When it comes to how humans communicate with each other or with machines, voice is a major interface, with growth in the latter fuelled by the rise of artificial intelligence, faster computing technology and an explosion of new devices — some of which only, or primarily,...
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December 5, 2018 albert
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ServiceTitan, a startup out of Glendale, CA that has built a software platform for home services businesses — in areas like air conditioning, plumbing and electrical repairs — to manage their work, has raised $ 165 million in what it claims is the “largest software...
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November 14, 2018 albert
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Truphone — a UK startup that provides global mobile voice and data services by way of an eSIM model for phones, tablets and IoT devices — said that it has raised another £18 million ($ 23.7 million) in funding; additionally securing £36 million ($ 47...
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October 15, 2018 albert
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Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week TechCrunch’s Matthew Lynley and Crunchbase News’s Alex Wilhelm were joined by Jyoti Bansal, the founder of AppDynamics and a partner at Unusual Ventures, among other startup work. Our...
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August 3, 2018 albert
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Carro, an automotive classifieds service and car financing startup based in Singapore, has closed a $ 60 million Series B round to scale its business in Southeast Asia. The deal was co-led by SoftBank Ventures Korea, Insignia Ventures — the firm from ex-Sequoia Asia partner...
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May 14, 2018 albert
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Chinese startup Tantan, which is probably most comparable to Tinder, has raised $ 70 million in new capital as it looks to monetize its business for the first time and explore overseas expansion options. Three-year-old Tantan claims 60 million ‘validated’ users — i.e. not fake...
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June 22, 2017 albert
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Today, The Dallas Business Journal is reporting that ModoPayments completed a $ 2 Million funding round by a group of individual angels that includes Tim Keith, John Beletic, and Jay Kassing among others. We first reported on ModoPayments way back in 2011 but a lot...
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