Venture firms form alliance to standardize data collection
Seven firms so far have signed on to standardize the way data is collected and shared.
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The Robinhood founder who might just revolutionize energy, if he succeeds
Baiju Bhatt is building something the space industry has largely dismissed, and it might be more groundbreaking than anyone realizes. When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next move: launching a space company built around tech that […]
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Alkira connects with $100M for a solution that connects your clouds
As cloud adoption continues to surge towards the $1 trillion mark in annual spend, we’re seeing a wave of enterprise startups gaining traction with customers and investors for tools to help manage that usage. In the latest development, a startup called Alkira has raised $100 million for “network infrastructure as a service”, which lets users […]
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For 9 Days Only, This Grade-A Refurbished iPad Is Just $155
Get a mobile workstation with 32GB of storage space and a nearly 10″ screen.
Orange Charger thinks a $750 outlet will solve EV charging for apartment dwellers
Charging has long been the Achilles’ heel of electric vehicles. One startup thinks it has a better way for apartment dwelling EV drivers to charge overnight.
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Embedded accounting startup Layer secures $2.3M toward goal of replacing Quickbooks
So did investors laugh them out of the room when they explained how they wanted to replace Quickbooks? Kind of.
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Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms
While an increasing number of companies are investing in AI, many are struggling to get AI-powered projects into production — much less delivering meaningful ROI. The challenges are many. But a commonly recurring one is data management. The data that companies need to train, run and fine-tune AI models is disorganized, siloed, and otherwise unoptimized. […]
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If You Want Funding, These Are the Financial Reports VCs Need to See
When you’re trying to attract new investors, there are several financial reports and metrics you’ll need to have ready before you have a chance at potential funding. As the CEO of a venture capital firm and investment group, here’s what you need for the best pitch.
Meet PayHOA, a profitable and once-bootstrapped SaaS startup that just landed a $27.5M Series A
PayHOA, a previously bootstrapped Kentucky-based startup that offers software for self-managed homeowner associations (HOAs), is an example of how real-world problems can translate into opportunity. It just raised a $27.5 million Series A round in an environment where nearly $30 million Series A rounds are no longer common. PayHOA founder and CEO Mike Bollinger has […]
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Restaurant365 orders in $175M at a $1B+ valuation to supersize its food service software stack
The restaurant industry in the U.S. is expected to pass $1 trillion in sales for the first time this year, despite wider economic pressures on consumers. Now Restaurant365, a startup building tech to manage those businesses, has raised a hot round of $175 million to capitalize on that growth. The funding is being led by […]
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Portuguese VC firm Shilling launches €50M opportunity fund to back growth-stage startups
Venture firm Shilling has launched a €50M fund to support growth-stage startups in its own portfolio and to invest in startups everywhere else.
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