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Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?

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Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Big companies, often the target customers for startups, live in a much more near-term world. Startups need to live in the future.

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‘AWS for blockchain’ Alchemy boosts valuation to $3.5B with $250M raise

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Exactly six months after raising $80 million at a $505 million valuation, blockchain and Web3 development SaaS startup Alchemy has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round that values the company at $3.5 For one, it represents one of a16z’s largest Web3/blockchain investments to date. In June, the firm revealed its $2.2

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Alchemy raises $80M at a $505M valuation to be the ‘AWS for blockchain’

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Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund. The company previously raised a total of $15.5 million, so the latest financing brings its total raised to $95.5 million since it launched in 2017.

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Blockchain infra startup Tenderly raises $40M after seeing 500% YoY revenue growth

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Tenderly, a startup that aims to make it easier for web3 developers “of all skill sets” to build blockchain products, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding – just months after closing on its Series A. In fact, the company says that it works with the majority of the top 100 ethereum projects. Image Credits: Tenderly.

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Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform

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She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren and digital and social marketing director at Burberry. In addition, they will receive periodic insights and reports on fashion and technology.

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Cryptocurrency company Circle to go public in SPAC deal

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Circle has announced that it plans to become a public company. The cryptocurrency company will merge with Concord Acquisition Corp, a SPAC. A SPAC is a publicly traded blank-check company. Merging with a SPAC has become a popular way to become a publicly listed company for tech companies. at the time.

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Blockchain Technology: The future of startups

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Blockchain technology market has been predicted to shoot up from 4.9 According to the data collected from CB Insights, multiple startups and established firms that invested in this naive technology saw a record rise of $4.3 IBM, the tech giant, has already invested $200 million and many European companies are exploring options.