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Data collection isn’t the problem: It’s what companies are doing with it

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Yet, many businesses cannibalize this valuable asset by selling it to third parties when they should be using it to make their businesses stronger and more sustainable. Nearly all digital businesses collect some type of data from their users, so there has been growing concern from privacy rights groups about how that data is used.

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Canada’s Assent Compliance lands $350M from Vista Equity for supply chain data management

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Enter Assent Compliance — a Canadian company focused on supply chain sustainability management. The company delivers enterprise-wide supply chain sustainability solutions across product compliance, trade compliance and ESG — better known as Environmental, Social and (Corporate) Governance.

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Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in

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Fernandez , founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance , managing partner, Seabird Ventures Rita Sousa , partner, Faber Ventures Christian Lim , managing director, SWEN Blue Ocean Partners Reece Pacheco , partner, Propeller Tim Agnew, general partner, Bold Ocean Ventures What is your investment thesis for ocean conservation tech in 2023?

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Reveal raises $50M to espouse the benefits of partner ecosystems

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Research by BCG found that fewer than 15% were sustainable in the long run. But Bouchez argues that Reveal goes a step further by involving sales and marketing teams in the process for lead generation, sales enablement, and ecosystem expansion. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Koop provides autonomy insurance through data collection and proprietary analysis, wrapped up in the UX/UI provided by the portal.” “Boston Materials is a high-performance materials company enabling manufacturers of industrial and consumer products to break through their design trade-offs with new materials.

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Empowering Entrepreneurs From Underserved Communities with GoDaddy

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Covering business areas from sustainable living to circular fashion, gastronomy to well-being, the program provided participants with mentorships, business skills, one-to-one clinics with GoDaddy experts, and peer networking.

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When grandma falls, SafelyYou is there to catch her (on video)

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The two new strategic investors join existing investors Eclipse Ventures, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund and Data Collective Venture Capital, and the new round raised SafelyYou’s venture funding total to approximately $70 million. feet height is enough to sustain very serious head injuries.