Brighton-based MPB snaps up $69M to build out its used camera equipment marketplace – TechCrunch

Used-goods marketplaces, an online staple since the beginning of the internet as we know it, have really come into their own during the COVID-19 pandemic: They’ve been a place for…

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Sendbird raises $100M at a $1B+ valuation, says 150M+ users now interact using its chat and video APIs – TechCrunch

Messaging is the medium these days, and today a startup that has built an API to help others build text and video interactivity into their services is announcing a big…

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Empathy emerges from stealth with $13M for a digital assistant aimed at bereaved families – TechCrunch

Death, despite being one of the most inevitable of life’s events, can also be one of the most complicated and problematic. Fraught with emotional and religious complexities, for many families…

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Shell invests in LanzaJet to speed up deliveries of its synthetic aviation fuel – TechCrunch

The energy giant Shell has joined a slew of strategic investors — including All Nippon Airways, Suncor Energy, Mitsui and British Airways — in funding LanzaJet, the company commercializing a…

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HR consultancy Randstad India gets a new MD-CEO; outgoing chief Paul Dupuis moving to Japan

Randstad India has elevated its current CFO Viswanath PS to the position of MD and CEO, with effect from July 1, 2021. He will replace Paul Dupuis, who has served as the…

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