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Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services

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Pydantic , the popular Python library and open source data-validation framework used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has a new commercial namesake and the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital (VC) firms. Pydantic Services Inc. emerges from stealth today with $4.7 and Europe.

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Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models

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Assuming Choi’s estimations are rooted in fact, Bobidi bucks the trend in the data science industry, which tends to pay data validators and labelers poorly. “We believe that the era of big data is ending and we’re about to enter the new era of quality data. Today, Bobidi closed a $5.5

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Stemma launches with $4.8M seed to build managed data catalogue

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Stemma , a new early-stage startup, has come up with a solution, a managed data catalogue that acts as an organization’s source of truth. million seed investment led by Sequoia with assorted individual tech luminaries also participating. Toro snags $4M seed investment to monitor data quality.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. What would it take in investments to acquire and retain traffic to support these businesses? But I’m investing on the assumption you will be successful, of course. It would take 2 years to catch up but believe me they have the capital to do so.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Lordstown Motors’ woes, how co-CEOs work, Brian Chesky interview

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Oh, it also needs more capital. Join TechCrunch reporter Ron Miller and Patrik Liu Tran, co-founder and CEO of automated real-time data validation and quality monitoring platform Validio, on Thursday, May 27 at 9 a.m. PDT/noon EDT for a Clubhouse chat about ensuring data quality in the era of Big Data.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Jam City SPAC, startup PR, telemedicine market map, more

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billion blank-check deal with DPCM Capital. Whether you’re building a company or thinking about investing, it’s important to understand your strategic advantage. Perhaps that will unlock more late-stage capital for hardware-focused upstarts. How to ensure data quality in the era of Big Data.

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