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Everstream, which applies big data to supply chain management, raises $50M

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According to a recent survey from Capgemini, companies see disruption in the supply chain as the top risk to their business growth, ahead of rising raw material prices and the energy crisis. And parts of Europe faced uncommonly high temperatures and drought conditions.

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Incremental Innovation is Just As Powerful as Disruption

Tomasz Tunguz

The genuine progress in IT from the 1970s up to the 2000s masked the relative stagnation of energy, transportation, space, materials, agriculture and medicine. Significant innovation is occurring in fields like healthcare, transportation and agriculture. Transportation. When Plodders Change the World.

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How Livongo Just Opened the Floodgate to a Digital Healthcare Wave

HPA

Using technology to help people effectively manage chronic health conditions like diabetes, Livongo demonstrated that their business model is effective for improving consumer health, is less costly for the payer, and thus is attractive for investors — especially because the model can expand into tangential markets and scale across the world.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Metromile CEO interview, Oscar Health’s IPO plans, our 2-year anniversary, more

TechCrunch

Today, Alex Wilhelm says both transportation platforms plan to reach adjusted profitability by Q4 2021. How will investors value Metromile and Oscar Health? Last Friday, health insurance company Oscar Health announced its plans to launch an initial public offering. How will investors value Metromile and Oscar Health?

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Optibus taps $100M at a $1.3B valuation for its AI-based mass transit operations platform

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Optibus , which uses AI to help public transportation bodies and their mass transit partners plan and operate their networks, has raised $100 million, funding that it will be using to continue expanding its product set and wider business footprint, CEO and co-founder Amos Haggiag said in an interview in London this week.

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Top Ann Arbor Tech Companies and Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

ArborMetrix is an Ann Arbor startup dedicated to improving health care outcomes using data models and health care analytics for improved research. Clients including Google, Coursera, Promedica, Duke Health and the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center. ArborMetrix. Spellbound AR. Genomenon. FreightVerify.

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End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business

TechCrunch

Five success factors for behavioral health startups. The end-to-end approach makes the most sense when disrupting very large markets. Justin Da Rosa is a vice president with Battery Ventures in San Francisco. He focuses on consumer internet, online marketplace and software investments. More posts by this contributor.