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Greycroft Backs ZenBusiness In $15M Funding

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According to ZenBusiness, it raised $15M in its Series A funding, which was led by Greycroft, and also included Lerer Hippea, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, as well as Rosecliff Venture Partners, Interlock Partners, and Recruit Strategic Partners (RSP). Greycroft was already a seed investor in ZenBusiness.

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Wildfire Systems Aims to Monetize Social Messages

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San Diego-based Wildfire Systems is hoping that consumers will help its clients spread the word out about their products through a new platform it launched today, Wildlink. The startup is backed by Mucker Capital, which led a $2M seed funding round in the company in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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Six Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023

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From state-of-the-art clean energy solutions to breakthrough podcasting platforms, here are six tech startups you should be keeping an eye on in 2023, and beyond. Please fill in your email. This April, the startup raised a staggering $4 million in a seed funding round. Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox?

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Elementary Robotics raises cash to expand in Los Angeles’ growing robotics hub

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million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . That thinking became the seeds for Elementary Robotics and was one of the aspects of the company that attracted Toyota AI Ventures as a co-investor.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. There has been a real interest in emergency services,” Ramot told me, adding he expects to see more demand for the software platform and the flexibility it provides as the pandemic unfolds.

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BloomNation's Goal To Empower Your Local Florist, And Improve Flower Delivery

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The startup--which is part of MuckerLab--landed a seed funding round last week, so we thought we''d catch up with founder and CEO Farbod Shoraka to dig deeper into the company''s goals and service. It''s more about connecting then with customer, than BloomNation sending orders through the platform. What is BloomNation?

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

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Jason laughed when he told me that he has rattled off inspirational emails to Paul Bricault, Amplify’s managing director, at 11:30 at night only to find an equally enthusiastic response in his in-box five minutes later. Consequently, Jeff is a big believer in B to B opportunities or SaaS platforms, like Jeff’s own Leads 360.