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8VC raises $880M in new fund that aims “to fix a broken world” Mar 02, 2023

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Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Jon Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund.

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StudentFinance nabs $41M to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs Mar 02, 2023

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StudentFinance, a European fintech that funds educational programs for individuals through so-called income share agreements, has raised €39 million ($41 million) in a Series A round of funding.

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E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B Mar 01, 2023

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Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has raised $30 million in pre-Series C financing just five months after announcing its $30 million Series B fundingÂ that was raised in September of last year.Â

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Cycle is a new product management hub that centralizes all customer feedback Mar 01, 2023

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Meet Cycle, a French startup that is building a collaboration tool for product managers where they can collect data from various tools, work on the next product iterations and close the feedback loop with the most engaged customers.

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Pagos raises $34M as the demand for ‘payment intelligence’ rises Feb 28, 2023

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With global digital payments revenue expected to reach $14.79 trillion by 2027, payment infrastructure has arguably never been more critical.

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Born of drone tech, InsureTech Flock raises $38M Series B to nudge commercial drivers towards safety Feb 28, 2023

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It’s only human nature. If you tell a driver their insurance premium will go down if they drive more safely, then – it turns out – they will probably drive more safely.

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Earthly wants to reinvent continuous integration to make it faster and cheaper Feb 27, 2023

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Continuous integration and continuous delivery, aka CI/CD, is a modern development concept where code is being constantly updated and delivered to a central repository, rather than waiting for a set of features to be completed and releasing it all at once. It’s a fairly recent construct, but Earthly Technologies, an early stage startup, believes that […]
Earthly wants to reinvent continuous integration to make it faster and cheaper by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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Source.ag raises $23M to raise the bar on raising crops with AI Feb 27, 2023

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Based in the Netherlands, blossoming agtech startup Source.ag has announced a $23 million Series A funding round to help grow its business, less than a year after its previous, $10 million round.

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Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time Feb 24, 2023

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Merchants can use Rebuy to create personalized shopping experiences for their customers through upsells, cross-sells and post-purchase follow-ups.
Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Trust & Will secures $15M after doubling revenue Feb 24, 2023

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Drafting a will and planning for what happens to your estate once you pass away is well, not exactly fun.

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