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‘Household restocking’ startup The Rounds uses tech and AI to make sustainable e-commerce profitable Oct 23, 2023

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The Rounds, a sustainable “household restocking” service, wants to prove that last-mile logistics can be done both efficiently and profitably.

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Citi inks deal with fintech Navan, says ‘not having to file an expense report is like nirvana’ Oct 23, 2023

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Expense management startup Navan has inked an exclusive deal with Citi that executives say will open its addressable market significantly.

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Warmly pivots from Zoom tool to directing warm leads to sales Oct 20, 2023

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When Warmly started a couple of years ago, people were meeting regularly in Zoom and the company provided a custom background and information about the participants.

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Statement, a cash flow management platform for enterprises, raises $12M Oct 20, 2023

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Statement, a startup developing a platform for enterprise cash flow management, today announced that it raised $12 million in seed funding.

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Passwordless authentication startup SecureW2 raises $80M from Insight Partners Oct 19, 2023

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Passwordless authentication offers a host of advantages over traditional pins, passphrases and passcodes.

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Stack Overflow cuts 28% of its staff Oct 19, 2023

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Developer community site Stack Overflow has laid off 28% of its staff, the Prosus-owned company announced Monday.

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Flanks grabs additional capital to automate wealth services in Europe Oct 18, 2023

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Flanks gathers global wealth data under one API so that clients can have a complete view of their investment portfolio in real time and make more intelligent investment decisions.

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AI-generating music app Riffusion turns viral success into $4M in funding Oct 18, 2023

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Nearly a year ago, developers Seth Forsgren and Hayk Martiros released a hobby project called Riffusion that could generate music using not audio but images of audio.

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Reality Defender raises $15M to detect text, video and image deepfakes Oct 17, 2023

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Reality Defender, one of several startups developing tools to attempt to detect deepfakes and other AI-generated content, today announced that it raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by DCVC.

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Accessercise’s app makes it easier for people with disabilities to exercise Oct 17, 2023

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Accessercise, which developed a fitness app for people who want to exercise despite their disabilities, was one of the Startup Battlefield 200 finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.

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