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Mavenoid, which automates technical support and onboarding for hardware companies, raises $30M

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Founded out of Stockholm in 2017, Mavenoid works with hardware and consumer electronics companies including HP, Husqvarna, and Jabra, serving to automate technical support and onboarding for customers spanning everything from printers and ovens, to electric scooters and industrial equipment. ” Technical support.

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How W4 plans to monetize the Godot game engine using Red Hat’s open-source playbook

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million in seed funding to make its mission a reality, with backers including OSS Capital; Lux Capital; Sisu Game Ventures; and — somewhat notably — Bob Young , the cofounder and former CEO of Red Hat, an enterprise-focused open-source company that IBM went on to acquire for $34 billion in 2019. ” Support and services.

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Nigeria’s ThankUCash secures $5.3M to build infrastructure for cashback, deals and BNPL services

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CEO Simeon Ononobi started ThankUCash with Suraj Supekar, Madonna Ononobi and Harshal Gandole, who act as a chief technical officer, chief operating officer and senior vice president of engineering, respectively. ThankUCash cofounders.

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Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M

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“[With the new capital,] we plan to ramp up investment in our customer success team to onboard new customers,” cofounder and CEO Gadi Shamia told TechCrunch via email. ” Shamia cofounded Replicant in 2017 alongside Andrew Abraham, Benjamin Gleitzman, and Jack Abraham.

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Crypto investors have 1099 problems, but Cointracker helps make sure filing taxes isn’t one

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Over 3% of the entire global cryptocurrency market, representing over $50 billion worth of digital assets, is tracked on CoinTracker , its CEO and cofounder Jon Lerner told TechCrunch in an interview. The platform allows users to see all their crypto activity, including NFTs and decentralized finance (DeFi), in one place.