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Port internal development platform gives visibility into DevOps architecture
<p>In a typical large organization, DevOps tasks have become so complex, and involve navigating so many tools, it has become difficult to understand the current state of affairs, and to add resources when needed. It’s gotten to the point where developers often need to submit a ticket, even for a routine operation, which is adding […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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Metrist raises $5.5M to provide better cloud service outage data
<p>Metrist, a startup that helps IT teams stay on top of outages among the many cloud services they use to run their own applications, today announced that it has raised a $5.5 million seed round from the likes of Heavybit, Morado Ventures and PagerDuty co-founder Alex Solomon and StatusPage co-founders Scott and Steve Klein. The […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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Startups are building businesses out of DevOps tools for existing sales platforms
<p>As tools like Salesforce grow in usage, a crop of new startups is emerging to make integrating the tools into existing processes easier.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 24, 20224 min read
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Cloud kitchen startup CloudEats raises more capital to ramp up Southeast Asian expansionÂ
<p>A cloud kitchen — also known as a ghost kitchen or a shared kitchen — offers restaurant owners and food entrepreneurs a commercial kitchen space at a reduced cost for food delivery and takeout. This trend has been circling around the restaurant industry. More food entrepreneurs are turning to cloud kitchens to reduce their operation […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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4 tactics for building robust open source DevOps toolsets
<p>While using OSS is free, assembling an OSS DevOps toolset, with an average of 15 tools per company, isn’t without challenges.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 6, 20224 min read
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Hetz Ventures closes third fund of $123M to focus on DevOps tools, open source, fintech and cyber
<p>Hetz Ventures, a seed-stage VC out of Israel launched in 2018, has closed its third fund at $123 million. The new (described as “over-subscribed”) fund, Hetz III, brings the firm’s total assets under management to nearly $300 million. Focusing on seed and pre-seed investments, Hetz has previously backed Granulate (acquired by Intel last month), Trigo, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 3, 20221 min read
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AI-powered competitive enablement platform Klue lands $62M led by Tiger Global
<p>Klue, an AI-powered competitive enablement platform, has raised $62 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global, with participation from Salesforce Ventures. The Vancouver-based company combines intel collection capabilities with a modern approach to content distribution aimed at providing users with the insights needed to drive revenue and business impact. The platform automatically gathers […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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Anchor gets $15 million seed funding to expand its B2B autonomous billing solution
<p>Companies often spend an incommensurate amount of time chasing overdue payments, which distracts them from their core businesses and brings forth cash flow issues. The wasted time and other challenges suffered during payment collection mainly stem from a reliance on manual billing cycles and processes, which are laborious, time-consuming, and prone to mistakes and fraud. […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 1, 20213 min read
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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education
<p>While both LinkedIn and Y Combinator are still going strong, a new crop of companies are looking to fill the gap via structured online experiences that combine training and connections.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 30, 20215 min read
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What happened to Paytm’s IPO valuation?
<p>Paytm’s IPO price was simply too high compared to its recent financial results. Trailing results matter as well, and Paytm’s were just too weak to support its IPO price.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20214 min read
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Estate planning basics for founders and entrepreneurs
<p>This may seem a bit bleak, but having an estate plan will put your mind at ease.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20215 min read
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Inpathy aims to be a social network that mirrors real human experience
<p>There have been countless studies about the damaging effects of social media on mental health, particularly on teens. And yet, most of us just can’t quit social networking. Even if it makes us feel bad about ourselves. The constant comparisons of our lives to the highlight reels that people post on Facebook and Instagram is […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20211 min read
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Neu.ro announces zero emissions model building solution
<p>As companies increasingly move to take advantage of machine learning to run their business more efficiently, the fact is that it takes an abundance of energy to build, test and run models in production. Neu.ro, an early-stage full-stack MLOps solution, is building a greener approach. Today, the company announced a zero emissions AI cloud solution […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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Ireland’s Fonoa raises $20.5M to help digital-first businesses stay tax compliant as they scale globally
<p>There are myriad tax pain points that come from selling goods, content or services globally. As the world has seen a surge in cross-border transactions, digital-first businesses face the challenge of understanding and managing global tax and compliance matters as they grow and scale internationally. Enter Dublin, Ireland-based Fonoa. Founded by three ex-Uber alumni — […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20210 min read
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Kaszek leads Z1’s latest round as it develops its bank app aimed at LatAm teens
<p>The new capital will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers. </p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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Slope takes in first capital with visions of being ‘Stripe for global B2B payments’
<p>The company is growing at an incredible pace — 15 times in gross merchandise volume in just the last 30 days.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel raises $5 million seed funding for its AI diagnostic visualization platform
<p>San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel has raised $5 million in a seed round to bolster data intelligence of its AI diagnostic visualization platform for faster and more precise prognosis. The platform, dubbed Prescient, is used for diagnostics, workflow management and triage, taking away the stress of managing software and hardware technology from physicians and hospitals — […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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Make no bones about it, Fuzzy expands reach into pet care market with capital infusion
<p>Pet item sales topped $100 billion in 2020, driven by the 48 million dogs and cats that were adopted over the past three years.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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Cubbo aims to be Latin America’s next e-commerce fulfillment leader
<p>Cubbo touts itself as the only company that can take an order up to 5 p.m and get it out in Mexico City the same day.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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