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Paymob, started by three college friends, lands another $22 million and is profitable in Egypt Sep 12, 2024

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Paymob has evolved into an omnichannel gateway offering over 50 methods for offline and online payments to more than 350,000+ merchants.

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Atomico backs Tem to help businesses buy renewable energy directly from sources Sep 12, 2024

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Tem wants to do for utilities what neobanks have done for the financial sector: disrupt an industry using tech, streamline it, and cut out the middlemen.

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Qualifyze swallows $54M to improve pharmaceutical supply chains Sep 11, 2024

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In the world of pharmaceuticals, companies aim to operate under GMP guidelines — a set of production and manufacturing measures to assure standards for medicinal products. But too often, the reality is anything but that. “Officially, GMP stands for ‘Good Manufacturing Practices,’” said Dr. David Schneider, the founder and CEO of Qualifyze.

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Neurode wants to treat and track ADHD symptoms through a wearable headband Sep 11, 2024

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects more than 366 million adults globally, according to a 2020 study, but beyond medicating with stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin, there are few alternatives for people who suffer from the disorder. Therapy, education, and lifestyle changes are usually also advised, but those avenues can prove difficult as well.

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Sunamp’s thermal battery uses a chemical found in salt-and-vinegar potato chips Sep 10, 2024

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The startup has devised a durable way to store solar power as heat that can then be used for household heating or hot water.

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The coolest startup in the Bay Area is a baseball team called the Oakland Ballers Sep 10, 2024

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This year, the B’s made their debut in the Pioneer League, a professional baseball organization that’s partnered with the MLB, but unlike the minor leagues, it’s not tied to any existing MLB teams.

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All Hands AI raises $5M to build open source agents for developers Sep 09, 2024

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As with many open source startups, All Hands AI expects to monetize its service by offering paid, closed-source enterprise features.

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Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services Sep 09, 2024

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The new business-to-business division is a bet on what co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe thinks is the future of mobility.

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Reonic raises €13 million to help small installers of green tech like heat pumps and solar panels Sep 06, 2024

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European regulators are pushing hard for greener energy. The REPowerEU plan calls for 10 million additional heat pumps to be added by 2027, and solar panels are also on the rise. But most installations are done by small businesses that could be more productive with better work processes.

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As remote working keeps rolling, Oyster raises $59M Series D at $1.2B valuation Sep 06, 2024

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No one is putting the remote working genie back in the bottle. Which is good news for Oyster, a payroll and HR platform that specializes in distributed workforces – or “global employment” as its marketing paints it

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