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Multiverse, the apprenticeship unicorn, acquires Searchlight to put a focus on AI Apr 10, 2024

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Multiverse, the U.K. unicorn that builds apprenticeship programs for people to learn technology skills while on the job, has made an acquisition as it aims to skill up itself.

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Sprinto raises $20M to bring automation to security compliance management Apr 10, 2024

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Sprinto, a startup offering a security compliance and risk platform, has raised $20 million in new investment led by Accel.

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Coalesce raises more cash to transform data for Snowflake customers Apr 09, 2024

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Coalesce offers a platform that standardizes data while automating the more repetitive, mundane data transformation processes.

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DataStax acquires the startup behind low-code AI builder Langflow Apr 09, 2024

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DataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is squarely on using its database chops to build a “one-stop GenAI stack.”

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Belgian computer vision startup Robovision eyes U.S. expansion to address labor shortages Apr 08, 2024

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Robovision has raised $42M to industrialize deep learning tools and make them more accessible to businesses that are not tech companies at their core.

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Varda Space’s orbital drug factory success fuels $90M in new funding Apr 08, 2024

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Varda Space Industries has closed a massive tranche of funding just weeks after its first drug manufacturing capsule returned from orbit.

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Retro, an actually good photo-sharing app for BFFs, launches collaborative journals Apr 06, 2024

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As big social apps are optimizing for maximum engagement using algorithmic feeds and personalized content recommendations, Retro wants to go in the opposite direction.

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Jobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented founders Apr 05, 2024

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Two years ago, Jobs for the Future, a non-profit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm, JFFVentures, to back innovative employment tech.

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Hailo lands $120 million to keep battling Nvidia as most AI chip startups struggle Apr 04, 2024

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The funding climate for AI chip startups, once as sunny as a mid-July day, is beginning to cloud over as Nvidia asserts its dominance.

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Full Glass Wine raises $14M to continue acquiring DTC wine marketplaces, buys Bright Cellars Apr 04, 2024

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Full Glass Wine, a brand acquisition management startup that specializes in acquiring wine marketplaces, has raised $14 million in a Series A round.

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