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Tastemakers raises $1.4M to sell Africa experiences to the world

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New York based startup Tastemakers has raised a $1.4 million seed-round—led Precursor Ventures—for its business that connects Africa adventures to global consumers. Tastemakers’ platform

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On-demand parking startup SpotHero raises $50 million

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SpotHero, the Chicago-based company that has developed an on-demand parking app, has raised $50 million in a Series D round led by Macquarie Capital.

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DigitalOcean launches managed MySQL and Redis database services

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Half a year after launching its managed PostgreSQL service, upstart hosting and cloud services platform DigitalOcean today announced the launch of its managed MySQL

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Protein replacement startups are coming for food additives as Shiru launches from Y Combinator

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Shiru, a new company that’s launching from the latest batch of Y Combinator-backed startups, is joining the ranks of the businesses angling for a

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BuzzFeed CTO joins men’s health startup Ro

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Ro, a two-year-old startup known for its online pharmacy of men’s health products, has named BuzzFeed’s Todd Levy its chief technology officer. Levy first

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Sperm storage startups are raising millions

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A number of startups are bringing technology and innovation to the fertility industry, with a growing few focused specifically on male fertility. “Society at

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Nyca Partners raises $210M to invest in fintech startups

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Nyca Partners, a firm with investments in financial technology businesses including PayRange, Trellis, Affirm and Acorns, has collected another $210 million for its third

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Dasha AI is calling so you don’t have to

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While you’d be hard pressed to find any startup not brimming with confidence over the disruptive idea they’re chasing, it’s not often you come

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Direct-to-consumer lingerie brand Lively acquired for $85M

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Lively, a lingerie business founded and led by former Victoria’s Secret executive Michelle Cordeiro Grant, has sold to intimate apparel brand Wacoal for $85

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies.

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