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DeepScribe, which automates medical record transcription and digitization for doctors, raises a $30M Series A led by Index Ventures
Transcarent, an app-based medical concierge service for businesses, raises a $200M Series C led by Kinnevik and Human Capital, sources say at a $1.62B valuation
Labelbox, which offers data annotation and labeling software, raises a $110M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2; CEO says Labelbox is "basically a unicorn"
New York City will make it mandatory for companies to post salaries on job ads
Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda issues a New Year's Letter indicating the company will pursue blockchain games and NFTs in 2022
Profile of Airbnb's technical co-founder Nate Blecharczyk, often tasked with the company's trickiest projects, like giving away $250M to 4M hosts in 2020
Retool, a low-code tool for creating enterprise apps, raises a $20M Series C from Stripe founders and others at a $1.85B pre-money valuation
BandLab, a Singapore-based music creation platform letting artists collaborate and engage with fans, raises a $53M Series B at a $303M post-money valuation
Corellium, which makes Android and iOS virtualization software, over which it is being sued by Apple, raises a $25M Series A from Cisco Investments and others
Cerebral, an app-based mental health service provider that recently raised $300M at a $4.8B valuation, has made some staff health insurance contingent on quotas
Sources: dbt Labs, which develops an open source data analytics tool, is in talks to raise a Series D at a $6B valuation, following a $1.5B valuation in June
Australian Tech Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes Saving The Planet Through Philanthropy, Investments
Cher Scarlett, a leader of #AppleToo, says she is no longer withdrawing her NLRB complaint against Apple after it failed to execute a settlement in good faith
Claroty, which protects industrial systems from "cyber-physical" attacks, raises $400M led by Vision Fund 2 and others, source says at a ~$2B valuation
Anyscale, which helps apps run efficiently across distributed infrastructure with the Ray open source framework, raises $100M Series C led by a16z and Addition
100 Thieves, which manages professional esports teams and around 15 video game streamers, raises a $60M Series C at a $460M valuation
The Facebook Papers offer glimpses into how users perceive Meta's ad products, like the impact of its reaction emojis, and the concerns raised by employees
Sources: Kedar Deshpande is stepping down as CEO of Zappos, a year after replacing Tony Hsieh; Scott Schaefer, VP of finance, to take over as interim CEO
Lessen, which offers a marketplace for every stage of home services and repair, raises a $170M Series B at a $1B+ valuation led by Fifth Wall
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency startup Iron Fish, which launched its IRON coin in April 2021, raises a $27.6M Series A led by a16z
Facebook Messenger – end-to-end encryption delayed to end of 2023
Winklevoss' cryptocurrency exchange Gemini raises $400M led by Morgan Creek Digital at a $7.1B valuation
Nym Technologies, which provides network-level privacy through its blockchain-based "mixnet", raises a $13M Series A led by a16z at a $270M valuation
Activision Stock Plunges After Report CEO Bobby Kotick Knew Of Employee Rape Allegations For Years
ThoughtSpot, a business data analytics startup, raises a $100M Series F at a $4.2B valuation, after pivoting to a cloud-based subscription model last fall
Apple Quietly Buying Ads Via Google For High-Value Subscription Apps To Capture App Publisher Revenue
Apple Buying Ads via Google for Subscription Apps to Capture App’s Revenue
Researcher details how hacker-for-hire group RocketHack infiltrated the email and Telegram accounts of ~3,500 individuals, including politicians and journalists
Biden’s $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Hastens Beacons For Bicyclists And Pedestrians Enabling Detection By Connected Cars
Why You Should Delete Google Chrome On Your Phone
Kitman Labs, which uses AI to analyze data collected by sports teams, raises a $52M Series C led by Guggenheim Investments, bringing its total funding to $82M
Papa, which connects elderly Americans with virtual and physical companions, raises a $150M Series D led by Vision Fund 2 at a $1.4B valuation
Babylist, which operates an e-commerce and content hub for new parents, raises a $40M Series C led by Norwest, says revenue will reach $250M this year
Medallion, which helps health care providers automate administrative tasks, raises a $30M Series B led by Sequoia Capital, bringing its total raised to $50M
Profile of barbershop booking app Squire, which is on track to triple its revenue to $12M in 2021 after raising $60M at a $750M valuation in July
Braze, a marketing campaign management software startup, files for an IPO, says its FY 2021 revenue was $150.2M, up from $96.4M in 2020, with a net loss $31.43M
Snap, TikTok, and YouTube will attend a Senate hearing about social media's impact on children on October 26, spearheaded by Senators Blumenthal and Blackburn
Ohi, which offers e-commerce product delivery in under 20 minutes in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, and LA, raises a $19M Series A led by Palm Drive Capital
Notion raises $275M led by Coatue Management and Sequoia at a $10B valuation; the company was reportedly valued at $2B in April
Amazon updates Alexa on iOS and Android with an opt-in feature to wait longer for users to finish speaking, helping those with speech impediments
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Government Orders Google to Identify Anyone Who Searched Name, Address & Phone N
CEO of Exodus Intelligence, which provides info on 0-day bugs and tools to exploit them, says India used its Windows 0-day research to spy on China and Pakistan
Glean, an enterprise search engine startup cofounded by Google and Facebook veterans, emerges from stealth with $55M in funding across two rounds
Canvas, formerly Jumpstart, a diversity recruitment platform for companies, raises $50M Series C led by Owl Ventures at a $400M valuation
Tia, a provider of virtual and in-person health and wellness services for women, raises $100M Series B led by Lone Pine Capital, bringing total funding to $132M
Collaborative graphic design app Canva raises $200M led by T. Rowe Price at a $40B valuation; its founders pledge to give away 30% of Canva to charitable causes
Documents show Microsoft and AWS secured contracts, worth $50M total, that appear linked to the Pentagon's Project Maven, following Google's exit
Techmeme · 4 months ago