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Robo-advisor StashAway gets $25M Series D led by Sequoia Capital India

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It currently has operations in in five markets: Singapore, Malayasia, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, and is preparing to launch in Thailand. Since StashAway launched its app in 2017, more robo-advisors have emerged in the same markets it serves. Its Series D brings StashAway’s total paid-up capital to about $61.4

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Ghana’s OZÉ gets $3M to scale its digital recordkeeping and embedded finance products

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That number is just a drop in the ocean of more than 100 million small businesses across West Africa that OZÉ says is its addressable market. OZÉ boasts of a client base of more than 125,000 business owners in Ghana and Nigeria. Traditionally these businesses have operated as brick-and-mortar enterprises running on pen-and-paper.

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How to Conduct Effective Virtual Recruitment Events for Global Teams

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In the current global environment, the ability to attract and select the best talents in the global market has been a strength as well as a weakness to organizations. Create Engaging Content Organize your meeting so that you have a combination of live lectures, taped seminars, and quizzes to include everybody.

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Engageli comes out of stealth with $14.5M and a new approach to teaching by video remotely

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But they’re not apps necessarily designed for classrooms, and that fact has opened a gap in the market for those looking to build something more fit to the purpose. But also, Avida believes that because higher ed not already has a big market for remote learning, it represents a more significant opportunity.

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Twelve Labs makes searching inside videos simple and powerful, propelled by $5M seed round

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What meeting or seminar was it where I asked that question? So if you record all hands meetings or skill share seminars or weekly brainstorming session, those become searchable not just by time or attendees, but by who talks, when, about what, and including other actions like drawing a diagram or showing slides.

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KaiPod Learning thinks ‘learning pods’ are here to stay

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For example, one kid may be following an entirely different curriculum than another; which means the physical space won’t be used for, say, a lecture, but may be used for a Socratic-style seminar that motivates children to share their separate learnings. A WeWork for education?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: PLG handbook, hiring early-stage sales teams, abolishing pro-rata

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In a previous era, startups that gained influence with CIOs could skate through the procurement process and start planning seminars for new customers as soon as contracts were finalized. Related: I’m talking to GV investor/partner Terri Burns about finding product-market fit on April 14 at TC Early Stage. yourprotagonist.

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