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MRI Announces Two Deals in the CRE Space

MRI Software unveiled a two-fer M&A day with deals in the CRE space focused on AI and new accounting standards…

Openpath Disrupts Access Control with Software for Humans

Disruptive technology is earning love (and cupcakes) for Openpath as it transforms a necessary evil into a positive human experience…

Private Equity Firm Spawns New Business Model to Help Portfolio Company Cyber Security

The proliferation of cyber-relevant third parties created a massive headache for PE giant Blackstone. Keeping up with the cyber assessments…

Plant-based food startup Next Gen lands $10M seed round from investors including Temasek February 25, 2021
Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups, partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. One of the newest entrants is Next Gen, which will launch its plant-based “chicken” brand, called TiNDLE, in Singaporean restaurants next month. The company announced today that it has raised $10 million in seed […]
Paramount+ will cost $4.99 per month with ads February 25, 2021
ViacomCBS executives held a virtual investor event today where they outlined the strategy for Paramount+, the streaming service set to launch on March 4 that’s basically a rebranded, expanded version of CBS All Access. In addition to launching in the United States, executives said the service will be available across Latin America and Canada on […]
Spain’s Wallapop raises $191M at an $840M valuation for its classifieds marketplace February 24, 2021
Through all of the last year’s lockdowns, venue closures and other social distancing measures that governments have enacted and people have followed to slow the spread of COVID-19, shopping — and specifically e-commerce — has remained a consistent and hugely important service. It’s not just something that we had to do; it’s been an important […]
Daily Crunch: We review the Amazon Echo Show 10 February 24, 2021
We check out Amazon’s new smart home device, Airbnb adds flexible search and Hopin is raising even more money. This is your Daily Crunch for February 24, 2021. The big story: We review the Amazon Echo Show 10 Brian Heater spent some time with Amazon’s new smart home device, paying particular attention to the screen […]
Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck February 24, 2021
"There are boxes that you definitely want to check, but I don't think you can outsource the creation of the narrative."