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Vibrant raises $7.5M for a drug-free mechanical pill to treat constipation

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The company is based in Tel Aviv and is lead by Lior Ben-Tsur, a startup veteran. The capsules are about the size of a multi-vitamin, Ben-Tsur said. Patients are used to taking drugs day in and day out, so this wouldn’t be a different experience in that regard, but this pill doesn’t have any medication,” Ben-Tsur said.

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Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges

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At this two-day virtual event, early-stage founders can take part in highly interactive group sessions with top investors and ecosystem experts, in fields ranging from fundraising and marketplace positioning, to growth marketing and content development. Ben is a co-founder and general partner at Primary Venture Partners.

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NeoLight’s jaundice treatment catches another $7 million to bring neonatal light therapy to the home

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Dignity Health and Honor Health Systems came in to support the company along with previous investors like the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his wife Ashley and other, undisclosed investors. . Nanit raises $21 million for its baby monitor, app and new line of wearables for infants.

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AI startup investment is on pace for a record year

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Investors The Exchange reached out to in recent days reported a fierce market for AI startups. That expectation is coming true. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. . Read it every morning on Extra Crunch or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday.

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Employment Hero gets $140M AUD Series E led by Insight Partners, grows valuation to $800M AUD

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Employment Hero co-founders Ben Thompson and Dave Tong. Co-founded by Ben Thompson, its chief executive officer, and chief technology officer Dave Tong, Employment Hero is used by 6,000 businesses, with a total of 250,000 employees. Employment Hero is an automated human resources, payroll and benefits platform for SMEs.

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CockroachDB, the database that just won’t die

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Cockroach Labs was started by developers and stays true to its roots to this day. But Kimball, Mattis and another Google employee, Ben Darnell, wanted more — a company of their own. They went from rising stars to stars at Google, becoming the go-to guys on the Infrastructure Team.

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Inside Walmart’s generative AI journey

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And they did it in just 60 days. A driving force behind the progress is Ben Peterson, head of Walmart’s People Product organization. The researchers confirmed Walmart’s assumptions on day one: The technology would initially primarily serve knowledge workers by augmenting their work rather than automating it.