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Vetted lands $15M for AI that helps shoppers find top products and deals

TechCrunch

Vetted , the startup formerly known as Lustre, today announced that it secured $15 million to fund development of its AI-powered platform for product reviews. Vetted ranks products based on more than 10,000 factors, including reviewer credibility, brand reliability, enthusiast consensus and how past generations performed.

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Okendo wants to turn your shoppers into buyers through better customer reviews

TechCrunch

No merchant likes a bad customer review and Okendo , a customer marketing platform, announced $26 million in Series A funding today to continue developing its customer review tools for e-commerce brands. Base10 Partners led the funding round and was joined by Craft Ventures and existing investor Index Ventures.

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6 investors and founders forecast hockey-stick growth for Edinburgh’s startup scene

TechCrunch

In 2020, Scottish startups collectively raised £345 million, according to Tech Nation, and with nearly 2,500 startups, it has the highest number of budding tech companies outside London. However, the city’s tech scene is apparently lackluster when it comes to legal tech, blockchain and consumer-facing technology.

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Ghost Financial whips up new capital into finance tools for ghost kitchens

TechCrunch

“Even if bankers did know about it they didn’t have technology to properly underwrite them,” he added. I went from a seasoned tech entrepreneur to working 12 hours a day in the kitchen with chefs and dishwashers,” he said. million pre-seed round to build engineering and marketing teams. Image Credits: Ghost Financial.

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Justt comes out of stealth with $70M in funding to help online merchants fight false chargebacks with AI

TechCrunch

Just aims to help merchants globally fight false chargebacks with the artificial intelligence it has developed. Justt’s AI-powered technology is designed to flag incorrect chargebacks, which typically represent at least 85% of disputes and result in over $125 billion in annual losses, the company says. and Europe.

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The evolving role of security and IT in DR and incident response

CIO

However, as ecommerce has proliferated, security threats have increased, elevating cybersecurity to a board-level concern. Threats have evolved from malware and denial-of-service attacks in the early days of ecommerce bad actors, to ransomware attacks that threaten the ability of a business to operate.

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The dark arts of digital transformation — and how to master them

CIO

We’ve asked top tech leaders for the tricks they use to overcome opposition and get IT done. When I was a CIO in meetings where someone was unmotivated or in a bad mood, I’d just launch a Kinder Surprise at them. Sadly, Kinder Surprises are not sold in the US, due to FDA restrictions about child choking hazards.

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