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Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code
Finley helps companies taking out debt capital understand their loan agreements and better comply with terms and reporting requirements.
Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Identity management platform Saviynt secures $205M in debt, appoints new CEO
Showing that there’s real investor enthusiasm for identity management platforms, Saviynt, which enables companies to secure apps, data and infrastructure in a single platform, today announced that it raised $205 million in debt from AB Private Credit Investors’ Tech Capital Solutions group. Founder Sachin Nayyar, who returned to Saviynt as CEO this week alongside newly-appointed […]
Identity management platform Saviynt secures $205M in debt, appoints new CEO by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Would Baidu’s answer to ChatGPT make a difference?
Baidu, China’s top search engine provider and robotaxi developer, is apparently working on its own counterpart to ChatGPT. The news, first reported by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, sent Baidu’s stock price rising on Monday to reach its highest point since September. A spokesperson for Baidu declined to comment on the reports. But it […]
Would Baidu’s answer to ChatGPT make a difference? by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global
This January, Germany’s largest vaccine maker BioNTech announced that it had agreed to acquire Tunisian-born and London-headquartered AI startup InstaDeep for up to £562 million, including a performance-tied £200 million tranche investment. InstaDeep’s deal — subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the first half of this year — is quite intriguing, for […]
InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Air India To Use ‘Coruson’ Software For Safety Management
Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology
Even if insects don’t sound appealing to you, black soldier flies could play an essential role in the food chain in the coming years. In particular, these flies’ larvae can become an important source of proteins for livestock and fish. That’s why Entocycle is raising another $5 million in a Series A funding round led […]
Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Groupon cuts another 500 employees in the second round of layoffs
Groupon has laid off another 500 employees in a bid to cut costs, the company said in an SEC filing last week. The e-commerce company had cut 500 jobs — nearly 15% of its workforce then — previously in August 2022. The company said that this new set of layoffs will be spread across the […]
Groupon cuts another 500 employees in the second round of layoffs by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch