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Nurse-assisting robotics firm Diligent raises $30M

TechCrunch

Diligent has been leading that specific charge for some time now. Late last year, we spoke with Georgia Tech associate professor Andrea Thomaz, who co-founded the company in 2017 with Vivian Chu, to discuss precisely how profound an impact the past two years have had on the firm. And a lot of people shifting jobs.

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How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?

TechCrunch

Coming off a 2020 high, VC totals in the United States , in Europe, and among competitive verticals like insurtech and AI are on pace to set new records in 2021. For venture capitalists, the timeline for reaching conviction around a startup’s thesis and executing due diligence has become compressed. Getting to yes.

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The tech jobs market is as strong as it ever was

TechCrunch

After the big companies conducted mega layoffs at the beginning of this year, it would be natural to think that the tech unemployment rate would skyrocket. If we think about tech jobs as purely IT, engineering and developer kinds of roles, then those jobs are definitely still in demand and less affected than you might imagine.

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

CIO

Tech salaries are on the rise thanks to a demand for talent across nearly every industry. between 2021 and 2022, reaching an average tech salary of $111,348 per year, according to the 2023 Dice Tech Salary Report. But you don’t have to live in Silicon Valley to earn a high-tech salary. Salaries increased 2.3% Tampa, Fla.

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Hottest tech skills to hire for in 2020

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The benefits of honing technical skills go far beyond the Information Technology industry. Strong tech skills are essential in today’s changing world, and if your employees consistently and proactively enhance their IT skills, you will help them improve both personally and professionally. Yes, it may feel overwhelming.

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How African startups raised investments in 2020

TechCrunch

It was expected that these figures would increase in 2020. But with the pandemic bringing in utter confusion and panic, companies downsized as investors re-strategized, and due diligence slowed during the first few months of the year. For 2020, the number dropped to $1.43 billion and $1.8 billion by the end of the year.

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Is the Great 2020 Tech Rally slowing?

TechCrunch

Yesterday’s earnings deluge made plain that tech shares are not rocketing higher as 2020 comes to a close. But in most other reports there were signs of weakness or underperformance compared to expectations that could undermine the relentlessly bullish attitude tech shares have enjoyed for several months.