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Akros Technologies, an AI-powered asset management platform, raises funding from Z Holdings

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In Deloitte’s 2019 report , the firm reveals that AI is transforming the financial ecosystem to reduce costs and make operations more efficient by providing automated insights and alternative data, analysis and risk management. Akros intends to strengthen strategic ties with Z Holdings via strategic investment, the startup said.

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From Dorm Room to Dominating the Finance and Tech World: A Deep Dive with Michael Mills, CEO of…

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Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Infinitary Advisors , a SaaS consulting firm where he spearheads comprehensive competitive analyses for both startups and scaleups. What motivated you to launch your startup? We believe that the research and data analysis methods used by other funds are fundamentally flawed.

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With open banking on the horizon, the fintech-SME love story is just beginning

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Lee Li is a project manager and B2B copywriter with a decade of experience in the Chinese fintech startup space as a PM for TaoBao, MeitTuan and DouYin (now TikTok). Open banking and data freedom. At its most fundamental level, open banking refers to the process of using APIs to open up consumers’ financial data to third parties.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

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Nearly every startup I have spoken to over the years – including some where I’m a co-investor – talks positively about the support they’ve gotten from A16Z. Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth.

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Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare

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Make room for yet another preventative health play: Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially confirmed rumors of his new “health tech” startup, Neko, Friday by quietly kicking off a body scanning service in Sweden (via Tech EU ) after four years of stealthy development.

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3 strategies for elevating brand authority in 2021

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When we teamed up with Semrush to explore keyword search data in 2020 related to marketing goals , brand awareness and authority showed steady upward trends. Are there peers in your industry who are looking for quotes for their content? More posts by this contributor. 2 strategies for creating top-of-funnel marketing content.

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With $21M in funding, Code Ocean aims to help researchers replicate data-heavy science

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Every branch of science is increasingly reliant on big data sets and analysis, which means a growing confusion of formats and platforms — more than inconvenient, this can hinder the process of peer review and replication of research. Certainly there’s an air of “Too many options? Try this one!”