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Feb 29, 2024 • 5min
Black Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity thesis undeterred by growing DEI backlash
Black Tech Nation Ventures launched in 2021 to address the funding gap for Black founders amid a wave of venture diversity initiatives after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 29, 2024 • 4min
Microsoft made a $16 million investment in Mistral AI
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Feb 28, 2024 • 4min
Writer’s latest models can generate text from images including charts and graphs
As generative AI continues to dominate the headlines, it’s hard sometimes to find actual working business use cases among the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 28, 2024 • 8min
Glean wants to beat ChatGPT at its own game — in the enterprise
GenAI has its issues. But if there’s one thing it excels at, it’s surfacing answers from vast pools of data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 27, 2024 • 4min
Shadowfax speeds ahead with $100M funding as instant delivery boom fuels growth
Shadowfax, one of the largest logistics service providers to hyper-local and on-demand delivery businesses in India, has raised $100 million in a new funding round as it clocks an yearly growth of over 35%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 27, 2024 • 4min
Consolidation continues in micromobility as Cooltra snaps up Cityscoot
Paris’ commercial court has accepted Cooltra’s offer to acquire Cityscoot. These two companies provide shared electric mopeds that you can unlock and ride to go from one place to another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 26, 2024 • 4min
Uber to explore travel ticketing with India’s open commerce network
Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-backed firm that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible across the South Asian nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 26, 2024 • 5min
Antler’s founder on its vertical AI bet in Southeast Asia
A growing roster of vertical AI startups is emerging in Southeast Asia to serve sectors ranging from seafood to finance. Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler recently made a bet on 37 of them, investing $5.1 million in total for pre-seed deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 23, 2024 • 4min
Locker organizes your shopping links into virtual wish lists and collages
After years of copying and pasting shopping links into spreadsheets and taking screenshots of products to share with her friends and family, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 23, 2024 • 4min
Singapore-based fintech Xalts acquires digital trade platform Contour Network
In a role reversal, Xalts, a Singapore fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has acquired Contour Network, a digital trade platform set up by eight major banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
