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Reveal raises $50M to espouse the benefits of partner ecosystems

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In a 2018 Accenture survey , 76% of business leaders said that current business models will be unrecognizable in the next five years, with ecosystems being the main change agent. ” Before launching Reveal in 2020, Bouchez was the CEO of Multiposting, an HR tech startup, until 2018, when it was acquired by SAP.

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Searchlight puts new capital to work with expanded talent intelligence tools

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They started Searchlight in 2018 to develop technology that uses behavioral reference data and prescriptive analytics to give employers a more 360-degree view of a potential candidate’s strengths and weaknesses that might not appear on a resume or come out during an interview. Searchlight resonated with me,” he added. “I

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

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The tech behemoth originally entered the health sector after it acquired PillPack , an online pharmacy, in 2018 and later rebranded as Amazon Pharmacy. As Amazon begins to implement its healthcare services in a larger capacity, some have brought up questions about patients’ privacy data in light of recent events.

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Latent AI, which says it can compress common AI models by 10x, lands some key backing

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Of course, given that the world is now rife with data-collecting-devices and that there’s an enormous interest in making that data actionable without having to send it back and forth to a distant cloud, there are many other companies and projects with the same objective as Latent AI.

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Apptopia raises $20M to expand its competitive intelligence business beyond mobile

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ABS Capital’s Mike Avon, a co-founder of Millennial Media, and Paul Mariani, are joining Apptopia’s board with this round. Kay, previously Apptopia COO, is now taking over the top role from co-founder Eliran Sapir, who’s transitioning to chairman of the board as the company enters its next phase of growth.

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Packworks makes operations easier for sari-sari stores in the Philippines

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It was founded in 2018, with an initial client base of five sari-sari store partners. The Pack SuperStore app enables sari-sari owners to process their business’ inventory, bookkeeping and data collection. Before raising, Packworks bootstrapped its way to working with 150,000 sari-sari stores, the company says.

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CrowdForce raises $3.6M to increase access to cash for underserved communities in Nigeria

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The company was launched in 2015 by Oluwatomi Ayorinde and Damilola Ayorinde as MobileForms, a data collection agent network. In 2018, the company got its first big break while working on TraderMoni, a small loan scheme for micro traders pioneered by the Nigerian government. trillion via its partners.