Author: Daniel Harrison

drew vollero ipoisaac new yorktimes Reddit hires Drew Vollero as its first chief financial officer to prepare the company for an eventual IPO  —  The addition of Drew Vollero, formerly of Mattel and Snap, is a move toward developing operations more like publicly traded social networks.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The world’s … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

pakistanbased jugnu smbs series techasia Pakistan-based Jugnu, an e-commerce marketplace that connects retail stores and SMBs directly to manufacturers, raises a $22.5M Series A led by Sary  —  Pakistan-based Jugnu, a B2B ecommerce firm, has raised US$22.5 million in a series A round led by Sary, a B2B marketplace that focuses on the Middle East … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

bitcoin spac primeblock q4ashrafcoindesk Bitcoin mining company PrimeBlock plans to go public via a SPAC merger at a $1.25B valuation; PrimeBlock generated $24.4M in Q4 2021 revenue  —  The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year.  —  Bitcoin miner PrimeBlock confirmed its plan to go public through a merger … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

telehealth ai series magellan healthwiggersventurebeat Telehealth startup NeuroFlow, which uses applied AI to treat patients with behavioral health conditions, raises $20M Series B led by Magellan Health  —  NeuroFlow, a digital health company combining workflow automation, patient engagement solutions and services, and applied AI to promote behavioral health … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

some iranbased ip thursday Some OpenSea users with Iran-based IP addresses say their accounts were terminated on Thursday, likely due to US sanctions against the Iranian government  —  Twitter users complained about their accounts being deactivated without notice.  —  OpenSea users with Iran-based internet protocol addresses … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

microsoft dns azure dnsthorplancaster windowscentral Microsoft says it has resolved DNS issues affecting services like Teams, Azure, and Office 365, cites spike in DNS traffic as preliminary root cause  —  If a Bing goes down and no one is around, did it even happen?  —  What you need to know  — Several Microsoft services, including Teams … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

juno 19m series insight partnersorbachctech Juno Journey, which uses AI to offer learning and personal development programs for employees, raises $19M Series A led by Insight Partners  —  The Israeli AI startup customizes the learning and personal development experience for employees  —  Juno Journey, which has created an AI platform … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

chinese ai 1.75t south china morningpost Chinese researchers unveil WuDao 2.0, an AI model they say was trained using 1.75T parameters, 10x more than GPT-3, to simulate conversational speech and more  —  The WuDao 2. natural language processing model had 1.75 trillion parameters, topping the 1.6 trillion that Google unveiled … Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

denmarkbased corti 27m siliconcanals A look at the state of the VC industry: from over-paying in the face of absurd valuations, to big bets on decentralized “Web 3.0” apps, cybersecurity, and more  —  The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.

servicetitan socalbased saas series tiger global ServiceTitan, a SoCal-based firm which offers a SaaS product for tradespeople, raises $500M Series F led by Tiger Global and Sequoia at a $8.3B valuation  —  Covering venture capital, software and startups  —  It’s no new live audio app, crypto company or remote-work tool. Source Keep visiting venturebeast.net for the latest news and updates.