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Hone Capital, a Silicon Valley firm, is being probed by the FBI

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Techme101

According to the FT, the FBI is now poking around nine-year-old Hone Capital, a Palo Alto, Ca.-based venture firm funded by a Chinese private equity firm, to determine whether some of its capital came from the Chinese government — and … Continue reading →

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Salesforce snatches up Zoomin, a tool for organizing company knowledge

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

Salesforce is on a buying spree. After snatching up data management firm Own earlier in the month, Salesforce today announced its plans to buy Zoomin, an enterprise knowledge platform. Zoomin — which we’ve covered a handful of times before — … Continue reading →

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Commvault acquires data backup provider Clumio

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

It must be acquisition season. Commvault, a publicly traded data protection and data management software company, today announced that it intends to acquire data backup and recovery provider Clumio for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in … Continue reading →

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EGYM, a connected fitness startup conceived after the founder hit a wall at the gym, lands $200M at a $1.2B+ valuation

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

Getting healthy is big business these days. Now a startup that’s come up with a unique approach leveraging tech to help people with their exercise regimes is announcing a big round of funding, putting some weight behind its own push … Continue reading →

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The beloved Rodecaster board gets a video production counterpart

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

The Rodecaster Video is up for preorder starting today. It ships October 10. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How one female VC is teaching kids about startups and women in tech

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

Lux Capital’s Deena Shakir wrote a picture book to explain startups to children. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Nothing launches a slick pair of $149 open-ear headphones

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

The Nothing Ear Open costs $149 and will ship starting October 1. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Toyota Ventures’s Jim Adler says climate tech startups need to secure future buyers

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

Jim Adler, founder and general partner at Toyota Ventures, is concerned that climate technology gains could fall into the “valley of death” if companies fail to drum up enough demand to survive.  And he’s not wrong to be worried.  Climate … Continue reading →

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Moxie, which helps nurses launch medspas, raises a preemptive Series B from Lachy Groom, SignalFire 

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

Moxie helps nurses open medspas by providing them with most of the tools they need to run their businesses, from billing software and marketing services to discounted supplies. The startup has raised a $10 million Series B led by existing … Continue reading →

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Data platform Airbyte can now create API connectors by reading the docs

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Techme101

If your startup is only remotely related to working with data pipelines, you’re probably trying to figure out how to capitalize on the current moment: Enterprises are trying to figure out how to best use data to power generative AI … Continue reading →

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