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RPA Supervisor lands cash to help companies manage their various RPA platforms Jul 27, 2022

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Proving that there’s room in the robotic process automation (RPA) market for another vendor, RPA Supervisor today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Dawn Capital with participation from S16vc and existing investor MMC Ventures.

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Can a baby’s cry identify neurological disorders? Ubenwa says ‘yes’ Jul 27, 2022

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When Charles Onu’ cousin was both born with birth asphyxia and later developed a hearing condition, the seed for Ubenwa, an audio biometric company geared at identifying neurological disorders in infants, was also planted.Â Onu, CEO and co-founder, said he hopes Ubenwa will change the way physicians provide care to infants.Â

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Insightly helps engineering teams increase productivity and reduce burnout Jul 26, 2022

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Insightly Analytics helps engineering teams stop problems before they happen, like slow release cycles, bottlenecks and uneven workload distribution that can lead to employee burnout.

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World Fund joins $128M bet that quantum can deliver climate breakthroughs Jul 26, 2022

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World Fund, a newcomer in climate-VC land, is taking the lead in a $128 million round for IQM, with hopes the Finnish quantum computing company will one day deliver carbon cuts by the megatonne.

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TomoCredit raises $22M at a $222M valuation toward its goal of making credit scores ‘obselete’ Jul 25, 2022

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When Kristy KimÂ started TomoCredit in early 2019, she was on a mission to help international students more easily obtain credit.

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia Jul 25, 2022

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“Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) startups have gained traction by targeting consumers, but BNPLs for businesses are also starting to take off.

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Agility’s next Digit robot will have a face and hands Jul 22, 2022

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Digit, the bipedal robot developed by Agility Robotics, will continue to evolve and improve, including the addition of a head and some digits of its very own.

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Observability startup Better Stack lands $18.86M in new cash Jul 22, 2022

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In the software industry, observability tools provide businesses insights on the health of their production apps. At best, observability tools can flag when apps are performing under par and help identify the root causes of issues. But rarely is it this simple.

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15Five, a pioneer in talent management HR tech, raises $52M to boost its own performance Jul 21, 2022

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15Five — an early mover in the world of building technology to help motivate teams, and to improve performance management for execs overseeing those teams — has raised $52 million in a round of growth funding that it will be using to expand its own performance.

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Casavo, an Opendoor-style proptech from Italy, raises $410M to expand its instant buyer platform across Europe Jul 21, 2022

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Opendoor opened the door, so to speak, to the idea of applying technology to the concept of house flipping to both scale the opportunity and make it considerably more efficient.

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