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

TechCrunch

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. ” Moreover, by focusing on Microsoft, this minimizes any risks associated with trying to support too many software ecosystems.

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Make no bones about it, Fuzzy expands reach into pet care market with capital infusion

TechCrunch

By leading the shift to more telehealth services, Fuzzy hopes to encourage pet parents to consider the health of their pet on a more regular basis to aid in their longevity. The problems are more exacerbated the more pets that are added to the system, which has not grown in a way to support that,” Mawhinney added.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

In 2022 and beyond, Monzo’s revenues are likely to further accelerate as they benefit from cross border-travel, increased EU interchange rates, and new products. 2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer. Banking is a ubiquitous but hard to crack industry.

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Ushur, which aims to automate aspects of the customer experience, raises $50M

TechCrunch

The startup provides dashboards from where users can build AI-powered workflows for tasks like claims processing, customer support and appointment scheduling, letting organizations automate both business processes and front-office, customer-facing tasks (if the sales pitch is to be believed). After all, Jiffy.ai

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

TechCrunch

With the latest funding, ManageXR will support its expanding team and go-to-market strategy as the company has experienced rapid growth since becoming available to beta users in November 2019 and officially launching in April 2021. We’re solving that problem for businesses at an inflection point in the industry,” Wilson said. .

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Most fintechs partner with banks; Varo became one, and says it’s paying off

TechCrunch

For me, there was a huge opportunity in a space that the incumbents were not able to capture because a lot of it is the economics of their model and misaligned incentives.The world continues to unfortunately be made up of haves and have nots….There TC: Was it worth it for you to get a charter as a company? And if so, why?

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

Apple is reportedly launching health insurance in 2024, for which it may leverage data from its other offerings. Who owns health data? Every time a big name enters insurance, there is always a mix of skepticism from incumbents and a reminder that change is needed. The Apple watch, not insurers.