How Amazon’s continued expansion into healthcare could buoy the sector – TechCrunch

Following Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical, Business Insider reported the company would add mental health services to its portfolio. Although there are skeptics who fear Amazon’s privacy track…

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HR startup HiBob’s valuation surges 50% to $2.45B on a $150M raise – TechCrunch

Cloud-based human resource (HR) platform HiBob today announced that it has raised $150 million in a Series D round of funding at a $2.45 billion valuation. This represents a nearly 50%…

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Ex-Novastar partner Niraj Varia takes on new challenge as CEO of Kenyan agtech iProcure – TechCrunch

Niraj Varia spent the last eight years at Novastar Ventures, a global VC with hubs in Nairobi, Lagos and London, having joined it at inception and rising through the ranks…

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Growing and acquiring with Benchling and Benchmark on TechCrunch Live – TechCrunch

Sajith Wickramasekara co-founded Benchling to improve laboratory data collection and collaboration. Since its 2012 founding, the company has grown to a valuation of $6.1 billion. Wickramasekara will join TC Live,…

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There’s a reason why US Midwest startups had fewer layoffs, Chicago VC says – TechCrunch

When VCs overlook the U.S. Midwest, it’s not just Chicago they are missing out on. Over time, many cities across the Midwest have been building out bona fide startup ecosystems,…

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AIOps startup BigPanda raises Series E extension, bringing its total capital to $340M – TechCrunch

BigPanda, a startup developing AI to audit changes in IT environments and recommend how to fix them, has raised $20 million in an extension of its Series E round. UBS…

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HyperTrack, which provides last-mile routing software, raises $25M – TechCrunch

In a sign that the market for logistics and transportation tech isn’t cooling (economic downturn be damned), HyperTrack, a startup offering APIs for freight order planning, assignment and tracking, today…

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