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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey

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In short order, this shift has created tangible benefits for the cybersecurity industry: In 2021, investors poured $29.5 Asset inventory has historically been a challenge when workforces were physically sitting in company offices and on company networks,” said Paul Baird, chief technical security officer at cloud security firm Qualys.

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John Carmack’s AGI startup raises $20M from Sequoia, Nat Friedman, Patrick Collison and others

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John Carmack, the game developer who co-founded id Software and served as Oculus’s CTO, is working on a new venture — and has already attracted capital from some big names. ” Carmack goes on to note that his interest in AGI was in part spurred by Sam Altman, who he says tried to recruit him to join OpenAI.

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Rho raises $75 million Series B for its one-stop corporate spend and cash management solution

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Per Cook, its annualized transaction volume grew from a little less than $2 billion in December 2020 to a cumulative volume of $3 billion between January and November 2021. fashion search platform Lyst, Trepca previously consulted with Rho and was involved in the redesign that the startup is unveiling alongside its funding announcement.

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Daily Crunch: India’s Central Bank says cryptocurrency ‘may even be worse’ than Ponzi schemes

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Data from PitchBook indicates that 2021 turbocharged the pace at which startups raised capital, yes, but also pushed the prices paid for startup shares to the stratosphere. Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote. Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote. Startups/VC. The result?

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8 open source companies from YC Demo Day Winter ’22

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Founded: 2021. Founded: 2021. Founders: Co-founders Jeremy Dorn and Graham McNicoll both used to work at Education.com as chief architect and CTO respectively. Founded: 2021. Founders: CTO Dillon Carns and CEO Alex Feiszli left their software engineering gigs to develop Netmaker. Founded: 2021.

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How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020

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Just a month into 2021, Egyptian fintech startup Cassbana raised a $1 million pre-seed investment led by VC firm Disruptech in a bid to drive expansion within the country. He co-founded Ringier One Africa Media-owned Jobberman, one of Africa’s most popular recruitment platforms.

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Australia’s IT leadership moves 2022

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In a LinkedIn post , Hildyard said that after five years in both CTO and CIO roles “it’s time for me to refresh and take on a new challenge”. LaTrobe is currently recruiting a replacement who will report to the COO and is expected to work closely with key senior leaders. Shane Kuret named BankVic CIO.