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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

TechCrunch

One of the startups working toward this vision is Zimbabwe’s FlexID, which is building a blockchain-based identity system for those excluded from the banking system due to their lack of identity documents. Zimbabwean serial entrepreneur Victor Mapunga founded FlexID in 2018 out of his frustration with the banking system.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

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tied) Crusoe Energy Systems , $500M, energy: This is not the first time Crusoe has made this list. Founded in 2018, the company has raised $1.2 Founded in 2018, the company has raised $654 million, per Crunchbase. billion valuation in the process. billion, per Crunchbase. and AI product development.

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Make a resolution to clean up your digital act? Here’s how

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If you want to channel those feelings into getting safer in 2018, follow these seven steps, garnered from how-tos we’ve published this year, to better secure your digital life. Make sure your home Wi-Fi router has been set up with WPA2, and create a guest network for your friends when they come to visit.

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of February: Saronic And NinjaOne Lead Big Month

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However, the need has only increased as many people work outside an office and with a variety of networks and devices. Apptronik, which competes with Tesla , has partnered with NASA and Nvidia , and has developed 15 robotic systems, including NASAs humanoid robot Valkyrie. billion valuation. billion post-money.

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Tetrate, the company born out of Istio’s open-source app networking project, raises $40 million

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Tetrate , the company commercializing an open-source networking project that allows for easier data sharing across different applications, has raised $40 million. Founded in 2018, Tetrate formally launched in 2019 with a $12.5 Platform One works with the most critical systems across the DoD.

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Zocdoc founder returns with Shadow, an app that finds lost dogs

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and millions of those end up in shelters where they aren’t always reunited with their owners, due to their lack of identification or a microchip. A new mobile app, Shadow , aims to tackle this problem by leveraging a combination of a volunteer network and A.I. the Dallas shelter system and others. Image Credits: Shadow.

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Okendo raises $5.3M to help D2C brands ween themselves off of Big Tech customer data

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Gathering more customer reviews data directly from consumers has been the first part of the puzzle with its product that helps brands manage and showcase customer ratings, reviews, user-generated media and product questions. “Most D2C brands are still very dependent on big tech,” CEO Matthew Goodman tells TechCrunch. .