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One constant theme we’ve been hearing from the big cloud infrastructure vendors this year is helping customers increase the efficiency of their cloud spend.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition and getting some investment to expand its reach and technology to serve the market of corporate online learning.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Around two years ago, Victor Cardenas and Kevin Bai built a fintech platform called Slash that lets users create shareable virtual cards to split recurring expenses.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando, a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French startup Green-Got is building an alternative to your traditional bank account with a focus on climate change.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many employee engagement and retention tools were created with the assumption that workers spent most of their time at desks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2021, gig marketplace Fiverr acquired Stoke Talent, a startup developing freelance management tools for employers, for $95 million.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even today with all of the layoffs we have seen in the tech industry over the last year, there is still a shortage of technical talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Citymapper is lowering the paywall around its premium features and introducing a new subscription plan purely for removing ads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Several years ago, entrepreneur Dhiraj Sharma’s first company, a software consultancy, was hired by an HR tech firm to develop an app to improve the employee onboarding experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this increasingly AI-driven era, creative and media teams will probably need to employ the technology to up their game on analyzing their creative assets and A/B testing — or someone else will simply beat them to the punch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Poparazzi, the once-hot photo-sharing app that hit the top of the App Store in 2021, is shutting down.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company develops whole cuts of alternative proteins using fermentation technology and food-grade microorganisms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clubhouse, a once skyrocketing social audio app built by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, has laid off more than half of its staff.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Containers and micro services may not be a new concept at this point, but lots of companies are struggling with the transition to cloud native applications, and the impact of that approach on their security.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Japanese shared micromobility startup Luup has raised $30 million in a Series D financing round, which consists of 3.8 billion yen in equity and 700 million yen in debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The energy-intensive process of separating and purifying chemicals and gases is a big reason why industries like plastic manufacturing cause so much pollution.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ZEBOX, an international accelerator network founded by shipping conglomerate CMA CGM to introduce more tech innovation into the supply chain industry, announced today the launch of its APAC headquarters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every time a member of their crew changes, maritime crew managers need to handle immigration regulations, COVID requirements and travel plans for each person.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Constrafor provides embedded financing and software to keep payments flowing between contractors and their subcontractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super.com's super app is focused on helping “everyday Americans” find deals and savings across multiple categories, including travel and shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Largely because of their age, houses in Europe can be notoriously hard to heat. Most were built for an era when the knowledge about energy consumption just wasn’t available in the way it is today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Betterdata, a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data secure, announced today it has raised $1.55 million.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French startup Kate has raised a $7.6 million (€7 million) funding round from a bunch of business angels.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices