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Wonder Dynamics raises $2.5M seed to equip indie filmmakers with AI-powered VFX Apr 12, 2021

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Practically every film production these days needs some kind of visual effects work, but independent creators often lack the cash or expertise to get that top-shelf CG.

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Elior acquires food delivery startup Nestor Apr 12, 2021

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Corporate catering company Elior has acquired French startup Nestor for an undisclosed amount. Nestor originally started with a simple idea to differentiate itself from food delivery giants, such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and others. Every day, the startup offered a single menu for lunch.

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Vybe raises $2.9 million for its challenger bank for teens Apr 09, 2021

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French startup Vybe has raised a $2.9 million funding round (€2.4 million) to build a challenger bank for teens. The company is currently testing its product with a soft launch. Users get a Mastercard payment card paired with an e-wallet.

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Realworld raises $3.4M to help Gen Z navigate adulthood Apr 09, 2021

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Realworld has a big vision — founder and CEO Genevieve Ryan Bellaire told me her goal is “simplifying adulthood.” And the New York startup has raised $3.4 million in seed funding to make it happen. Apparently that’s something Ballaire struggled with herself in her early twenties. Despite being a lawyer with an MBA, she said […]

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Spend management startup Ramp confirms $115M raise at a $1.6B valuation Apr 08, 2021

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This morning, Ramp, which provides corporate cards and spend management software, announced that it has closed $115 million across two investments, the latter of which valued the company at $1.6 billion. The Information first reported that Ramp was raising new capital.

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Authentic Artists is building virtual, AI-powered musicians Apr 08, 2021

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Chris McGarry, who previously led music integration at Facebook’s Oculus, is taking a new approach to bringing music into the virtual world with his startup Authentic Artists. McGarry pointed to virtual celebrities like Lil Miquela and virtual concerts like Travis Scott’s giant event in Fortnite as setting the stage for Authentic Artists. In a sense, […]

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Plaid raises $425M Series D from Altimeter as it charts a post-Visa future Apr 07, 2021

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Plaid, a unicorn that helps connect consumers’ bank accounts to financial applications, has raised a $425 million Series D, it announced this morning. TechCrunch understands that the new capital infusion, led by Altimeter Capital, values the company at around $13.4 billion.

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Aporia raises $5M for its AI observability platform Apr 07, 2021

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Machine learning (ML) models are only as good as the data you feed them. That’s true during training, but also once a model is put in production.

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Hipmunk’s founders launch Flight Penguin to bring back Hipmunk-style flight search Apr 06, 2021

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Hipmunk’s founders are building a successor to their now-defunct flight search service. The startup was acquired by SAP-owned travel and expense platform Concur in 2016, and its CEO Adam Goldstein departed in 2018.

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ConductorOne raises $5M in seed round led by Accel to automate your access requests Apr 06, 2021

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Over the course of their careers, Alex Bovee and Paul Querna realized that while the use of SaaS apps and cloud infrastructure was exploding, the process to give employees permission to use them was not keeping up. The pair led Zero Trust strategies and products at Okta, and could see the problem firsthand. For the […]

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