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Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch

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Clutch, a marketplace for digital marketing services, has been acquired by the online social network Plaiced, Clutch’s co-founder, Madison Long, told TechCrunch.  The deal closed earlier this week for undisclosed terms.  “The creator economy is growing rapidly, we knew to remain competitive and really be able to take over market share, an acquisition would be […]

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Disrupt 2024 Career Fair: Your gateway to top tech talent

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Disrupt 2024 is the premier event where tech careers are launched, connections are forged, and the future of technology talent takes center stage. The Disrupt Career Fair is the perfect opportunity to showcase your company and attract the best candidates. That’s because it has a diverse array of companies, from tech giants to nimble startups,

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Intron Health gets backing for its speech recognition tool that recognizes African accents

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Voice recognition is getting integrated in nearly all facets of modern living, but there remains a big gap: speakers of minority languages, and those with thick accents or speech disorders like stuttering are typically less able to use speech recognition tools that control applications, transcribe or automate tasks, among other functions. Tobi Olatunji, founder and

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Cracking the AI and consumer code with early Zoom-backer Maven Ventures

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Maven Ventures General Partner Sara Deshpande has been investing in the consumer tech space for a decade. Over time, the seed-stage venture firm has backed the likes of Zoom, Cruise, Hello Heart, Perplexity and x.AI and has grown to over $200 million in assets under management. Now, with a new $60 million fund — and

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Digital banking startup Mercury abruptly shuttered service for startups in Ukraine, Nigeria, other countries

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Digital banking startup Mercury is no longer serving customers in certain countries, including Ukraine, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Mercury made headlines earlier this year when it was caught up in federal scrutiny through one of its partners, Choice Bank, around the practice of allowing foreign companies to open accounts.  The FDIC was “concerned” that

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Cyabra, a startup helping companies and governments detect disinformation, plans to go public via SPAC

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Cyabra, a Tel Aviv-based startup that helps public and private organizations detect and fight mis- and disinformation campaigns by finding fake accounts on social media, on Tuesday announced that it plans to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Trailblazer Merger Corporation I and list on the NASDAQ. Founded in 2018, some of Cyabra’s investors

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