Edgybees raises $9.5M Series A for its aerial video augmentation service – TechCrunch

Edgybees, a company that helps businesses, first responders and military users accurately geotag and augment their aerial video streams in real time, today announced that it has raised a $9.5…

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Do the job because you enjoy it, not for end results, says Niramai Founder Geetha Manjunath

Geetha Manjunath, Founder of Bengaluru-based healthtech startup Niramai, says it is important for people to work and enjoy it, and to do it because “one loves it, and not for…

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Avataar Ventures raises $100M for new Opportunities Fund

Growth-stage operational fund Avataar has announced it has successfully raised approximately an additional $100 million for Opportunities Fund. This fund will be used for strategic top-up opportunities in star portfolio…

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Gridware is building early-detection sensors for power grid failures and wildfires – TechCrunch

Like corporate financial accounting, the power grid never draws headlines when things are going well. No journalist writes “The power remains on,” or discusses the extensive work it takes to…

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Pandemic-era growth and SPACs are helping edtech startups graduate early – TechCrunch

Special purpose acquisition vehicles regained popularity in 2020 as an alternative way to take startups public, and now they are eyeing edtech companies. So far, Skillsoft has gone public through…

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With software markets getting bigger, will more VCs bet on competing startups? – TechCrunch

This morning I covered three funding rounds. One dealt with the no-code/low-code space, another focused on the OKR software market and the last dealt with a company in the consumer investing…

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