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Dash CEO placed on ‘indefinite administrative leave’ as the Insight-backed startup carries out financial audit

TechCrunch

It also signified Insight Partners’ first lead investment into an African startup; the $20-billion behemoth took part in Flutterwave’s Series C round in 2021. It had done so by October 2021 off the back of acquiring about 200,000 users and processing $250 million in transaction volume.

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Origami Labs’ OFLO is a smart walkie talkie for frontline workers

TechCrunch

OFLO is a voice communication system designed to replace traditional walkie talkies. Wong said its monthly recurring revenue is currently increasing 20% a month, with a target of $100,000 a month by the third quarter of 2021. The system builds on Origami Labs’ other tech, including Orii , a voice-powered ring.

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Online-only home solar seller bags $23M, pledging ‘dramatically lower prices’

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That’s about 25% cheaper than the 2021 national average of $2.94 The company says cutting out salespeople saves it as much as a buck per watt, and from there it leans on its in-house software to trim the time needed for things like system design, permitting and coordinating contractors. The startup says it charges $2.20

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Slice is launching a point-of-sale system for pizzerias

TechCrunch

Slice , the online ordering platform for independent pizzerias, announced two new offerings this morning — a point-of-sale system designed specifically for those businesses, as well as a rewards program for diners. The only fee in 2021 will be for payment processing, with additional pricing announced coming next year.

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Edtech startup bina raises $1.4M to teach 4- to 12-year-olds, launch School-as-a-Service

TechCrunch

Noam Gerstein, bina’s CEO and founder said: “I’ve interviewed students, teachers and parents globally for years, and it is clear a new systemic design is needed. So for that second part we’re actually competing against the big accreditation system.”. The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun.

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Unit 42 Predicts the Year of Disruption and Other Top Threats in 2025

Palo Alto Networks

In 2023, the MTTE data from an organization was two days (and in some cases hours), down from nine days in 2021. As a result, many organizations will prioritize strategies that ensure swift and secure recovery, such as immutable backups, advanced recovery planning and redundant systems designed to minimize downtime.

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Safe Superintelligence’s $2B Round Leads The Way

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billion sale to Visa scrapped back in 2021 following regulatory issues. Founded in 2021, Chainguard has raised $612 million, per the company. The Austin, Texas-based startup installs residential backup power systems designed to charge batteries specifically when electric prices are low. The round was led by Addition.