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U.K. Alt-Lender DueCourse Falls Into Administration

U.K. Alt-Lender DueCourse Falls Into Administration
U.K. Alt-Lender DueCourse Falls Into Administration
August 01, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Less than a year after raising venture capital, U.K.-based alternative finance company DueCourse has reportedly gone into administration. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Facebook Buys AI Startup Ozlo For Messenger
Facebook Buys AI Startup Ozlo For Messenger
August 01, 2017  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook, the social media giant, has acquired Ozlo, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) tech startup, in an effort to build out its personal assistant...

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Toast Raises $101M In VC Funding; To Hire 1,000 Workers
Toast Raises $101M In VC Funding; To Hire 1,000 Workers
July 27, 2017  |  Investments

Toast, a Boston tech startup that develops point-of-sale software for restaurants, raised $101 million in a venture capital (VC) funding round. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Acquires Startup Graphiq To Help Improve Alexa
Amazon Acquires Startup Graphiq To Help Improve Alexa
July 21, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon has acquired Graphiq, Inc., a data analysis and search engine startup, to help improve its Alexa virtual assistant and other services. Get the Full Story...

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Awake Security, Cybersecurity Startup, Launches With $31M
Awake Security, Cybersecurity Startup, Launches With $31M
July 18, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Awake Security announced news on Monday (July 17) that it has closed more than $30 million in funding from venture capital (VC) firms Greylock Partners...

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Uber Acquihires Social Product Developer Swipe Labs To Work On Driver App
Uber Acquihires Social Product Developer Swipe Labs To Work On Driver App
July 17, 2017  |  Partnerships

Uber has acqui-hired Swipe Labs, the social product studio run by Marwan Roushdy, to help the company further develop its driver app. Get the Full...

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Peeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
Peeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
July 05, 2017  |  What's Hot

Finding nearby friends through an online platform became a lot easier when Snapchat unveiled its Snap Map offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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In India, Fund Takes Shape In Hunt For Tech Unicorns
In India, Fund Takes Shape In Hunt For Tech Unicorns
July 04, 2017  |  Startups

In the quest for the fabled unicorn, the tech kind, a new VC fund is taking shape. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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