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I'll curate some of the most interesting news regarding tech & startups from the nordics & the world. If you find something interesting, chances are we have a lot in common.
Rippling, a software company started by former Zenefits co-founder Parker Conrad, has raised fresh capital valuing it at $1.35 billion. Rippling, where Conrad is chief executive officer, has raised $145 million in a round that values it at five…
TechCrunch
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Kirsten Korosec
– Aug 4, 2020, 10:57 PM
Image Credits: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been sentenced to 18 months on one count of stealing trade secrets.
Qualified, a startup co-founded by former Salesforce executives Kraig Swensrud and Sean Whiteley, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. Swensrud (Qualified's CEO) said the startup is meant to solve a problem that he faced back when he was CMO…
Everything will change in six days, when George Floyd stops breathing under the knee of a white police officer. But for now, it is May 19, an ordinary day during a global pandemic, and Brianna Blackmon is just waking up in her bedroom in Columbia…
Sifted
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Miriam Partington in Berlin
– Aug 3, 2020, 10:00 PM
The global e-bike movement has been steadily gathering momentum in the last five years – and now, the market has stepped up several gears in the space of just a few months. Last month Belgian e-bike maker Cowboy raised a $26m Series B…