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Mar 17, 2023 • 6min
Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration
Code editors are complex and demanding pieces of software, but from a business standpoint, they’re notoriously difficult to monetize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 16, 2023 • 5min
ADIA invests $500 million in Lenskart
Lenskart has signed a definitive agreement to raise $500 million from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, they said Wednesday, at the height of the market slump as the Indian eyewear retailer bulks up its offerings and scales to international markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 16, 2023 • 5min
LexxPluss expands into US with its warehouse robots
When Masaya Aso worked on autonomous driving technology at Bosch in Japan and Germany, he realized that “many tasks were still manual as over 85% of warehouses have almost no automation at all.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 15, 2023 • 4min
Medwing, a recruitment marketplace for Europe’s healthcare workforce, raises $47M
Medwing, a European startup building a recruitment marketplace for healthcare workers, has raised €44 million ($47 million) in a Series C round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 15, 2023 • 5min
AG5 throws a lifeline to a manufacturing industry drowning in spreadsheets
You’d think that an industry like manufacturing had its own software stack, but in a lot of cases, a huge amount of getting-things-made is managed through Excel spreadsheets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 14, 2023 • 6min
Cloud security vendor Mitiga lands $45M, valuing the company at over $100M
Companies moved en masse to the cloud during the pandemic, under pressure to digitally transform. According to a 2021 survey from O’Reilly, cloud adoption steadily rose across industries, with 90% of organizations using cloud computing compared to 88% in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 14, 2023 • 6min
Deel makes over $120M of its own cash available to support customers affected by SVB crisis
Global payroll provider Deel plans to provide $120 million of its own cash off its balance sheet to support startups’ payroll operations in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank shutting down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 13, 2023 • 4min
After SVB failure, regulators close crypto-friendly bank Signature Bank
Signature Bank is the second casualty of the ongoing banking crisis in the U.S. The New York-based financial institution stopped operating abruptly on Sunday — customers will be made whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 13, 2023 • 5min
Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, raises $9M
Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, has announced $9 million in Series A funding led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 10, 2023 • 6min
Synctera raises $15M to help companies launch embedded banking products in Canada
Synctera, a banking-as-a-service startup, has raised an additional $15 million as it expands into Canada. NAventures, the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada, led the financing, which brings Synctera’s total raised to $60 million since its June 2020 inception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
