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Salesforce leads $15M investment in Asian HR tech platform Darwinbox

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Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as the Indian startup looks to further expand in the country and Southeast Asian markets. The startup is also open to exploring opportunities to acquire smaller firms for inorganic growth, he said.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Finishing is the ripest for disruption. AI has also begun to play a bigger role in the construction supply chain, production scheduling, labor management, insurance and financing, risk assessment etc. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

Kelly Chen, DCVC: Robotics startups have an additional layer to their banking relationship, typically tying equipment financing and other debt structures to banking. Rodney Brooks (Rethink Robotics) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017. The top 200 startups will be invited to exhibit at Disrupt in September. Fair enough.