Artificial raises $21M led by Microsoft’s M12 for a lab automation platform aimed at life sciences R&D – TechCrunch

Automation is extending into every aspect of how organizations get work done, and today comes news of a startup that is building tools for one industry in particular: life sciences.…

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Insight Partners leads $60M growth round in cross-border payments startup Thunes – TechCrunch

The world of digital payments is very fragmented, with different types of online bank accounts, digital wallets and money transfer services used in different countries. Singapore-based Thunes, a fintech focused…

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Gogoro strikes deal with Yadea and DCJ to build a battery-swapping network in China – TechCrunch

Less than a month after announcing a partnership with India’s largest two-wheeled vehicle maker, Gogoro is taking another big step in its global expansion plans. This time the market is…

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Why this gate security officer-turned-investment banker decided to start a fitness tech startup

The COVID-led lockdown confined people to their homes for months, affecting their mental and physical health. People turned to fitness apps and virtual trainers to stay fit in these trying…

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Uptrust raises $2M to fight the billions of dollars wasted on useless mass incarceration – TechCrunch

A technical violation is one of those Orwellian terms used by the U.S. government to occlude the absurd morass of process and procedure that is the modern criminal justice system…

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