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MarketForce exits three markets, set to launch a social commerce spinout

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Kenyan B2B e-commerce company MarketForce has shut down operations in three of its five markets in Africa and is in the early stages of launching a social commerce spinout.

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Social gaming platform Rec Room scores $20 million Series C

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Social gaming platform Rec Room has scored some new funding as it aims to bring its once VR-centric world to every major gaming platform out there. The platform has been around for years serving as a social hub and gaming platform for virtual reality users. The startup has closed a $20 million Series C led by Madrona Venture Group.

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Social robotics company Furhat buys Sphero spin-out company Misty Robotics

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Today, Swedish social robotics company Furhat Robotics is offering the beleaguered startup a gentle landing in what the Swedish company says is an all-cash deal. “Acquisitions in the world of social robotics are very rare. .” “Acquisitions in the world of social robotics are very rare. After raising $11.5

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Backed by former Facebook and Twitter execs, Tagg launches social branding app for Gen Z

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Gen Z isn’t satisfied with the social media they grew up with, so they’re building the apps that they want to use. It’s like a link-in-bio service, but with a social element that encourages young creatives to connect, collaborate and develop friendships. Image Credits: Tagg.

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Fail Well, Pivot Fast: Product Experimentation for Continuous Discovery

Speaker: William Haas Evans - Principal Consultant, Head of Product Strategy & Design Practice, Kuroshio Consulting

From a product discovery/product management perspective, the purpose of experimentation is to focus our efforts on invalidating our assumptions to reduce the risk of developing and going-to-market with the wrong product.

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South Africa’s Flow gets funding to automate social media advertising for real estate agencies

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And it’s evident that proptech, unlike other industries, has lagged in utilizing social media to make sales. With its APIs, Flow connects to the websites of estate agencies and property developers and automates advertising for them on social media channels like Instagram and Facebook. million in pre-Series A funding.

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New social investment platform Follow taps influencers to mirror their investment strategies

TechCrunch

The new social investment platform enables users to subscribe to a creator’s financial feed and set up an investment portfolio that mimics that particular person’s investment strategy. Social investing is not a new concept. The size of the market is huge,” he told TechCrunch. Our biggest competitor is inertia. equities to U.S.

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