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Nodal connects hopeful parents with surrogates as reproductive freedom hangs in limbo Nov 07, 2024

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Many people who want to have children can’t, or shouldn’t, carry a pregnancy for a variety of reasons. Gestational surrogacy can be a great option for those individuals — if they can endure the lengthy wait times and afford to pay for the costly service.

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Research Grid raises $6.4M to automate clinical trial admin Nov 07, 2024

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Amber Hill spent 14 years as a medical researcher. She didn’t mind the work, but there was one thing she consistently hated: administrative tasks.

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Alan unveils AI health assistant for its 680,000 health insurance members Nov 06, 2024

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French tech startup Alan held a press conference this morning to announce three product updates. While it is better known as a health insurance company, the startup has always been trying to offer more than insurance coverage. It wants to build a super app for all things related to healthcare

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Datadog challenger Dash0 aims to dash observability bill shock Nov 06, 2024

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The end of zero-interest rates has driven companies to look for savings wherever they can, but one area continues to be a major budget drain. Observability — collecting and understanding data and systems — typically remains an organization’s second-highest cloud expenditure, right after cloud provisioning itself.

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CareYaya is enabling affordable home care by connecting healthcare students with elders Nov 05, 2024

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CareYaya, a platform that matches people who need caregivers with healthcare students, is working to disrupt the caregiving industry. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, is looking to enhance affordable in-home support, while also helping students prepare for their future healthcare careers.

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CoffeeSpace is a Hinge-like app that wants to help you find your co-founder Nov 05, 2024

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CoffeeSpace is on a mission to help people find partners for their startup ideas online. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, has launched a social networking app that matches people exploring startup ideas and looking for co-founders.

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Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes Nov 04, 2024

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Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill.

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Buddy.ai is using AI and gaming to help children learn English as a second language Nov 04, 2024

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In 2014, Ivan Crewkov moved his family from Serbia to the U.S. as his startup, Cubic.AI, was preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its smart speaker. A week before the campaign was supposed to go live, Amazon launched its Echo smart speaker, rendering Cubic.AI essentially dead in the water.

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Hummingbirds, a platform that connects local creators with brand campaigns in their area, raises $5.4M Nov 01, 2024

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Hummingbirds is a female-founded startup that connects hyperlocal content creators with locally-based brands that reward them for sharing products with their small and highly engaged communities via social media. The company announced Wednesday its latest funding round of $5.4 million, bringing the total amount raised to $10 million.

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MealMe, the startup integrating food ordering tech into apps, picks up $8M Nov 01, 2024

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MealMe, a unified API that embeds food and retail ordering into consumer apps and websites, announced on Thursday that it secured $8 million in Series A funding. The newly raised capital brings the total amount raised to $16 million. MealMe has undergone several changes since its launch in 2019. Initially,

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