CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

What really matters is determining how to fit every function together to achieve unified goals — chiefly IT and its business counterparts, given the importance technology has organizationwide. It allows businesses to be the best technologically enabled version of themselves,” Upchurch says.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2022

Investors appeared to be backing some startups in part due to FOMO, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Last year, it was truly a founders’ market, meaning that terms were more founder-friendly than ever. billion in seed through late-stage venture funding. And everyone was like, ‘yeah, that makes sense, let’s invest in this.’ ”.

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CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Set for Tuesday 19 November, the CIO100 ASEAN Awards event will bring together the top senior technology executives and teams in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong driving innovation and influencing rapid change. All nominations have been reviewed by a select and independent judging panel comprising CIO.com editors and industry analysts.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Processing claims at scale presents a challenge for insurers, particularly where the claims entail factors like complex underlying health conditions. A growing cohort of startups including Alan, Tractable and Snapsheet offer tools to help customers navigate through the insurance claims process. ” Accelerating insurance claims.

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CIO

JANUARY 5, 2025

Research from Gartner, for example, shows that approximately 30% of generative AI (GenAI) will not make it past the proof-of-concept phase by the end of 2025, due to factors including poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, and escalating costs. [1] AI in action The benefits of this approach are clear to see.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

million seed round to further its insurance payments platform that combines financing, collections and payables. While working with insurance companies they recognized how fast the insurance industry was modernizing, yet insurance sellers still struggled with customer experiences due to outdated payments processes.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

That’s where Puls Technologies come in. Puls raises $50 million for in-home technical support. Puls Technologies app. Image Credits: Puls Technologies. It saw some of that demand related to the global pandemic, when the need for home repairs increased due to people spending more time at home.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With Grab’s announcement of its imminent Nasdaq listing and GoJek merging with Tokopedia to form tech giant GoTo , casual international observers could be forgiven for believing that Southeast Asia’s tech universe only comprises similar companies. Unsurprisingly, tech startup growth is booming as well.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s not a huge stretch to say that today, as tech increasingly permeates property development and housing, few except those operating in the sector can truly pinpoint what’s happening in the fast-developing world of proptech. TC: There’s a lot of overlap between construction tech and proptech. And where do they overlap?

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CIO

MARCH 7, 2025

For CIOs, the message was clear: Efficiency, future-ready technology, and innovative workforce strategies are essential. Investing in automation technologies can significantly reduce waste and downtime. Investing in automation to streamline service delivery and prioritizing CX technologies will help maintain industry leadership.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

“Soci became an essential partner to brands for this transformation, which led to an increased need for brands to turn to technology to manage their presence in local digital market channels.” ” Khoury has a colorful background. ” Khoury has a colorful background.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2021

Planck , the AI-based data platform for commercial insurance underwriting, announced today it has raised a $20 million growth round. Planck said it currently works with “dozens of commercial insurance companies in the U.S.,” including more than half of the top-30 insurers. It will use its new funding to build its U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

had not figured out product-market fit. The Americans of Nigerian descent toured across 20 states and studied different value chains for crops spotting inefficiencies that could be solved by technology. Nzewi says the team saw an opportunity and set out to build a technology to help farmers crack oil palm nuts.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Tech isn’t as collegial as it used to be. Over the past few months, thousands of employees from Meta , Twitter , Stripe , Amazon , DoorDash and countless other companies that don’t have the privilege of being household names are back on the job market. So where does tech’s talent go from here? I’m taking my control back’.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups. It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. billion, according to data from Partech.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

CEO Ryan Anderson said that the proceeds will be put toward pursuing new market opportunities, specifically in the nonprofit, insurance, and public sectors, and “further evolv[ing] the [Filevine platform] to meet changing legal demands.” software-as-a-service market.” ” Legal tech suite.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

As Austin’s skyline expands, the city continues to solidify its standing as a tech hub. Rounds are getting larger, too, signaling a further maturing of the market: All of the top 10 deals for Austin in 2021 amounted to $100 million or more. It’s a city of unicorns and tech giants. And the numbers are there to back it up.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The shipping business in Africa has for years been inefficient and costly due to the traditional ways of managing operations – traditional in the sense that a shipper has to physically look for a transporter, sometimes through a middle-man, and often, once goods are delivered, the trucks almost always make the return trip empty.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2023

The inability to accurately assess risk for insurance purposes is costing the industry a lot of money. Earlier this year, State Farm reported that its property and casualty underwriting business took a $13 billion hit in 2022 due to “rapidly increasing claims severity and significant additions to prior accident year incurred claims.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Due diligence was a big topic in 2022 for a variety of reasons. But due diligence doesn’t just apply to investors pouring money into startups, or companies acquiring other companies. We do this by automating the review of a business’s online and offline footprint,” Hakimian told TechCrunch in an interview. “We

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

The year 2021 saw more and bigger deals closed in Africa, as tech startups across the continent raised close to $5 billion. Fintechs dominated the fundraising, accounting for nearly $3 billion, or two thirds of all the investment realized by startups across the continent last year, a report by markets insights firm Briter Bridges shows.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The company had already pivoted once, shifting focus from political work to commercial marketing. “Together, we foresee a world where consumers come to our sites for great content [and] reviews and to speak with representatives who can help them find the personal information they need.”. . ” Image Credits: Knoq.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

Before TalentQL, Yusuf co-founded Nigeria-based tech media publication Techpoint Africa; Awoyemi co-founded online recruitment site Jobberman; and Sultan founded nonprofit tech accelerator DevCareer. based, wants to decentralize access and democratize opportunity for Africa’s top tech talents. . The TalentQL team.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

As winter winds begin to blow, major tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Lyft have each instituted hiring freezes. This week, he reviewed 12 slides from Arkive’s winning pitch deck: Cover slide. Market context slide. Market size slide. Investors remain bullish on HR tech as the Great Resignation slows.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Qotto told TechCrunch it plans to scale in existing markets, and expand to Ivory Coast where it is set to begin operations by next month. The growth bid follows the planned introduction of new products in the market, including financial services and internet access hotspots, as Qotto evolves into an all-rounded essential services operator.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Sarah writes that the social media giant is seeing a spike in one-star reviews, which include calling for its removal. Go on, another handful for ya: They just want to stay involvo : Frederic reports that Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions. Big Tech Inc. You can sign up here. Kirsten has more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Posting audited financials can prove detrimental for a private African company for several reasons ranging from bad marketing and PR if huge losses are incurred to regulatory clampdown if the company performs well. As we wait for its annual report for 2020, its year in review offers a sneak peek into how Carbon grew the past year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

investment giant Carlyle Group , French corporate and investment bank Natixis , Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine , and U.K.-based Elsewhere, private equity firms can use Sesamm for due diligence on potential acquisition or investment targets. and Asian markets.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2023

And lastly, wealth tech made an impressive showing in terms of investor interest. Wealth tech companies brought in $1.7 Either way, let’s hope 2023 brings with it greater due diligence, less ego and more viable business models. announced] the launch of its insurance arm.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nigeria-based health tech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy , a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount. The company could have built out these services but acquiring Meddy presented a better option due its expansion play. Helium Health. “You

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The company’s expansion is coming at an interesting point in the wider world of industrial tech, as well as in terms of the competitive landscape. In terms of the wider industrial market, the funding and Augury’s growth are coming at a key moment. Beyond that, and perhaps more immediately, is the state of the world today.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

GV (formerly Google Ventures) led the round, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures (led by partner Jan Hammer), Credo Ventures (led by Ondrej Bartos and Vladislav Jez) and Seedcamp, plus several unnamed angel investors specializing in financial technology and security.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While based in Luxembourg, the startup is focused on emerging markets, with a partnership-based approach. “We work with mutuals, insurers, microfinance institutions, research institutions, farmers and breeders associations and governments,” its site explains. Again, technology. ” What changed?

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CIO

MARCH 11, 2025

Some market observers see an alternative deterministic automation continuing to dominate automation in production this year. Does the business have the initial and ongoingresources to support and continually improve the agentic AI technology, including for the infrastructure and necessary data? Agentic AI needs a mission.

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