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Software Development Is a Team Sport - Kubernetes Co-Founder, Joe Beda

Dzone - DevOps

Joe is an experienced software engineer who has worked at both Microsoft and Google. Question: Nowadays applications help to abstract from hardware by virtualization. We recently had the opportunity to interview VMware’s principal engineer, Joe Beda, one of the creators of Kubernetes, as well as the Google Compute Engine.

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UK’s FocalPoint raises $17M for its software-based approach to repairing the flaws of GPS

TechCrunch

Use cases for the tech include more accurate location for smartphone apps for navigation or location tracking (for example for running and other sports); to help companies with their navigation services (for example for transportation or fleet management); and for better GPS security overall. Today, a U.K. Today, a U.K. billion by 2029.

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Industrial automation startup Bright Machines hauls in $435M by going public via SPAC

TechCrunch

After the transaction is consummated, the startup will sport an anticipated equity valuation of $1.6 And the transaction itself, in conjunction with the previously announced Desktop Metal blank-check deal, implies that there is space in the market for hardware startup liquidity via SPACs. What’s Bright Machines?

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Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology

TechCrunch

In addition to contributing money, those sports professionals help startups with team-building advice and mentorship. It’s a hardware module that can be used in insect farms to monitor and collect data on the health and productivity of black soldier flies. Teampact Ventures is also investing in Entocycle.

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Toast raises IPO price range, providing a Monday bump to fintech valuations

TechCrunch

Toast’s rising valuation may provide a boon to two different subsectors of technology: software and fintech. The restaurant-focused Toast sells software on a recurring basis (SaaS) to restaurants while also providing financial technology solutions. To see Toast raise its range, therefore, got our eyebrows up.

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Fitness ring maker Oura raises $100M

TechCrunch

With the pandemic bringing professional sports to a screeching halt in 2020, a number of major leagues have adopted the ring, including the NBA, WNBA, UFC and NASCAR. Forerunner’s Eurie Kim and Oura’s Harpreet Rai discuss betting on consumer hardware. It’s been a wild couple of years for Oura.

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Whoop raises another $200M for its athlete-focused fitness wearable

TechCrunch

In fact, the company has a specific offering for sports teams, as well as solutions for businesses, healthcare and government/defense. Whoop, the sports tech and analytics company that makes discreet wearables, raises $55M. and using the massive influx of cash on R&D for its hardware, software and analytics solutions.

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