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Levelpath Secures $44.5 Million in Funding for AI-Powered Procurement Platform
Levelpath Secures $44.5 Million in Funding for AI-Powered Procurement Platform
September 18, 2023  |  Investments

Levelpath has raised $44.5 million to launch its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered procurement platform. The company aims to enhance the procurement experience by introducing a procurement platform...

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Less Than Half Of Companies Detected Threats In the First Hour
Less Than Half Of Companies Detected Threats In the First Hour
April 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey shows that less than half of all organizations are able to detect a major cybersecurity incident within one hour, while less than...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck Expected To Accept Takeover Bid, US Taxes For Cryptos To Top $25B
Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck Expected To Accept Takeover Bid, US Taxes For Cryptos To Top $25B
April 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In investment news, Chainalysis has notched $16 million in Series A funding from Benchmark, TechCrunch reported. The company makes intelligence software that traces transactions on the...

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Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO
Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO
January 26, 2018  |  Investments

Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark...

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Benchmark Lawsuit Against Kalanick Officially Over
Benchmark Lawsuit Against Kalanick Officially Over
January 26, 2018  |  Ridesharing

The lawsuit launched against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick by investor Benchmark is officially over. According to a report in Recode, a judge dismissed the...

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Kalanick And Benchmark Make Peace For Sake of Uber/SoftBank Deal
Kalanick And Benchmark Make Peace For Sake of Uber/SoftBank Deal
November 13, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber Technologies paved the way to receive a multi-billion-dollar investment led by SoftBank Group, after co-founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick reached a deal with Benchmark...

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Uber Predicts IPO In 18 Months As Lawsuit Goes To Arbitration
Uber Predicts IPO In 18 Months As Lawsuit Goes To Arbitration
August 31, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, said during his first appearance in front of the company’s employees that he has set a timeline for an IPO...

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Uber Investors Fighting Benchmark Lawsuit Against Former CEO
Uber Investors Fighting Benchmark Lawsuit Against Former CEO
August 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber investors are trying to fight a lawsuit by shareholder Benchmark Capital against former CEO Travis Kalanick. Reuters reported Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist with...

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Sources Reveal Meg Whitman Is Benchmark’s Top Pick For Uber CEO
Sources Reveal Meg Whitman Is Benchmark’s Top Pick For Uber CEO
August 23, 2017  |  Personnel

In Uber news this week, sources have revealed that Benchmark, Uber’s biggest investor, wants Meg Whitman to be the ridesharing company’s new CEO. Whitman is...

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