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Early-stage African VC firm, Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19

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In a review of the year published last week, the firm noted that 21 companies in its portfolio have raised more than $33 million in funding. ” Badamosi, who returned to Nigeria from the UK in 2015, worked as the general manager for Starta Africa, an online community for African tech entrepreneurs.

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Vyrill, winner of the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off, helps brands discover and leverage user-generated video reviews

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Vyrill helps brands discover and leverage video reviews created by authentic customers and users. The company presented its product at TechCrunch Early Stage: Marketing & Fundraising, where it beat out nine other companies, winning the pitch-off. Vyrill claims to have the solution. million pre-seed round in 2018.

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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long been a driving force for companies seeking exponential growth, gaining market share and creating shareholder value. For instance, Disney’s acquisition of Pixar in 2006 revitalized the animation giant’s fortunes, though market analysts were skeptical of this move when it was announced.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

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As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Unparalleled contrasts have marked the last decade and a half — from the devastating plunge of a major housing crash to the soaring heights of the longest bull market and the unforeseen havoc of a global pandemic. Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g.,

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Lilt raises $55M to bolster its business-focused AI translation platform

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San Francisco, Calfornia-based Lilt was co-founded by Green and John DeNero in 2015. ” To translate marketing, support and e-commerce documents and webpages — Lilt’s principal workload — Lilt uses a combination of human translators and tools including hotkeys, style guides and an AI translation engine. .”

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Fed Tech News Roundup 10 July 2015

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The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): World Wide Technology Named Federal Partner of the Year and Software. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Wide Technology, Inc. WWT) today announced that it has received the Federal Partner. That's great for.