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Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?

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Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Some recent research that my company, Innovation Leader , conducted in collaboration with KPMG LLP , suggests a constructive approach.

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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

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Meanwhile, few spaces were frothier in 2016 than virtual reality, but most VCs who gambled on VR following Facebook’s Oculus acquisition failed to strike it rich. These are the kinds of innovations that makes me optimistic about the VR category in general. Tipatat Chennavasin, The Venture Reality Fund. Gigi Levy-Weiss, NFX.

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Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit

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Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit , which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. according to Wells Fargo, which estimated its apparel and footwear sales grew 15% in 2020 to over $41 billion, or 20-25% higher than Walmart.

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Pivoting from offline into virtual events for enterprises nets Tame a $5.5M seed round

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In March 2020, Tame had a digital event suite for offline corporate events. But with the pandemic hitting, it did a hard pivot into providing a highly customizable virtual events platform, primarily used by companies for their sales events. The result is that it has now raised a seed round of $5.5 No marketing. Organically.

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Beyond The Hype: AI, Innovation And Rational Investment In 2025

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By Rob Biederman As we turn the page into 2025, my colleagues and I at Asymmetric Capital Partners are optimistic for what the next year holds for growth and innovation. Finally, we see the beginning of the end for the 2020-2021 cohort of overfunded growth companies. For these few, returns may be mind-blowing.

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Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop

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Recognizing an opportunity for further growth, Vladimirskiy and Nerdio’s co-founder, former Microsoft exec Joseph Landes, decided to spin-off Nerdio as a separate company and sell Adar to a private equity firm in January 2020. Nerdio runs in a customer’s own Azure subscription as an Azure-based application.).

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48 hours left to save on tickets to TC Sessions: Space 2020

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You have just 48 hours left to secure an early-bird ticket to TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day virtual conference dedicated to early-stage space startups and the community that supports them. See the latest innovations, connect with potential customers, collaborators or investors. Listen up, space fans and aficionados.

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