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

TechCrunch

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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Easol raises $25M for its experiences and event marketing, booking and payments platform

TechCrunch

The gradual return of tourism and travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to see a wave of startups raising rounds of funding to meet new opportunities in the market. “We see that as a major opportunity, giving creators the chance to get inventory from elsewhere and push theirs out to other places.” ”

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

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In Africa and the Middle East, these problems are magnified due to differences in payment methods, currencies and isolations between countries. MoneyHash clients cut across different industries: e-commerce, travel and tourism, and remittances, among others. The company also plans to expand its team — currently 15 across the U.S.,

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

This applies to his IT group as well, specifically, in using AI to automate the review of customer contracts, Nardecchia says. Hot: Low-code/no code For most business teams, the time it takes to go to market with product updates is key to success and the quicker they can do it, the better, Seetharaman says.

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The Longer IPOs Delay, The Less Likely Debuts Will Happen

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Its offering has faced delays in part due to security reviews. On a brighter note, we saw a new confidential filing reported this week as design software platform Figma plans a public listing following its scuttled sale to Adobe. Weve also seen companies file confidentially to go public but delay making a public filing.

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

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national security review on UAE-based G42 ‘s minority investment in the AI chipmaker. In 2002, prior to founding SymphonyAI, Wadhwani founded Symphony Technology Group , a private equity firm investing in software and technology-enabled services companies. It filed to go public openly in September. That made sense.

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