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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

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As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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Taiwanese startup WritePath’s AI tech speeds up financial disclosure translation

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WritePath make the process faster and scalable by combining its AI tech with human translators. TechCrunch first covered WritePath back in 2014 when it was an essay editing service for college applicants, technical writers and academic researchers. Donnelly and Pronexus by combining human translators with AI tech in its workflow.

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When should your B2C startup enter a new market?

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Naturally, many of the factors that we need to explore vary considerably between tech verticals. Sales may be concentrated in a particular country simply because of the language your website is in or, if you’re selling via a third-party platform, due to where that customer base is. However, this is by no means definitive.

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How Antler East Africa is building early-stage startups with experienced professionals

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Melalite Ayenew is the firm’s tech partner. “Our process is very hands-on; by working with the co-founders over several months, we get the opportunity to help shape the business models and perform extensive due diligence before investing,” Nielsen said to TechCrunch. ”

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Customer experience startup Clootrack raises $4M, helps brands see through their customers’ eyes

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His ultimate goal is to be “the single platform for B2C firms.”. He had looked at one of Abdulla’s companies for investment, but had decided against it due to his firm being a Series A investor. Dhol said market research needs an overhaul in India, where this type of technology is lagging behind the U.S.

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The targeted approach to cloud and data CIOs need for ROI gains

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Our digital transformation has coincided with the strengthening of the B2C online sales activity and, from an architectural point of view, with a strong migration to the cloud,” says Vibram global DTC director Alessandro Pacetti. It’s a change fundamentally based on digital capabilities.

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rali_cap gets backing from global VCs and launches $30M fintech fund for emerging markets

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“Our whole thesis is that the unit economics of investing in early-stage B2C fintech in these markets don’t make sense yet,” said Simmons, on why rali_cap only invests in B2B fintech platforms. “But we’re always open for exceptions,” said Simmons.

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