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Truepill’s latest funding boosts valuation to $1.6B as it works on B2B side of healthcare Oct 27, 2021

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The new funding represents a “hyper growth moment” for the company, which is in position to bring in some $300 million in revenue this year.

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Speechmatics pushes forward recognition of accented English Oct 27, 2021

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Speech recognition has gone from convenient to crucial over the last few years as smart speakers and driving assist modes have taken off — but not everyone’s voice is recognized equally well.

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Market demand for cybersecurity products helps Devo raise $250M at unicorn valuation Oct 26, 2021

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Devo, a Boston-area startup focused on log management and cybersecurity, announced this morning that it has closed a $250 million round of funding.

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Heart to Heart raises $750K to bring sweet, sweet flirtation to your ear-holes Oct 26, 2021

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Radio has long been described as the most intimate of media. Quips about putting radio on the internet aside, the persistent popularity of podcasting and the cockamamie climb of Clubhouse shows that audio-based platforms will continue to echo around the upper echelons of the ecosystem for a while yet.

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Routine is a new productivity app that combines task management and notes Oct 25, 2021

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Meet Routine, a new startup working on a productivity tool that should help you manage your work day more efficiently. It’s a brand new take on to-do lists as it combines both tasks, non-actionable notes and a daily planner.

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Citcon raises $30M to make paying with mobile wallets ‘as easy as paying with a credit card’ Oct 25, 2021

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Citcon, a mobile wallet payment provider, has closed on $30 million in funding in a Series C round co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Cota Capital.Â

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Audit Sight takes on new capital to eliminate all of the back and forth between auditors, companies Oct 22, 2021

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The company intends to build out several SaaS applications and is poised to roll out its first two modules for revenue and accounts receivables by the end of the year.

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AirGarage, a full-stack parking operator, raises $12.5M in round led by a16z Oct 22, 2021

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Parking can often feel almost laughably old-fashioned, with some lots still hiring an attendant to collect fees and check for valid tickets.

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Customer engagement platform Batch raises $23 million after years of bootstrapping Oct 21, 2021

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If you’ve been working in the French tech ecosystem, you may remember a startup called AppGratis. The app discovery and promotion startup basically had to stop operating overnight following a long and nasty fight with Apple.

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SoftBank-backed Flock Freight is the freight industry’s newest unicorn Oct 21, 2021

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The global shipping and freight industry has never been more in the spotlight, as the pandemic and other disruptions have led to enormous supply chain bottlenecks.

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