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Cato Network snags $130M Series E on $1B valuation as cloud wide area networking thrives

TechCrunch

Cato Networks has spent the last five years building a cloud-based wide area network that lets individuals connect to network resources regardless of where they are. He helped launch Cato in 2015. Palo Alto Networks to acquire CloudGenix for $420M.

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Meter Command: the modern network interface

CIO

This rigidity is even more pronounced in infrastructure and networking. Infrastructure and networking, in particular, have been command-line interface (CLI) driven for decades. The last major change in networking software was moving from CLI to cloud management via dashboards, sacrificing precision for accessibility along the way.

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Expeto, a startup selling tools to manage private cellular networks, raises $13M

TechCrunch

There’s a growing market for private cellular networks, or dedicated cell networks configured to support a company’s specific requirements within a confined area (think a warehouse or wind farm). But that hasn’t stopped new ventures from cropping up to challenge the incumbents.

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Inpathy aims to be a social network that mirrors real human experience

TechCrunch

And yet, most of us just can’t quit social networking. Enter Inpathy , a new kind of social network — a “healthy” one. Ziarekenya Smith founded the company in 2015 with a mission to revolutionize how people use social media “ by making it more transparent, normalizing moods, and recreating the human experience.”

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Wefarm adds $11M to expand its network for independent farmers, now at 2.5M users

TechCrunch

But today comes news of funding for a startup building a social network for what is probably one of the least digital business sectors of all: independent, small-hold farmers in the developing world. Wefarm has raised $32 million since being founded in 2015. million users. million members.

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Backbone nabs $14M for supply chain software inspired by mesh networks

TechCrunch

In a survey conducted long before the pandemic began (in 2015), large companies — those with revenues in the range of $500 to more than $1 billion — pegged variability as the top challenge that they faced. Forecasting, also known as demand variability, has long been a hurdle for businesses reliant on the global supply chain.

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Gogoro strikes deal with Yadea and DCJ to build a battery-swapping network in China

TechCrunch

DCJ and Yadea will jointly invest $50 million in an operating company to develop new two-wheel vehicles with their own branding that use the Gogoro Network, including its batteries, drivetrains, controllers and other components. Gogoro partners with India’s Hero MotoCorp, one of the world’s largest two-wheel vehicle makers.

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