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Identity verification startup Cozera lands Portland fintech investors, lines up credit union clients - Portland Business Journal
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Cozera doesn't collect the biometric data itself and works in the authentication space, which is after someone has opened a new account with an institution. 1
"Companies like Apple and Google invested money in capturing and using biometrics," for identity verification to unlock phones, said Cozera chief marketing officer Steve Karakas. 1
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Silicon Valley venture firm Greylock Partners raises $500M for seed-stage investments - Silicon Valley Business Journal
Count Greylock Partners among the venture firms that have recently raised big money to invest in very early stage startups.
Salesforce rival Freshworks scores $1 billion in target-topping IPO - Silicon Valley Business Journal
Business software provider Freshworks Inc. raised slightly more than $1 billion in an initial public offering Tuesday that topped its price targets and gave the company an initial market cap of $10.13 billion as it was set to begin trading today.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/21/2021 - AlleyWatch
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/21/2021 featuring funding details for Pager, Bilt Rewards, and much more.
Pager Raises Another $50M for its Comprehensive Virtual Care Platform - AlleyWatch
The pandemic has defined the future of virtual healthcare as the importance of providing unfettered access to essential healthcare services grew dramatically as society adjusted to the new dynamic.
Docs startup Almanac raises $34 million from Tiger as remote work shift hardens
As companies continue to delay their returns to the office and find temporary remote work policies becoming permanent, the startups building tooling for remote work-first cultures are finding a seemingly endless supply of customers.
For BioNTech, the COVID-19 vaccine was simply the opening act
Co-founder & CEO Uğur Şahin explains how scientist founders should approach leadership
This business funding platform makes it 10 times more likely to find investors
In the past, raising money for a business venture meant hitting the pavement, making contacts, setting up meetings, and shaking as many hands as possible. But that's not how things work any more.
Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game
Root charges customers a monthly fee, and when policies are renewed, the rate is subject to change based on driving behavior. Just has a similar model.
What's happening today at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021
And we're off to the races! Welcome to the official start of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021.