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Jun 16, 2022 • 5min
Edtech company Pok Pok raises $3M to expand its digital play experiences for kids
Pok Pok, a Toronto-based edtech company, has announced that it raised $3 million in seed funding to expand its play-based learning experiences for kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2022 • 5min
Cube, which wants to help finance teams plan better and faster, lands $30M after seeing 400% ARR growth
Cube, a startup that wants to help companies “plan their financial future,” has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Battery Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2022 • 5min
Onymos raises $12M to provide plug-in features for apps
Onymos, a “feature-as-a-service” platform for app development, today announced that it closed a $12 million Series A round led by Great Point Ventures with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures, Engineering Capital, and Industry Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 14, 2022 • 3min
EV SPAC Faraday Future now has the attention of the DOJ
Amid an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into inaccurate statements to investors, Faraday Future has received a preliminary request for information from the U.S. Department of Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 14, 2022 • 5min
Boulder Care takes in funding as its opioid telehealth program yields industry-leading retention rates
The company is serving several thousand patients and growing its footprint as a value-add employee benefit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 13, 2022 • 6min
Charm Therapeutics applies AI to complex protein interactions, locking down $50M A round
The world of AI-powered drug discovery keeps expanding as the capabilities of machine learning grow. One approach that seemed unthinkable just a few years ago is simulating the complicated interplays of two interlocking molecules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 13, 2022 • 6min
Maze raises $40M to help facilitate software product research
Product research generally involves determining whether an idea for a new product might be successful and how to best develop and sell that product. It’s a straightforward process, in theory, but the basic definition belies the barriers that can crop up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 10, 2022 • 4min
Luminai (formerly DigitalBrain) gets $16M investment for customer support RPA-like tool
The founders of DigitalBrain have quite a back story, a pair of immigrants living in a hacker house in San Francisco, the two paid bills for a time by competing at hackathons and winning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 10, 2022 • 6min
HYCU locks down additional funding to grow its cloud data protection business
Hybrid Cloud Up Time (HYCU), a self-described “backup-as-a-service” company for customers managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments, today announced that it raised $53 million in a “majority equity” Series B round led by Acrew Capital with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Atlassian Ventures, and Cisco Investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 9, 2022 • 4min
TestBox nabs $10M seed to expand platform for software purchase testing
TestBox, an early stage startup, has a goal of making it easier to test software you want to purchase in your own environment. What’s more, it comes pre-populated with synthetic data that is similar to yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
