In the second part of VentureBeat's interview, George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, emphasizes the increasing importance of having cybersecurity expertise and leadership on corporate boards.
Customers and the industry believe that having the data, having it organized, and using the data not only for AI training but for other outcomes, is a big part of the platform story.
Wagestream, a flexible benefits platform used by Asda, Burger King and Bupa, has closed a £17.5m funding round. Founded in 2018, Wagestream is a platform for shift workers to access earnings from completed work before designated paydays. Wagestream also offers users debt advice and savings options. The company said a significant portion of its users […]
Workforce management platform Rippling has raised $200 million in new financing in a Series F round that values the company at $13.5 billion. Rippling has also signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590 million in equity from current and former employees and early investors, Rippling CEO Parker Conrad wrote in a Monday (April 22) blog post. The […]
The company's initial public offering price was estimated to be between $76
Mimo, a financial management platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has closed a £15.5m funding round. Founded in 2023, Mimo aims to simplify cashflow management for SMEs. The company said the abundance of software tools performing specific financial tasks such as payroll, invoicing and international payments, has created a fragmented and complex system for […]
Qureight, a Cambridge-based health tech company that develops digital infrastructure for complex medical data, has raised $8.5m (£6.8m). The company was founded in response to the limited treatment options for complex heart and lung diseases. According to Qureight, part of the problem is that researchers have to manually extract important information from large volumes of […]
A total of 766.7 million products were sold through the five e-commerce platforms
As the demand for space on quick-commerce platforms skyrockets, niche direct-to-commerce (D2C) firms in segments like fast moving consumer goods, beauty and personal care, and health and fitness are agreeing to pay a 30-45% commission on sales, besides shelling out on advertising and discounting on the apps.This is in stark contrast to the 10-20% commission that large, more established, FMCG companies pay quick-commerce companies like Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart, reflecting the intense...
Online legal platform Lawhive has secured 9.5 million pounds ($11.8 million) in funding from GV (Google Ventures) and Episode 1 Ventures. The company will use the new funding to further its mission of providing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform designed to help lawyers save time and earn more, Lawhive said in a Monday (April 15) […]
HF Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META – Free Report) by 44.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,307 shares of the social networking company’s stock after buying an additional 1,951 shares during the […]
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