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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

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To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences. To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences.

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Spend management platform Teampay expands partnership with Mastercard, raises $47M

TechCrunch

“In today’s economic environment, Teampay’s software-led approach has proven resilient — as we saw in late 2020 to 2021, when the economy rebounds, Teampay benefits disproportionately through accelerated growth … We increased our debt facility for additional flexibility in uncertain times.”

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

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To give TechCrunch+ readers a better understanding of what education investors are looking for today, seven leading venture capitalists in the category answered a series of questions about the sector’s future. Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education. Malvika Bhagwat and Kriti Bansal , Owl Ventures.

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Soci raises $120M in debt and equity to grow its marketing management platform

TechCrunch

A neuroscientist and attorney by education, with a genetics degree from UCSD and law degree from Northwestern, Khoury previously held roles as a geneticist, an attorney and a venture fund manager. “Despite the challenging economic environment, Soci has continued to thrive, innovate and drive value,” Khoury said.

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The end of a second straight month of layoffs in tech

TechCrunch

Edtech business Byju rose to prominence over the pandemic as it both helped answer the demand for remote education and boasted the highest known valuation of any startup in India. This isn’t the first layoff that StockX has announced: In April 2020, StockX laid off 108 people or 12% of its global workforce. The StockX EC-1.