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The 5 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of January 2024

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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York for January 2024. I have included some additional information such as industry, description, round type, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis of the state of venture capital in NYC.The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the

CEO Interview: Jay Dawani of Lemurian Labs – Semiwiki

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Time Stamp: February 2, 2024 9:00 AM - Modified On: February 2, 2024 - Published By:
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Jay Dawani is the co-founder and CEO at Lemurian Labs, a startup developing an accelerated computing platform tailored specifically for AI applications. The platform breaks through the hardware barriers to make AI development faster, cheaper, more sustainable, and accessible to more than just a few companies. Prior to founding Lemurian, Jay founded two other companies in the AI space. He is also the author of the top-rated “Mathematics for Deep Learning.” An expert across artificial intelligence, robotics and mathematics, Jay has served as the CTO of BlocPlay, a public company building a

The Week Ahead – Time for a Rebound – Orbex Forex Trading Blog

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AUDUSD drops with decreased risk appetite The Australian dollar fell through a significant support zone as the market remains risk-off. The US dollar’s strength could continue to provide tailwinds despite lackluster domestic data. Australia’s retail sales saw numbers fall back into negative territory as the economy still feels the pinch. With inflation easing and the RBA expected to hold on its interest rate hikes, the Aussie could have a turnaround in fortunes. The pair is heading towards 0.6500, with a break here leading prices to last year’s Q4 lows. A

Softbank targets two million with 1NCE flat rate IoT connectivity | IoT Now News & Reports

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Home › IoT Insights › Softbank targets two million with 1NCE flat rate IoT connectivity SoftBank has announced an expansion of its global Internet of Things (IoT) business in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, spanning 19 countries and regions, including Japan. SoftBank’s primary emphasis in this initiative will be directed towards marketing IoT services, with a key focus on promoting the 1NCE IoT Flat Rate connectivity offering. SoftBank aims to acquire a total of two million 1NCE IoT Flat Rate connections in APAC and other regions within its 2025 fiscal

British pound higher as BoE holds rates – MarketPulse

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Time Stamp: February 1, 2024 12:36 PM - Modified On: February 1, 2024 - Published By:
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The British pound is higher on Thursday. In Tuesday’s North American session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2731, up 0.32%. BoE holds rates in a three-way split The Bank of England maintained the benchmark rate at 5.25% at today’s meeting, as expected. The BoE left rates unchanged for a fourth consecutive time, further evidence that the steep rate-tightening cycle is very likely over. What was most unusual was the MPC vote, with a rare three-way split. Six members voted for the pause, two members preferred to raise rates by a quarter-point

Ascend Launches CO-LAB for Social Equity

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NEW YORK – Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc., a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator, launched the next evolution of its social equity program, ‘Ascend CO-LAB for Social Equity’. To celebrate, Ascend will unveil the Ascend CO-LAB for Social Equity “takeover” at its stores throughout the month of February, Advertisement featuring limited-edition merchandise and the launch of its “Round-Up” program. 100% of the proceeds from the exclusive merchandise will directly contribute to supporting the initiatives of the Ascend CO-LAB for Social Equity. Further, through the “Round-Up” program, customers can choose to round-up their

CEO Jason Vedadi’s Vision for the Cannabis Market’s Future

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Photos: Twinty Photography Numerous skills are necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur, and having experience and acumen in real estate and finance are certainly high on that list. Perhaps those are two of the reasons Jason Vedadi has become a veritable weed ninja over the past decade, building, buying, and selling companies with very few missteps along the way. Vedadi’s cannabis career had humble origins in 2008. His home state of Washington was one of the first to allow medical patients to grow a limited number of plants, and he

CarbonPool Raises $12M in Seed Funding From Climate-Focused Investors

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CarbonPool, a pioneering Carbon Credit Insurance Firm, positioning itself as the world’s first insurance company with a carbon credit balance sheet, has successfully concluded a $12 million funding round. The climate-focused startup is co-founded by former Allianz executives. The funding round is led by Heartcore Capital and Vorwerk Ventures, including support from HCS Capital, and Revent Ventures.  The raise marks the largest European climate-focused seed funding round in over a year. Globally, it is the second-biggest seed funding in climate finance, highlighting significant interest for innovative approaches to carbon credits insurance.

Jan US NFP: Making the Case for the Fed – Orbex Forex Trading Blog

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Time Stamp: February 1, 2024 8:41 AM - Modified On: February 1, 2024 - Published By:
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There is renewed attention on the upcoming NFP data release after the surprise move by the Fed on Wednesday. Though surprise really should be in quotes, since the FOMC essentially committed to doing what it said it would do all along. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s more explicit ruling out of a rate hike for March was in line with projections he himself had made at the prior meeting. It could be argued that his comments were more definitive than would be expected. But as talked about in the preview to

Follow these 4 tactics to close the world’s circularity gap, report says | GreenBiz

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Time Stamp: February 1, 2024 5:02 AM - Modified On: February 1, 2024 - Published By:
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Humans are devouring the world’s natural resources at an accelerated pace despite gains in the circular economy, according to a report from the Circle Economy Foundation and Deloitte, released Wednesday. "In just the past six years alone we have consumed over half a trillion tonnes of materials — nearly as much as the entirety of the 20th century," the report says.However, driving change across three sectors — food, the built environment and manufacturing — can slash by one-third the amount of raw materials needed from nature, according to the nonprofit’s