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Codecademy eyes the enterprise with $40 million in new capital

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Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot. The startup has been cash-flow positive for years, and has $20 million of its $30 million Series C, closed in 2016, still in the bank. The end goal here for Codecademy is to have a 50% split between its consumer and enterprise business.

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Mio raises $8.7M Series A to make enterprise messaging interoperable

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Mio , a startup that helps enterprise teams collaborate across messaging services like Zoom Chat, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Cisco’s Webex, today announced that it has raised an $8.7 In total, Austin-based Mio, which was founded in 2016 and participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2016 class, has now raised $17 million.

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Varjo, an early mover in building XR headsets and software for enterprises, taps $40M

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But turn to the enterprise and there appears to be a very lucrative opportunity that’s well into finding traction. of XR products would be enterprise customers, and it has stuck to it. Today, one of the early movers in building solutions for that market is announcing a round of funding to double down on the opportunity.

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Generative AI’s killer enterprise app just might be ERP

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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is ripe for a major makeover thanks to generative AI, as some experts see the tandem as a perfect pairing that could lead to higher profits at enterprises that combine them. Like Runmic, VAI, an ERP developer focused on the midmarket, uses AI internally, says Kevin Beasley, CIO at VAI.

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FinOps is the discipline enterprises need to optimize cloud spending

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But getting control of cloud spending can be a persistent challenge for an enterprise focused on making the most of its technology investment. But more organizations are using multiple cloud environments, which can make it difficult to track and align cost and performance insights across an enterprise. in 2023, to $591.8

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Oracle makes its pitch for the enterprise cloud. Should CIOs listen?

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In a cloud market dominated by three vendors, once cloud-denier Oracle is making a push for enterprise share gains, announcing expanded offerings and customer wins across the globe, including Japan , Mexico , and the Middle East. Oracle is helped by the fact that it has two offerings for enterprise applications, says Thompson.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 2022 enterprise predictions, Justworks IPO, startup theses to watch for

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Upcoming topics include fintech, crypto/blockchain and growth marketing, but yesterday, TechCrunch reporter Ron Miller shared his predictions for enterprise companies this year. Maybe Benioff finally gets Twitter, a company he desperately wanted in 2016, as Casey Newton suggested in The Platformer this week. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.