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UK-based early-stage media technology venture capital firm GMG Ventures has rebranded to Mercuri. It has also raised £50 million ($81.35 million) for its second fund led by British Business Bank, through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, to back startups using artificial intelligence to reinvent traditional media models. Other investors in the latest fund include The […]

UK’s early-stage media tech VC GMG Ventures rebrands to Mercuri, closes £50M fund by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon has begun rolling out its custom electric delivery vans from Rivian in Europe, the e-commerce giant said Monday. This will be Rivian’s first commercial shipment of vans outside the United States. The first tranche of 300 vans will be seen on streets in Munich, Berlin and Dusseldorf in the coming weeks. Amazon already has […]

Rivian delivers first electric vans to Amazon in Europe by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Kenyan e-health startup MyDawa has raised $20 million funding from private equity investor Alta Semper Capital, to expand its regional reach and product offerings with the aim of becoming an all-in-one health platform for users. MyDawa, which launched in 2016, has diversified from an e-pharmacy to include online and in-person consultations, and laboratory services at […]

Kenya’s MyDawa aims to be an all-in-one health platform backed by $20 million funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

M&A and consolidation continue to be major themes in the tech world as companies look for their next steps in a tight market. That’s a trend impacting not just startups and larger tech companies, but the firms that work closely with them. In the latest development, HappyFunCorp — a product engineering house that designs and builds […]

Tiny acquires HappyFunCorp, the prolific firm that’s built apps for Twitter, Amazon and more, for $30M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

AI technology has emerged as a transformative force, revolutionizing almost every industry. However, the question remains: can global businesses fully rely on AI for translation?

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Trying to close a Series B in 2023? Read this first. by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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