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Maolac pours new funding into superfood mimicking breast milk health benefits Jul 06, 2022

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The company identifies and extracts functional proteins from bovine colostrum and uses them to make milk protein mixtures that could be used for different immune-boosting applications.

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AI-powered photo stock startup Wirestock lands partnership with Getty Images Jul 05, 2022

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As a stock photographer, taking great photos is often only just a tiny part of the job. To run a successful business, keywording, categorizing, captioning, and all the other admin that goes with it can take up almost as much time. That’s the problem Wirestock is solving, and the company just landed an important deal […]

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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful Jul 05, 2022

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Consumer packaged goods companies — think PepsiCo or Nabisco — face steep challenges from the rising cost of living and distribution. As inflation continues unabated, consumers’ disposable income isn’t going as far as it used to while products are becoming more expensive to ship. The pressure is on businesses to place their bets on the […]

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Short video app Triller confidentially files to go public Jul 04, 2022

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TikTok rival Triller has confidentially submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission paperwork for an initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The announcement comes as the company ended its $5 billion merger with video-tech company SeaChange International two weeks ago. Similar to TikTok, Triller allows users to create and share short-form […]

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Visby Medical tests positive for a Series E extension at $1B+ valuation Jul 04, 2022

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Medical diagnostics company Visby Medical raised $100 million in a Series E round earlier this year.

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Promoted grabs more funding to help e-commerce marketplaces achieve profitability Jul 01, 2022

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For many marketplaces, those search, recommendation and ad functions are typically siloed, but Promoted has them all under one umbrella.

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April taps AI to help personalize and autofill tax filings Jul 01, 2022

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Most Americans dread doing their taxes. Surveys show as much. But as many as 40% rely on money from tax refunds to satisfy some financial obligation.

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Marketing automation startup Rocket Reach nabs $24M for expansion Jun 30, 2022

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Retail Rocket, a retention management platform for brands, today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series A round led by Cyprus-based private equity fund Flintera.

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Nautical Commerce sails away with new funding to bring marketplace tech to the masses Jun 30, 2022

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The company is boiling down the time it takes for businesses to create an e-commerce marketplace from two to three years to about 90 days.

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Walmart is acquiring Memomi, an AR startup powering virtual try-on for eyewear Jun 29, 2022

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Walmart is expanding its array of virtual try-on services for shoppers with today’s news that it’s planning to acquire Memomi, an AR optical tech company and current Walmart partner offering virtual try-on experience for eyewear.

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