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    Swarmia raises $8M Seed to help software development teams deal with data – TechCrunch

    Swarmia, a B2B SaaS company for software development teams dealing with data, has raised a €5.7 M Seed round and a previously unannounced 1M€...

    Quix raises $3.2M from Project A and others for its ‘Stream centric’ approach to data – TechCrunch

    Quix, a platform for Python developers working on streaming data, has secured a £2.3 Million ($3.2M)Seed funding round led by Project A Ventures in...

    Vinted raises $303M for its 2nd-hand clothes marketplace, used by 45M and now valued at $4.5B – TechCrunch

    The circular economy — where consumers themselves are both the suppliers and buyers of goods and services — has come into its own in...

    CryptoPunks NFT bundle goes for $17 million in Christie’s auction – TechCrunch

    A lot of 9 CryptoPunks portraits ended up selling for just under $17 million in a Christie’s auction Tuesday evening, marking another substantial moment...

    Disease-related risk management is now a thing, and this young startup is at the forefront – TechCrunch

    Charity Dean has been in the national spotlight lately because she was among a group of doctors, scientists and tech entrepreneurs who sounded the...

    Chinese products get pulled from Amazon – TechCrunch

    If you ever bought power banks, water bottles, toys, or other daily goods on Amazon, the chances are your suppliers are from China. Analysts...

    Instagram adds a dedicated spot for your pronouns – TechCrunch

    Seeing someone mention their pronouns in their Instagram bio has become commonplace — so much so that the app now has a dedicated location...

    Huma, which uses AI and biomarkers to monitor patients and for medical research, raises $130M – TechCrunch

    While much of the world eagerly watches to see if the vaccination rollout helps curb and eventually stamp out Covid-19, one of the companies...

    Cybersecurity startup Panaseer raises $26.5M Series B led AllegisCyber Capital – TechCrunch

    Panaseer, which takes a data science approach to cybersecurity, has raised $26.5 million in a Series B funding led by AllegisCyber Capital. Existing investors,...

    Elderly caretech platform Birdie gets $11.5M Series A led by Index – TechCrunch

    SaaS-maker Birdie has closed an $11.5 million Series A round of funding led by Index Ventures. Existing investor Kamet Ventures also participated. The UK-based caretech...

    FCC begins rollout of $10B in connectivity aid through emergency funds – TechCrunch

    After months of deliberations, the FCC is ready to start helping people cover the cost of broadband and connected devices through two emergency funds...

    As tech stocks lose their luster, SPACs are on the rise – TechCrunch

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    Jamf snags zero trust security startup Wandera for $400M – TechCrunch

    Jamf, the enterprise Apple device management company, announced that it was acquiring Wandera, a zero trust security startup, for $400 million at the market...

    eBay embraces NFTs – TechCrunch

    eBay is joining the NFT frenzy, telling Reuters today that going forward it will allow the sales of NFTs on its platform, a mainstream...

    Lenovo won’t be attending MWC in person, either – TechCrunch

    Shortly after Samsung announced that it won’t be attending the upcoming MWC Barcelona, Chinese hardware giant (and Motorola parent) Lenovo has confirmed with TechCrunch...

    Rocket Lab prepares to recover second booster at sea after May 15 launch – TechCrunch

    Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck shared more details on the company’s next launch, which is set to take off from its New Zealand facility...