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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

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To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences. To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences.

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Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M

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. “Because the data industry is very broad, there is continuing confusion around terms like data observability, creating a need for education around its ‘what and why,’ and the benefit to enterprises,” Choudhary said.

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Riot prepares your team against highly sophisticated cyberattacks

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It now also offers customized educational content that can help grow the cybersecurity culture in your team. While it is still quite difficult to raise a funding round in the current economic environment, Riot managed to put together an interesting list of investors. The startup originally focused on fake phishing campaigns.

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Spend management platform Teampay expands partnership with Mastercard, raises $47M

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“In today’s economic environment, Teampay’s software-led approach has proven resilient — as we saw in late 2020 to 2021, when the economy rebounds, Teampay benefits disproportionately through accelerated growth … We increased our debt facility for additional flexibility in uncertain times.”

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

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To give TechCrunch+ readers a better understanding of what education investors are looking for today, seven leading venture capitalists in the category answered a series of questions about the sector’s future. Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education. Malvika Bhagwat and Kriti Bansal , Owl Ventures.

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Soci raises $120M in debt and equity to grow its marketing management platform

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A neuroscientist and attorney by education, with a genetics degree from UCSD and law degree from Northwestern, Khoury previously held roles as a geneticist, an attorney and a venture fund manager. “Despite the challenging economic environment, Soci has continued to thrive, innovate and drive value,” Khoury said.

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The end of a second straight month of layoffs in tech

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Edtech business Byju rose to prominence over the pandemic as it both helped answer the demand for remote education and boasted the highest known valuation of any startup in India. Starting next year, Niantic’s Lightship AR development kit will no longer be free, which could open a new revenue stream for the business.