Tech Meme

Emma Beavins / Fierce Healthcare: NYC-based Navina, which has developed an AI copilot for clinicians, raised a $55M Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, taking its total funding to $100M  —  Artificial Intelligence KLAS Research Goldman Sachs funding round  —  Clinician AI assistant company Navina has raised … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Riehl / BetaKit: Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics software company Descartes Systems Group acquires 3Gtms, an Ohio-based transportation software vendor, for $115M in cash  —  Waterloo, Ont.-based multinational and logistics software company Descartes Systems Group has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based 3Gtms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How Klarna’s Walmart deal ahead of its IPO put long-simmering tensions between Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Affirm CEO Max Levchin on public display  —  Even by Sebastian Siemiatkowski’s standards, it’s been a wild month.  —  The chief executive officer of buy now … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wency Chen / South China Morning Post: Chinese chip equipment manufacturer SiCarrier debuted ~30 “domestically controllable” products at the Semicon China show, as China pushes for chip self-reliance  —  The equipment start-up kept a low profile until this week, when it unveiled about 30 new products at the Semicon China show Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Marketing executives say big brands are allocating small amounts of their ad budget to X, seeking to avoid being perceived as boycotting Elon Musk’s platform  —  Marketers want to avoid being seen as boycotting billionaire’s social media platform  —  Big brands are allocating small amounts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Prolific fintech VC and QED Investors co-founder Frank Rotman says he will become partner emeritus by the end of 2025 and focus on launching his own startups  —  Prolific fintech investor and QED Investors co-founder Frank Rotman said Friday that he will transition to a partner emeritus role … Lees verder op Tech Meme

PYMNTS.com: Fleetio, which develops vehicle fleet management software, raised a $450M+ Series D and acquired Auto Integrate in a deal valuing the combined entity at $1.5B+  —  Fleetio said it is creating a “one-stop-shop for fleet maintenance” after raising over $450 million in a Series D funding round and acquiring Auto Integrate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Berlin-based Amboss, which makes study guide apps for medical students and online databases for clinicians, raised €240M, sources say at an €800M+ valuation  —  Kirkbi, Lightrock and M&G Investments joined a €240 million ($260 million) financing round into German medical startup Amboss … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: A look at the new, open-source Model Context Protocol for connecting LLMs to data sources and why its success depends on overcoming middleware challenges  —  There’s a long history of “middleware” in our industry.  Everyone wants it.  There’s always a hot one, but it rarely makes to the finish line and often disappoints. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taylor Telford / Washington Post: How AI tools are causing problems and sowing distrust in both job hunting and hiring; a Polish cybersecurity startup says it almost hired a deepfake candidate  —  The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools and overreliance on software such as ChatGPT is making the job market increasingly surreal. Lees verder op Tech Meme