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ServiceNow has acquired Israeli startup Sweep in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The acquisition is part of ServiceNow’s plan to strengthen its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous work. Sweep develops technology that helps businesses automate work and manage processes more efficiently. Neither ServiceNow nor Sweep has officially announced the […]
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Bengaluru-based semiconductor metrology startup Makr Microsystems has raised Rs 10.2 crore (US$1.08 million) in a seed funding round. The round was led by frontier-tech VC firm Bluehill VC, with participation from Artha Venture Fund. The company will use the new funding to develop its technology, test and validate its products with customers, and bring them […]
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Upwind Raises $300 Mn at $3.8 Billion Valuation to Expand Cloud and AI Security
Israeli cloud security company Upwind has raised about $300 million in new funding, giving the company a valuation of around $3.8 billion. The funding round is led by Bessemer Venture Partners and TCV. Other investors include Craft Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Greylock, Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, and Alta Park Capital. Upwind’s existing investors are also […]
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BitOasis Appoints Jonathan Rigg as CEO to Lead Next Phase of MENA Expansion
BitOasis, a CoinDCX company and one of the Middle East and North Africa’s leading regulated crypto platforms, has appointed Jonathan Rigg as its new CEO. Rigg will replace Ola Doudin, who co-founded BitOasis in 2016. Doudin has led the company for several years and helped it become one of the region’s leading crypto platforms. The […]
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Israeli AI Startup Catch Raises $5 Mn to Build Virtual Assistant for Business Executives
Israeli startup Catch has come out of stealth mode with US$5 million in Seed funding to build its AI-powered assistant. The AI assistant is designed to handle everyday administrative tasks for business executives, helping them save time and reduce one of the most routine and frustrating parts of their work. Catch is focusing on an […]
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Israeli cybersecurity company Huskeys has raised US$27 million in a Series A funding round. This brings the company’s total funding to US$35 million. The funding round was led by Blackstone, a major U.S. investment company. Other investors in the round include Skinos Ventures, Yishay Yovel’s investment fund, Okta’s investment fund, Zscaler’s investment fund, and Merlin […]
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Drone company AITAN, formerly known as eyesAtop, has raised $41 million in its first major funding round. The funding round was co-led by Deep33 and Dell Technologies Capital. Several other investors also joined the round, including Gokul Rajaram, a board member at Pinterest and Coinbase. Other investors include Benjamin Ling of Bling Capital and Kevin […]
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Abwaab Acquires Egypt’s Eduact to Expand Education Technology Platform
Abwaab, a Jordan-based education technology company, has acquired Egyptian edtech startup Eduact. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Eduact was founded in Egypt in 2020 by Adham Hamed and Ali Hisham. It provides software tools that help independent teachers and small learning centres manage their work. Its platform allows educators to manage […]
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Enhance Raises $18.2 Mn to Accelerate US Expansion of Its Personal Training SaaS Platform
Enhance, a platform that provides an operating system for personal trainers (PTs), has raised $18.2 million through a mix of equity and debt funding. The round included investment from Global Ventures, a leading MENA venture capital firm, and venture debt from Stride Ventures. The company will use the new funding to speed up its expansion […]
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