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Oct 27, 2021 • 5min
Truepill’s latest funding boosts valuation to $1.6B as it works on B2B side of healthcare
The new funding represents a “hyper growth moment” for the company, which is in position to bring in some $300 million in revenue this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 27, 2021 • 5min
Speechmatics pushes forward recognition of accented English
Speech recognition has gone from convenient to crucial over the last few years as smart speakers and driving assist modes have taken off — but not everyone’s voice is recognized equally well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2021 • 5min
Market demand for cybersecurity products helps Devo raise $250M at unicorn valuation
Devo, a Boston-area startup focused on log management and cybersecurity, announced this morning that it has closed a $250 million round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2021 • 5min
Heart to Heart raises $750K to bring sweet, sweet flirtation to your ear-holes
Radio has long been described as the most intimate of media. Quips about putting radio on the internet aside, the persistent popularity of podcasting and the cockamamie climb of Clubhouse shows that audio-based platforms will continue to echo around the upper echelons of the ecosystem for a while yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2021 • 5min
Routine is a new productivity app that combines task management and notes
Meet Routine, a new startup working on a productivity tool that should help you manage your work day more efficiently. It’s a brand new take on to-do lists as it combines both tasks, non-actionable notes and a daily planner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2021 • 6min
Citcon raises $30M to make paying with mobile wallets ‘as easy as paying with a credit card’
Citcon, a mobile wallet payment provider, has closed on $30 million in funding in a Series C round co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Cota Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2021 • 4min
Audit Sight takes on new capital to eliminate all of the back and forth between auditors, companies
The company intends to build out several SaaS applications and is poised to roll out its first two modules for revenue and accounts receivables by the end of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2021 • 6min
AirGarage, a full-stack parking operator, raises $12.5M in round led by a16z
Parking can often feel almost laughably old-fashioned, with some lots still hiring an attendant to collect fees and check for valid tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 21, 2021 • 3min
Customer engagement platform Batch raises $23 million after years of bootstrapping
If you’ve been working in the French tech ecosystem, you may remember a startup called AppGratis. The app discovery and promotion startup basically had to stop operating overnight following a long and nasty fight with Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 21, 2021 • 3min
SoftBank-backed Flock Freight is the freight industry’s newest unicorn
The global shipping and freight industry has never been more in the spotlight, as the pandemic and other disruptions have led to enormous supply chain bottlenecks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
