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

TechCrunch

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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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. But today I want to give you advice on how to decrease your odds of failure in a startup.

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Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models

TechCrunch

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. While it’s early days, the vendor claims to have customers in augmented reality and computer vision startups, including Seerslab, Deepixel and Gunsens.

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

TechCrunch

As companies increasingly rely on data to run their businesses, having accurate sources of data becomes paramount. 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. Today the company announced a $4.8

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5 investors discuss the future of RPA after UiPath’s IPO

TechCrunch

Robotic process automation (RPA) has certainly been getting a lot of attention in the last year, with startups, acquisitions and IPOs all coming together in a flurry of market activity. We have seen a range of RPA startups emerge in recent years, with companies like UiPath, Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere leading the way.

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4 Things You Need to Know About Establishing Business Credit

StartupNation

That being said, accessing business credit can be a challenge for idea-stage or very early-stage startups. The same level of data validation that goes into updating your personal score isn’t part of the process for business scores—making it even more important to make sure your profile is accurate.

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SaaS is still open for business, but it’s going to take longer to buy and sell

TechCrunch

Early Q1 data validates this hypothesis, with renewals increasing 2% to 57 days and net new sales cycles increasing 10% to 46 days. The fourth quarter of 2022 represented a breakthrough, as renewal cycle time decreased 11% –– from 63 days in Q3 to 56 in Q4.

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