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French startup Lydia is entering a whole new category by adding trading to its financial super app later this year. The company is partnering with Bitpanda for this feature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mmhmm has perhaps the noisiest take on the future of video-conferencing: virtual meetings will be fun, flexible, and, as shown by its most recent acquisition, emotive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Given its product market fit in real estate, Zuma now aims to implement its business model into other industries with sales teams, like healthcare, automotive, insurance, education and fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biliti Electric, a startup founded less than a year ago, wants its electric tuk tuks to become a common sight in densely packed cities in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carro enables brand partnerships to sell each other’s products without having to purchase inventory or manage logistics and returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook, errr Meta, showed off a new prototype haptic feedback glove yesterday which they detailed could eventually bring a new generation of AR/VR users closer to digital content than they’ve ever been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

QuEra Computing, a Boston-based quantum computer developer, is coming out of stealth mode today with $17 million in funding from Rakuten, Day One Ventures and Frontiers Capital. Angel investors Serguei Beloussov and Paul Maritz also joined in the round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lambda School, a buzzy coding bootcamp that has landed over $122 million in known venture capital to date, is rebranding to Bloom Institute of Technology, according to a blog post from CEO Austen Allred. The company is also updating its tuition payment options to introduce an outcomes-based loan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No-code continues to permeate the many layers of enterprise IT, where traditionally non-technical workers have had to rely on technical experts to get things done, and startups building these tools are raising a lot of money as they see a surge of business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Cuban’s Fireside, an audio platform that is helping creators share their stories with audiences through live, interactive and virtual shows, is in advanced stages to close a “seed+” round, two sources familiar with the matter told me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices