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Singapore edtech GIFT.ed gets $1m from IMC Pan Asia Alliance

AsiaTechDaily

A rich content ecosystem will support the site, including GIFT’s internationally recognized curriculum, publications, and firsthand insights from field initiatives in major development areas like agribusiness, healthcare, finance, and water. In a statement, Teo said the “time is right” for GIFT.ed

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Looking to decarbonize the metal industry, Bill Gates-backed Boston Metal raises $50 million

TechCrunch

Previously backed by the Bill Gates-financed Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund, the new company has just raised roughly $50 million of an approximately $60 million financing round to expand its operations, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M

TechCrunch

The startup is well-capitalized, with $28 million in equity financing from Bessemer Venture Partners (which seeded Sweep) and Insight Partners (which led the company’s most recent round, a Series A). billion by 2025 ( according to Statista) and that Salesforce had a 32.2% share of the CRM segment in 2021 (by one estimate ).

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Allocate banks $5M to open up venture capital fund access

TechCrunch

Kaji, citing a Boston Consulting Group report , estimated there are between 8,000 and 11,000 global family offices and nearly 17 million accredited investors that currently control some $42 trillion in assets. With the market the way it is, the number of accredited investors is expected to grow by 50% by 2025,” Kaji said.

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Tiger Global, Blume back Indian startup bringing safety — and intelligence — to EVs

TechCrunch

Before starting their venture, the trio provided pro bono consultancy to e-rickshaw manufacturers. He noted that the startup is planning to hire sales, HR, operations and finance people in the team, which currently has 20 engineers developing different hardware and software solutions. Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

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Everything An Angel Investor Should Know About The Corporate Transparency Act

Angel Capital Association

by Joe Wallin , leader of the Angel Capital Association Legal Advisory Council and Pricipal at the law firm of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. Big Picture The CTA is intended to assist law enforcement in combatting money laundering, tax fraud, financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity through anonymous shell and front companies.

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China’s work automation startup Laiye raises $160M, acquires France’s Mindsay

TechCrunch

Laiye’s Series C financing came in three tranches, with the last one to have recently closed at $70 million, an oversubscribed round led by influential Chinese private equity firm Hopu Magnolia. ” Worldwide Laiye has nearly 200 large corporate customers and global consultancies as strategic partners including Deloitte and KPMG.

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