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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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was co-founded in 2012 by a group including co-CEOs Scott Uknes and Eric Ward, who have known each other for over 30 years. His firm has an impact fund focused on the future of food and began investing in alternative proteins in 2016 before expanding that to delivery systems in agriculture technology, he said.

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Codacy nabs $15M to improve code reviews with automation

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Code review is a key step during the software development process — it’s when people check a program by viewing and reading parts of the source code. But despite its importance, not all developers are pleased with the way traditional code reviews work. Image Credits: Codacy.

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Lawmatics raises $2.5M to help lawyers market themselves

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CEO Matt Spiegel used to practice law himself, and he told me that even though tech companies have a wide range of marketing tools to choose from, “lawyers have not been able to adopt them,” because they need a product that’s tailored to their specific needs. ThoughtRiver nabs $10M to speed up deal-making with AI contract review.

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Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained

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The year 2021 saw more and bigger deals closed in Africa, as tech startups across the continent raised close to $5 billion. Innovations around mobile money and digital payments have allowed for the processing of payments online and offline through USSD or STK commands, over apps or using NFC technology.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2020

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Atrium, a 100-person legal tech startup founded by Justin Kan, shut down in March after failing to find an efficient way to replace the arduous systems of law firms. When it came to raising a Series B, Merchant says the company struggled to close and lost investor interest due to WeWork’s failed IPO. IfOnly (2012-2020).

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Bolt makes first acquisition with Tipser, launches ‘Remote Checkout’

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The ability to purchase something at the point of discovery from digital content exists, but checkout technology company Bolt has the opportunity to give that its “one-click” treatment. It announced Monday that it made its first acquisition in Tipser , a Swedish-based technology company enabling direct checkout on any digital surface.

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QA Wolf exits stealth with an end-to-end service for software testing

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“As software developers ourselves — working in health tech and fintech, where even minor bugs could have an outsized impact on people’s lives — we know firsthand how critical robust end-to-end testing is for all software businesses,” Perl said. Neither, obviously, are very desirable scenarios.