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Packback Announces Strategic Investment from PSG Equity

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Packback’s proprietary AI technology provides inquiry-based online discussion and long-form writing support. Packback’s AI-enabled platform helps students build and master foundational skills such as critical thinking, writing, and research. Since HPA led Packback’s Seed Round in 2015 , the company has empowered over 1.5M

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How To Use AI-Assisted Brainstorming To Boost Innovation in Remote Work

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Surprisingly, after 2015, the trend reversed, with remote teams not only catching up but also leading in innovation. Studies underscore the crucial role played by robust internet connectivity in enabling and enhancing remote collaboration.

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Indonesian fintech Flip secures $48M in Series B to support expansion

TechCrunch

Arriyan, Luqman Sungkar and Ginanjar Ibnu Solikhin co-founded the company in 2015 while studying at University of Indonesia. Flip, which intends to be the most customer-centric financial technology company in the world, enables users to do fair financial transactions from anywhere to anyone.

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Location tech scaleup Navenio secures $6.3M to boost efficiency and capacity for patient care delivery teams

American Entrepreneurship

Real-time location awareness of patients, staff, and medical equipment combined with Rideshare-like intelligence of task allocation, current path of motion, and optimal route determination enables smart, automated orchestration of patient care. million investment to help revolutionize healthcare efficiency worldwide.

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Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with €20M Pepea fund

TechCrunch

Goodwell Investments, which will manage the fund’s operations, and help develop its portfolio, told TechCrunch that part of the support to startups will include ensuring that they have the right ‘structures and systems’ in place, to help them prepare and raise their first rounds.

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Japan’s Zeals raises $38.8M to scale its chat commerce platform

TechCrunch

Conversational commerce, a term coined by former Uber employee Chris Messina in 2015 , enables online businesses to sell their products and services through messaging and chat apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Mizuho Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group also joined in its debt financing.

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Racing Against Time: Why Scientists May Use AI ‘Research Assembly Lines’

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Moreover, AI combined with robotics can automate experiments, enabling scientists to iterate through experimental conditions at a speed beyond human capacity. Encouragingly, an AI-enabled research infrastructure is on the horizon. AI propels research by analyzing extensive datasets and suggesting promising leads.