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Singapore-headquartered esports startup Ampverse has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Falcon Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zepto, an Australian real-time account-to-account (A2A) merchant payments platform, said Monday it has raised a $25 million Series A co-led by AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s consolidation time in the freelancer marketplace industry. French startup Malt is acquiring Comatch, a competing marketplace focused on consultants and industry experts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As developers build new features into software, they have to be sure that the new functionality doesn’t break what’s already there. So they often will roll it out slowly and see what happens using a technique of placing feature flags in the code. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyte, the startup that delivers rental cars to customers’ doors, has raised $200 million in asset-backed credit financing from Goldman Sachs and Ares Global Management, money the company will use to pay for new vehicles that will fuel its expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Houston startup has made waves with its innovative construction robots that print building layouts directly on site. Recently securing $9.4 million in funding, Rugged Robotics is set to boost construction automation significantly. Their technology not only enhances site accuracy but also fosters better collaboration between human workers and machines. Explore how this cutting-edge solution is transforming the way buildings are constructed!

I would put window washing fairly high (so to speak) on the list of jobs it makes sense to automate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ShopThing, a live shopping marketplace focused on luxury brands, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Origin Ventures, with participation from Pritzker Group and Interplay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With its self-serve platform, Datagen now has a much more scalable way to help clients themselves generate the visual data that they need to train their computer vision applications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wealth gives you a one-stop shop where your entire financial portfolio can live and accumulate in real-time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices