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EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma

Together Figma and Adobe currently control 72% of the market for collaborative design and prototyping software. Constantine von Hoffman on November 20, 2023 Adobe’s $ 20 billion bid for cloud-based product design platform Figma is being hit with an antitrust complaint by E.U. regulators. An in-depth investigation by the European Commission came to the preliminary … Continue reading EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma

Self-funded for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million.

Self-funded for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million. John Boitnott / Jul 5, 2023   Managing finances in the fast-paced and always-changing world of business can be a challenging endeavor, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Dougs, a French startup company in the accounting industry, is changing the game. Dougs has been … Continue reading Self-funded for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million.

Game-Changer Alert: Typeface Raises Whopping $100M Funding to Revolutionize Brand AI, Valued at $1B

Game-Changer Alert: Typeface Raises Whopping $100M Funding to Revolutionize Brand AI, Valued at $1B Aaron Heienickle / Jun 29, 2023   Abhay Parasnis, a former Adobe CTO, launched Typeface, an enterprise-focused generative AI firm, in 2022. Typeface’s goal was to provide marketers with scalable, tailored content using the power of generative AI. The company soon … Continue reading Game-Changer Alert: Typeface Raises Whopping $100M Funding to Revolutionize Brand AI, Valued at $1B

Performance Marketing Engine Wunderkind Raises $76M, With Focus On AI, Machine Learning

Performance Marketing Engine Wunderkind Raises $76M, With Focus On AI, Machine Learning by Colin Kirkland , March 2, 2023 Wunderkind — a performance marketing engine and behavioral marketing firm that helps brands including Fender, Rag & Bone, Refinery29 and Sonos target website visitors with emails and texts — has raised $76 million in a Series … Continue reading Performance Marketing Engine Wunderkind Raises $76M, With Focus On AI, Machine Learning

Lunio Raises $15 Million, Senior Leaders At Google Invest In Round

Lunio Raises $15 Million, Senior Leaders At Google Invest In Round by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 29, 2022 Lunio, a company focused on click-fraud prevention, announced it has closed $15 million in Series A funding. The goal is to help digital marketers get the most from advertising budgets by identifying and excluding fake … Continue reading Lunio Raises $15 Million, Senior Leaders At Google Invest In Round

Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative

Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, September 7, 2022 The self-regulatory organization Network Advertising Initiative is raising concerns that the Federal Trade Commission’s recent move toward regulating data collection may reflect a bias against targeted advertising. “The FTC should commit to a process that explores and documents the benefits … Continue reading Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative

Ready Player Me, a metaverse avatar platform, raises $56 million in a Series B round

By Chris Morris   August 23, 2022 The metaverse just got another big vote of support from Sand Hill Road. Ready Player Me, a cross-game avatar system, announced on Tuesday it has closed a $56 million Series B round. Among its backers: Andreessen Horowitz, the cofounders of Roblox and Twitch, and entertainer Kevin Hart’s venture … Continue reading Ready Player Me, a metaverse avatar platform, raises $56 million in a Series B round