According to Associated Builders and Contractors, the construction industry needs to attract at least 650,000 additional workers in addition to the normal place of hiring to keep up with the demand for labor. The Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act is only adding to the labor shortage for qualified and skilled construction professionals. The industry has historically been underserved by technology in terms of labor management and development. Skillit is a... Read more ›
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Power Finance, a cloud-native credit card management program management platform, has agreed to be acquired by Marqeta, the publicly-traded card issuing platform. The purchase price for the business is $223M in cash with another $52M as cash contingent on hitting specified milestones. Read more ›
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Prior to the pandemic, most life insurance searches began online but more than 90% of policies were secured through in-person interaction with a broker. COVID has not only served as a boon for the industry as consumers paid more attention to their financial security but also as a catalyst for digital transformation. Virtual capabilities for advisors and brokers, digital applications, the electronic delivery of policies, and underwriting automation are all... Read more ›
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Primary care is the foundation of the healthcare system accounting for 50% of outpatient visits. Yet, spending on primary care only accounts for 5-7% of total medical spending in the US. With such demand and tight margins, primary care physicians are asked to do more with less time as declining primary care capacity is leading to 85 deaths per day. Pearl Health is a platform designed for primary care providers... Read more ›
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Recent changes to NCAA regulations for name and image likeness opened up the floodgates for student-athletes to be compensated for the first time. Athletes and sports programs are now more concentrated on building monetizable brands and social media is a key distribution channel for this growth. The wave of interest hasn’t just been focused on collegiate athletics, as interest has trickled down to youth and high school sports as both... Read more ›
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Everything you need to need to know about the largest global startup funding rounds of Q4 2022; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more… Read more ›
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As you seek out your next round, here's a handy resource covering the most active NYC venture firms in 2022 that will save you countless hours. Read more ›
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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds for full year 2022. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, founders, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis. The TechWatch Media Group audience is driving progress and innovation […] Read more ›
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According to a recent study from Adobe, one out of four people on the planet is contributing to the creator economy. The massive boost of people looking to diversify their income streams came as a result of the pandemic, leading to an increase in 165M people globally now engaged in this nascent market, fueled by access to affordable equipment and platforms. While this market has grown to $100B+ per year... Read more ›
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Everything you need to need to know about the largest US startup funding rounds of Q4 2022; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more… Read more ›
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The pandemic and lockdowns upended the travel industry but no segment was impacted as much as cruises. Prior to the pandemic, the industry contributed to more than $154B for the economy, employing nearly 2M individuals.  Despite the popularity of cruises, the industry has long focused on in-person travel agencies for distribution with less than 25% of reservations made online. Cruisebound is a tech-enabled online travel agency, focused exclusively on cruises,... Read more ›
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As the cloud grows in popularity and cloud infrastructure becomes more complex, handling data across multiple containers and virtual servers, observability becomes critical. Traditional logging, monitoring, and tracing found in a pre-cloud world just aren’t robust enough to handle applications or processes that may be around for only a few milliseconds before disappearing. Chronosphere is a cloud-native observability platform built for engineering teams to allow them to remediate rapidly. By... Read more ›
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When you buy a song on iTunes you are only buying the right to listen to that song. One of the most compelling aspects of blockchain and NFTs usage for the music industry is the embedded provenance options. Going on-chain not only allows innovative financing, ownership, and licensing models but also offers the opportunity for artists to connect with their fan communities in novel ways. Decent is a no-code infrastructure... Read more ›
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When working in sales, you need to make sure that all of the moving parts are working in conjunction with each other to make your sales process as seamless as possible and CRM systems like Salesforce serve as the conductor of this orchestra of activity. However, the administrative process of inputting data into your CRM can be tedious and time-consuming, taking away from direct sales activity. Not only does this... Read more ›
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While customer service is largely centered around human interaction, it’s largely been powered by non-human automation lately. While automation has allowed companies to address staffing challenges and quickly address customer needs, it can be a source of frustration if not done correctly.  NLX is a conversational AI platform centered around self-driven customer service experiences. Using a […] Read more ›
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Aggregate statistics for all US funding deals by stage of funding (Early, Series A, Series B, and Late) including mention of notable rounds for December 2022. Read more ›
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Everything you need to need to know about the largest global startup funding rounds of December 2022; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more… Read more ›
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Even before the pandemic, interest in skincare was on the rise. Multiple years of holding up the equivalent of a digital mirror through Zoom calls, staring at ourselves incessantly, has led us to pay more attention to our appearance. The result – many are accessing professional skin care services for the first time and for others this has reinforced the importance of their skincare regimens.  Glowbar is an operator of... Read more ›
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Everything you need to need to know about the largest US startup funding rounds of December 2022; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more… Read more ›
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