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Must-have tools modern CFOs need in growth-stage startups

A CFO's tech stack should include tried-and-true methods and embrace innovative tools that streamline financial tasks and support data-driven decision-making.

X loses Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media partnership in latest brand pull-out

Following the advertiser exodus from X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about antisemitic content on the site, X has lost another high-profile brand campaign, as Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media is al

Who would’ve guessed the powerful folk would win the AI fight?

So, there were some nonprofit folks up against a wall of money and influence. Guess who won?

Fidelity National Financial shuts down network in wake of cybersecurity incident

Fidelity National Financial, or FNF, a Fortune 500 company that provides title insurance and settlement services for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced on Tuesday that it was the victi

Uber-for-parcels startup Relay raises $10M seed round to scale in the UK

Incumbents in the parcel deliveries space usually have fixed daily routes from suburban depots. But since most parcels are fairly lightweight, this is a bit of a hammer to crack a nut. So it makes sen

The 6 best gifts for book lovers this holiday season

When it comes to getting gifts for the book lover in your life, you can never go wrong with gifting them books on their wish list. But, if you want to get them something other than a book, there are q

Birdseye’s AI-powered chief marketing officer drives personalized email campaigns for retailers

The company offers hyper-personalization email and SMS campaigns and retail transaction data insights from one dashboard.

OpenAI will benefit from unity of purpose with Sam Altman’s return

In case you missed it, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO. His reinstatement comes after a whirlwind few days in which we saw unusual corporate governance lead to an attempt to oust Altman, despite supp

Osium AI uses artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation

While everybody is trying to figure out how artificial intelligence can be leveraged across various industries, French startup Osium AI has found an interesting use case for AI — research and develo

Investors say New Zealand has ‘all the right ingredients’ to be a startup nation

This is part of a survey of investors focused on Australia and New Zealand. The following responses are from the New Zealand investors.

Australian investors say capital limitations push founders to ‘new heights of creativity’

This is part of a survey of investors focused on Australia and New Zealand. The following responses are from the Australian investors.

Sunbird pauses its efforts to bring iMessage to Android amid security worries

Sunbird, which aims to bring iMessage to Android users, has halted development and pulled its app from the Play Store amid security issues raised this week. Earlier this week, the company sent a notif

FrontEdge raises $10M in debt, equity from TLG, Flexport to facilitate trade for African exporters

In the dynamic landscape of African international trade, a prevalent challenge looms large: A mere 30% of trade volumes find financial intermediaries in banks. This glaring gap in financing disproport

Cameroonian healthtech Waspito gets $2.5M seed extension to scale, tap offline patients

Cameroonian health startup Waspito has secured a $2.5 million seed extension from DP World through Newtown Partners, Saviu Ventures, AAIC Investment, Axian Ventures and CFAO’s Health54 to spur its g

A timeline of Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI — and the fallout

In a dramatic turn of events late Friday, ex-Y Combinator president Sam Altman was fired as CEO of AI startup OpenAI, the company behind viral AI hits like ChatGPT, GPT-4 and DALL-E 3, by OpenAI&#8217

Callyope monitors mental health through speech-based technology

French startup Callyope isn’t your average startup as it is addressing a very hard problem in a highly regulated industry. The startup is building a remote patient monitoring platform for people liv

India’s Pocket FM closes in on $80 million funding after revenue tops $160 million

Audio entertainment startup Pocket FM has topped $160 million in annualized revenue runrate and is inching closer to raising over $80 million in a new funding round, three sources familiar with the ma

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO

Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as its chief executive, the high-profile AI startup said Wednesday, a dramatic reversal that caps an intense five days of discussions, debates and convincing followin

Florida judge finds Tesla, Elon Musk knew of defective Autopilot system

There is “reasonable evidence” to conclude that Tesla and its officers, including CEO Elon Musk, knew its vehicles had defective Autopilot systems but still allowed the cars to be driven i

Crezco aims to make integrating bill payments easier

Integrating with a payment API is something most — if not all — business-to-consumer platforms are forced to do at some point. It’s practically unavoidable if they wish to take credi
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