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Arc launches HireAI to make finding software developers easier May 26, 2023

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Arc, the jobs platform created especially for software developers looking for remote positions, wants to make recruitment easier with the launch of HireAI.

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Generation Prime launches to make fertility services more accessible in Asia May 25, 2023

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Generation Prime, a startup that wants to make IVF and other fertility services more accessible to patients in Asia, is launching its first two clinics in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.

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Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits May 25, 2023

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Daylight, an LGBTQ+ banking platform, is shutting down. Its operations will cease on June 30, according to embattled co-founder and CEO Rob Curtis.

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Episode Six raises $48M to streamline payment processes May 24, 2023

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Episode Six, a global payments and banking infrastructure provider, today announced that it raised $48 million in a Series C funding round led by Avenir with participation from Anthos Capital.

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Modular app-building platform Buildier.ai raises $250 million Series D funding May 24, 2023

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It was only recently that we reported Buildier.ai had signed a strategic collaboration with and undisclosed investment from Microsoft.

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Restaurant365 gobbles up $135M to supersize its software for the food service industry May 23, 2023

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The price of food continues to go up and up, but surprisingly that hasn’t (yet?) played out as pressure on the wider restaurant industry.

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With government backing, Ireland’s Elkstone closes first VC fund at $108M for early-stage startups May 22, 2023

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Yet another early-stage VC fund has closed in Europe this week, as Elkstone finalized a €100 million ($108 million) pot aimed at Irish startups.

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SoftBank rebrands Opportunity Fund, will invest $150 million in Black and Latino-led startups May 22, 2023

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The new fund hopes to deploy the $150 million within three years, and has appointed Paul Judge as its managing partner.

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Stability AI open sources its AI-powered design studio May 19, 2023

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Stability AI, the AI startup behind the text-to-image model Stable Diffusion, this week announced the release of StableStudio, an open source version of DreamStudio, Stability AI’s commercial AI-powered design suite.

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Union AI raises $19.1M Series A to simplify AI and data workflows with Flyte May 19, 2023

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Union AI, a Bellevue, Washington–based open source startup that helps businesses build and orchestrate their AI and data workflows with the help of a cloud-native automation platform, today announced that it has raised a $19.1 million Series A round from NEA and Nava Ventures.

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