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Simpplr raises $70M for its AI-powered intranet platform

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Today, Simpplr sells what’s essentially an internal social network for companies — one that enables employees to create profiles, share content, follow users and engage in polls or surveys via a tailored intranet. Business is booming, evidently. Startups in the space benefited. billion valuation in July 2021.

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Cloud optimization startup ProsperOps lands $72M investment

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According to a recent survey from ESG, more than half of companies say that their spending on public cloud apps will increase in 2023 while 56% expect their public cloud infrastructure services spending will go up this year. The cost burden is such that many companies end up exceeding their budgets for cloud. billion in 2022.

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Integration platform Cinchy lands fresh cash to connect data sources

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As a result, rather than being a business driver or competitive advantage, data is more often a drain on IT budgets and a nightmare for compliance teams,” DeMers said. ” DeMers co-founded Cinchy with Karanjot Jaswal in 2017 with the ambitious goal of abstracting away data integration processes. billion by 2027.

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YC-backed Deskimo, an on-demand coworking space app, launches in Singapore and Hong Kong

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After Rocket Internet, the two started HotelQuickly, an on-demand booking app they sold in 2017. The pandemic has quickly changed attitudes toward remote work, with a McKinsey survey finding that 62% of respondents said they only wanted to return to the office a few days a week, or not at all. Deskimo app’s QR code.

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Contentsquare closes a mammoth $600M round as customers clamor for digital analytics

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The same survey found that over four-fifths of companies — 82% — were prevented from pursuing digital transformation projects due to the staffing, resources and expertise required. Since 2012, he’s served as CEO, moving the company’s headquarters from Marseille to New York in 2017. In some cases, it cost them dearly.

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Cribl raises $150M to beat back rival observability tools

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According to a recent New Relic survey , 90% of companies now believe that observability is critical to the success of their business, while 76% expect to see their observability budgets increase in 2021. Data from unbiased (i.e.,

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Proving that chatbots are alive and kicking, Quiq raises $25M

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In reality, an estimated only 4% of companies had deployed chatbots as of 2017. According to one survey, what respondents like most about chatbots is that they answer questions quickly and can help outside of a business’ service hours. Quiq’s backend dashboard, which lets companies customize how their chatbots will respond.

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