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Anecdotes lands $25M to expand its governance, risk management and compliance business Jan 09, 2024

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Governance, risk management and compliance — GRC for short — remains one of the most active startup areas in terms of VC investments.

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Nabla raises another $24 million for its AI assistant for doctors Jan 09, 2024

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Paris-based startup Nabla just announced that it has raised a $24 million Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation, with participation from ZEBOX Ventures — the corporate VC fund of CMA CGM.

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This app lets cafes and coffee shops charge to use the bathroom Jan 08, 2024

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Thanks to bans on pay toilets dating back to the 1970s, folks in the U.S. have become accustomed to enjoying free public restroom access pretty much anywhere their travels take them.

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Peak XV-backed MobiKwik seeks to raise $84 million in India IPO Jan 06, 2024

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Indian financial services startup MobiKwik seeks to raise about $84.2 million through issue of new shares in an initial public offering in the home market.

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EV startup Fisker struggling to meet internal sales goals, documents show Jan 05, 2024

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Fisker remains far from meeting CEO and founder Henrik Fisker’s publicly-stated goal of delivering 300 electric SUVs per day globally

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AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $70M Jan 05, 2024

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As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going up against competitors with billions upon billions of users.

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Intel spins out a new enterprise-focused gen AI software company Jan 04, 2024

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Intel, intent on making bigger moves in the market for AI-powered enterprise software, is spinning out a new platform company with the backing of Boca Raton, Florida-based asset manager and investor DigitalBridge.

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Short-term rental provider Frontdesk lays off entire staff, on the verge of shutting down Jan 04, 2024

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Another proptech startup has run into trouble.

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Former Anthemis partner soft-launches new fintech-focused venture firm Jan 03, 2024

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Ruth Foxe Blader has left her role as partner at Anthemis Group after nearly seven years to start her own venture firm, Foxe Capital, TechCrunch learned exclusively today.

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Tesla’s cheapest cars helped it notch another record year Jan 03, 2024

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Tesla shipped a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter to help it edge out its targets for the year.

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