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Mavenoid raises $8M Series A to apply AI to technical product support
Mavenoid, a startup founded in Stockholm that helps companies scale tech-focused product support via an AI-powered chatbot, has raised $8…
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Alipay owner Ant Financial takes minority stake in Klarna
Some big moves in the payments platform space: Ant Financial Group, the owner of China’s Alipay payment platform has announced…
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Five, the self-driving startup, raises $41M and pivots into B2B, away from building its own fleet
We are still years away from a time when fully-autonomous cars will be able to drive us from A to…
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RTP Global outs new $650M early-stage fund to back tech in US, Europe, India and South-East Asia
RTP Global, the VC firm founded by Russian entrepreneur and investor Leonid Boguslavsky, is announcing a new $650 million fund…
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MWM raises $55.9 million after generating 400 million music app downloads
Popular music app publisher MWM has raised a $55.9 million (€50 million) funding round. Blisce/ is leading the round with…
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Sonantic scores €2.3M funding to bring ‘human-quality’ artificial voices to games
Sonantic, a U.K. startup that has developed “human-quality” artificial voice technology for the games and entertainment industry, has raised €2.3…
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Google, Toyota invest in WhereIsMyTransport to map transport in emerging cities
In emerging markets, up to 80% of the population may have to rely on informally-run public transport to get around.…
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Fear and liability in algorithmic hiring
It would be a foolish U.S. business that tried to sell chlorine-washed chicken in Europe — a region where very…
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