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The next wave of supply-chain innovation will be driven by startups that help incumbents win

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The shift to collaborative robots means the rise of robotics as a service. For years, the prevailing narrative for innovation in supply chain has focused on the disruptors: Upstarts that enter the industry with new technologies and business models to displace incumbents. More posts by this contributor. Derek Xiao. Contributor.

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Komunal secures $8.5m to strengthen Indonesia’s neo-rural bank ecosystem

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million to fund its mission to accelerate financial inclusion and strengthen the neo-rural bank ecosystem in Indonesia, especially outside the Greater Jakarta area. It was also participated by AlphaTrio Sustainable Technology Fund, Skystar Capital, Sovereign’s Capital, Ozora, and Gobi Partners.

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Bond Pet Foods enters meat proteins phase with $17.5M Series A

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million Series A investment in June from a group of investors that includes Archer-Daniels-Midland Company’s venture arm ADM Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Genoa Ventures, Lever VC, Thia Ventures, iSelect Fund, Stage 1 Fund, Lifely VC and Satori Capital. The move is buoyed by a $17.5 Prior to the Series A round, the company raised $2.5

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Undock raises $1.6M to help solve your group scheduling nightmares

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But we seem to be in a calendrical renaissance, with incumbents like Google and Outlook getting smarter and smarter and newcomers like Calendly growing significantly. Undock , an Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator-backed startup , is looking to enter the space. The startup recently closed a $1.6 The startup recently closed a $1.6

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

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As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. A recent ZDNet piece reaffirms that the AI edge chip market is booming, fueled by “staggering” venture capital financing in the hundreds of millions of dollars. ” Sima.ai

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LMS365, a learning management system built into Microsoft 365 and Teams, raises $20M

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Embedding a learning management system directly into workers’ core everyday tools is one of LMS365’s core selling points versus incumbents in the LMS space such as Workday , Eloomi , or TalentLMS. But why focus on delivering training through Microsoft, specifically, and not Zoom or Google’s cloud-based software suite?

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Why TransUnion led blockchain fintech Spring Labs’ $30M Series B

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It’s raising a $30 million Series B, led by TransUnion — one of the largest incumbents in an industry that Spring Labs is looking to shake up. We knew a relationship with TransUnion in particular had the capacity to significantly accelerate our business,” he said.