried to build or renovate a house knows the pain of obtaining construction permits. Challenges in ...
Goldman Sachs bets on Simetrik’s automation tech for CFOs

Goldman Sachs bets on Simetrik’s automation tech for CFOs

Simetrik created the Simetrik Building Blocks, scalable and adaptable concepts based on no-code development and generative AI technologies. © 2024 ...
Clumio raises $75M to automate cloud data backup and recovery

Clumio raises $75M to automate cloud data backup and recovery

Clumio, a data backup and recovery provider for companies using the public cloud, has raised $75 million in a Series ...
MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania

MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania

The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $37 million is a capstone on the failed era of ...
Flipkart has weighed acquiring Google-backed instant delivery startup Dunzo

Flipkart has weighed acquiring Google-backed instant delivery startup Dunzo

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has held discussions in recent weeks about potentially acquiring Dunzo, the hyperlocal delivery startup backed by ...
Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund

Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund

Bluestein Ventures targets consumer-facing technology across the food supply chain like health and wellness, proprietary foodtech, commerce and digital technology.  ...
OpenBorder’s e-commerce software helps merchants access consumers around the world

OpenBorder’s e-commerce software helps merchants access consumers around the world

OpenBorder provides e-commerce merchants with instant access to the $2 trillion cross-border market through automation of certain logistical needs.  © ...
OpenBorder’s e-commerce software helps merchants access consumers around the world

OpenBorder’s e-commerce software helps merchants access consumers around the world

OpenBorder provides e-commerce merchants with instant access to the $2 trillion cross-border market through automation of certain logistical needs.  © ...
Partech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C

Partech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C

Partech has closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280 million ($300 million+), just one year after reaching ...
State of venture investments in India, according to Lightspeed

State of venture investments in India, according to Lightspeed

Over 150 investors, including Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek and Malaysia’s Khazanah, gathered at Mumbai’s five-star Trident Oberoi hotel on a ...