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Byju’s has discussed shutting down coding platform WhiteHat Jr Feb 23, 2023

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Byju’s is weighing whether to wind down WhiteHat Jr, a coding platform that it acquired over two years ago at an enterprise value of $300 million, as the edtech group looks to cut expenses and eliminate a business unit that has drawn considerable criticism to the firm.

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Scoot lands $12M to inject customization into videoconferencing Feb 23, 2023

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While much of the white-collar workforce has adjusted to the new norm of videoconferencing from home, that doesn’t mean that they — or their bosses — necessarily like it.

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Finch lands $40M to connect disparate HR systems with a single API Feb 22, 2023

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Finch, a platform that helps companies connect to various HR apps, services and systems, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures with participation from QED Investors, Altman Capital and PruVen Capital.

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Strive gets backing from Y Combinator to show kids that coding is fun Feb 22, 2023

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Strive is an online learning platform that teaches kids to code, but it wants to do more than just that.

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Accel, Square Peg back Chronicle’s tool for presentations that won’t put you to sleep Feb 21, 2023

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You would expect the co-founder of a startup that improves on traditional slide presentations to hate tools like PowerPoint.

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The entire fintech industry is not in distress – here’s who is hiring Feb 21, 2023

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With so many fintechs laying off staff, it can be easy to assume that the entire industry is in distress. But that’s not the case. In fact, some companies are finding opportunity in the masses of layoffs.

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Carbon Maps helps the food industry reduce their climate impact Feb 20, 2023

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Meet Carbon Maps, a new French startup that raised $4.3 million (€4 million) just a few weeks after its inception.

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Planetarians grabs $6M to get its plant-based protein into foodservice orbit Feb 20, 2023

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Planetarians' plant-based whole cuts of protein have a umami-like flavor and are made with two ingredients: the oil cakes and brewer's yeast.
Planetarians grabs $6M to get its plant-based protein into foodservice orbit by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks Feb 17, 2023

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Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network.

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Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center Feb 17, 2023

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CommandK, a startup offering a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed.

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