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Event networking app Grip raises $13M, as pandemic forces events to stay virtual

TechCrunch

With offline events now firmly moved to online for the foreseeable future, startups in the networking space had to pivot fast in the face of the pandemic. One of those was Grip , previously better known as a networking app for physical conferences (including TechCrunch Disrupt, at one point). million people.

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Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to virtual events

TechCrunch

Twine , a video chat startup that launched amid the pandemic as a sort of “Zoom for meeting new people,” shifted its focus to online events and, as a result, has now closed on $3.3 So the company shifted its focus to the familiar events space, with a specific focus on online events which grew in popularity due to the pandemic.

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Zuddl raises $13M for its simple but powerful virtual events platform

TechCrunch

Will the world ever go back to big in-person events? But everyone’s already gotten a taste of virtual events, and their many ups and downs. The tech side of things can get remarkably complicated, and it’s hard to make a virtual show more compelling/interactive/engaging than a YouTube video would be.

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Hubilo raises $4.5 million, led by Lightspeed, to focus on virtual events

TechCrunch

Earlier this year, the founders of event analytics platform Hubilo pivoted to become a virtual events platform to survive the impact of COVID-19. Hubilo’s clients have included the United Nations, Roche, Fortune, GITEX, IPI Singapore, Tech In Asia, Infocomm Asia and Clarion Events.

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Salesforce debuts Zero Copy Partner Network to ease data integration

CIO

The zero-copy pattern helps customers map the data from external platforms into the Salesforce metadata model, providing a virtual object definition for that object. “It Zero-copy integration means teams access data where it lives, through queries or by virtually accessing the file. You can do flows and automations on it.

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Combined DOCSIS 4.0 Interop Event Stresses Network Interoperability and Virtualization 

CableLabs

technology and Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) Interop•Labs event February 12–15 at our headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. At this Interop•Labs event, the exercises included both DOCSIS 4.0 cable modems and Remote PHY equipment, including virtualized cores and Remote PHY Devices (RPDs) that support DOCSIS 4.0

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Pivoting in the pandemic, Citysocializer relaunches as a ‘Get Your Guide for virtual events’

TechCrunch

As many of us have seen, personal trainers, yoga teachers and similar types of freelance professionals have all had to shift to offering virtual sessions over Zoom and similar platforms. It’s now become a platform for virtual fitness classes, learning workshops and the like, with users in the U.K., Europe, the U.S.