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Jun 12, 2023 • 6min
HSBC rebrands, expands its SVB UK buy as HSBC Innovation Banking
Acquired by HSBC in an emergency sale for just £1 in March as SVB was melting down, SVB UK is now getting a rebrand and expansion under its new owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2023 • 4min
Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon
U.K.-based cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding and revealed that it’s changing its name to Uncommon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 9, 2023 • 5min
Green Coffee Co. percolates on $25M to expand in Colombia, launch alcoholic beverages
Green Coffee is a consolidated arabica coffee farming company, headquartered in the U.S., with operations in Colombia that span 9,000 acres across 14 farms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 9, 2023 • 3min
Insify raises another $10.7 million for its business insurance startup
Amsterdam-based insurtech startup Insify has completed its Series A funding round with another €10 million ($10.7 million at today’s exchange rate). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 8, 2023 • 6min
Contextual AI launches from stealth to build enterprise-focused language models
Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s GPT-4 are powerful, paradigm-shifting tools that promise to upend industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 8, 2023 • 3min
Positive Ventures’ new impact fund will be triple its flagship fund
With the new fund, Positive Ventures intends to invest in between 20 and 25 companies at the pre-seed and seed levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 7, 2023 • 6min
BOND brings inspirational-driven approach to livestream shopping, raises $2M
BOND's founders say their approach to livestream shopping is creator and content first so that the “creator in the driver's seat and at the forefront of the experience.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 7, 2023 • 4min
OurX adds tech spin to Black hair care regimen
OurX has seven products currently for tightly textured hair, and the average regimen of products offered is between $115 and $130. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 6, 2023 • 5min
Escape dynamically scans APIs to find security flaws
French startup Escape has raised a $3.9 million (€3.6 million) funding round shortly after ending Y Combinator’s winter 2023 cohort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 6, 2023 • 4min
Ariga is helping developers define database schema as code
As companies look to update their databases, especially in a cloud native context, with so many different databases out there, it’s a huge challenge for developers when migrating from one environment to another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
