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Travel technology platform Spotnana launches with $41M

TechCrunch

Waghmar, who has a background in the travel industry founding and leading digital travel company WTMC, told TechCrunch that scaling in the industry was difficult due to it being “highly broken and highly fragmented.”. Where top VCs are investing in travel, tourism and hospitality tech.

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Google, Stanford And The IDF: Professional Backgrounds Of Unicorn Founders

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The data shows that they developed their skills at tech giants, elite universities and even military organizations. From employees to entrepreneurs One quarter of unicorn founders previously worked in scientific research or technology development. Tech giants serve as particularly effective training grounds.

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Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel?

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The critical information on each backdrop includes opening and closing times, address (linked to Google Maps), cost and entry fee (if any), Wi-Fi availability, pet policy, outdoor seating, wheelchair access, and dress code. Other users review the posts before listing on the platform, either by upvotes or downvotes.

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The Longer IPOs Delay, The Less Likely Debuts Will Happen

Crunchbase News

One that stood out was construction tech company Procore , which initially filed to go public in early 2020 and made its NYSE debut over a year later. Its offering has faced delays in part due to security reviews. Crunchbase research also provided few examples. Theres also an unsuccessful famous example: WeWork.

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Forecast: 13 Companies That Could Go Public In 2025 If The IPO Market Gains Steam

Crunchbase News

Enterprise tech and AI Cerebras Systems : Yes, this one is kind of cheating. national security review on UAE-based G42 ‘s minority investment in the AI chipmaker. Marlize van Romburgh Element Biosciences : Venture-backed biotech startups generally go public earlier than their tech counterparts. That made sense.

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MoneyHash gets $3M to build a super-API for payment operations in Africa, Mideast

TechCrunch

Each payment integration requires in-house technical work and the remodeling of one’s platform to fit their plugins. . It’s an extensive process that has seen some Big Tech companies build dedicated teams to manage different connections, data and cycles with the payments gateways in the markets where they are present.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen steadily in the city since 2016, according to Northen Ireland’s Department for the Economy.

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