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Creatively Focused Selected for the 2023 GSV Cup "Elite 200"

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Creatively Focused has been selected to The Elite 200, the distinguished list of semifinalists set to compete in the 2023 GSV Cup. The GSV Cup, widely recognized as the world's largest EdTech pitch competition for early-stage digital learning and workforce skills startups, takes place at the ASU+GSV Summit April 17-19, 2023, in San Diego, CA. The cup, powered by GSV Ventures, Google Cloud, HolonIQ, HubSpot for Startups, and ASU RealmSpark, will award $1MM in cash & prizes.

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  • MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Creatively Focused has been selected to The Elite 200, the distinguished list of semifinalists set to compete in the 2023 GSV Cup.
  • The cup, powered by GSV Ventures, Google Cloud, HolonIQ, HubSpot for Startups, and ASU RealmSpark, will award $1MM in cash & prizes.
  • Creatively Focused was selected from a global applicant pool of 900+ startups across 69 countries, representing the largest and most competitive applicant pool for the GSV Cup.
  • "Our GSV Cup semifinalists epitomize our 2023 theme, Brave New World – you can't use an old map for a new world.

AI Learning Leader, Ahura AI is Selected for the 2023 GSV 'Elite 200'

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ahura AI, a leading AI learning platform startup, announced the company has been selected to The Elite 200, the distinguished list of semifinalists set to compete in the 2023 GSV Cup.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ahura AI, a leading AI learning platform startup, announced the company has been selected to The Elite 200, the distinguished list of semifinalists set to compete in the 2023 GSV Cup.
  • The cup, powered by GSV Ventures, Google Cloud, HolonIQ, HubSpot for Startups, and ASU RealmSpark, will award $1MM in cash & prizes.
  • Ahura AI was selected from a global applicant pool of 900+ startups across 69 countries, representing the largest and most competitive applicant pool for the GSV Cup.
  • "2023 has started off so incredibly well for our team, and Ahura AI is so excited to be selected as a semi-finalist in the GSV Cup alongside so many prestigious innovators," said Bryan Talebi, CEO & Co-Founder of Ahura AI.

WorldRemit Data: Inflation Forces Migrants to Reduce Remittances Despite Financial Hardship for Family Overseas

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%) noted they now only send money to immediate family, rather than friends and distant relatives.

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  • Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%) noted they now only send money to immediate family, rather than friends and distant relatives.
  • 1 in 9 people worldwide rely on money sent from friends and relatives who have migrated abroad for work.
  • Whilst there were minor differences, broadly speaking, 1st generation migrants' views were aligned with those of the overall sample in our survey.
  • For those receiving money, the company offers a wide range of options including bank deposit, cash collection, mobile airtime top-up and mobile money.

WorldRemit Data: Inflation Forces Migrants to Reduce Remittances Despite Financial Hardship for Family Overseas

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Family, TCV, WorldRemit, Leapfrog, Habit, International, COVID-19, Accel, Friends, Ageing, Mail

Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%) noted they now only send money to immediate family, rather than friends and distant relatives.

Key Points: 
  • Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%) noted they now only send money to immediate family, rather than friends and distant relatives.
  • 1 in 9 people worldwide rely on money sent from friends and relatives who have migrated abroad for work.
  • Whilst there were minor differences, broadly speaking, 1st generation migrants' views were aligned with those of the overall sample in our survey.
  • For those receiving money, the company offers a wide range of options including bank deposit, cash collection, mobile airtime top-up and mobile money.

Invoca Wins Silver in Two Categories for the 12th Annual Best in Biz Awards

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
King Features Syndicate, Work, Silver, The Wall Street Journal, Thought, CX, Mayo Clinic, E-commerce, Intelligence, Environment, Bridge Growth Partners, Dish Network, CSR, Heart, Marketing, Accel, Associated Press, Upfront Ventures, Erg, Salesforce, Workplace, Multimedia, Computerworld, Publication, CMO, Mutual of Omaha, Culture, Adweek, Investment, Portland Tribune, Acquisition, Associated, PR, Radio, IVR, Series, Management, Wool, Video game, Oregonian, International

The Best in Biz Awards is the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America.

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  • The Best in Biz Awards is the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America.
  • Earlier this year, Invoca announced an $83 million Series F equity financing at a valuation of $1.1 billion .
  • "We are honored to be recognized by the 12th Annual Best in Biz Awards for our innovative products and workplace culture."
  • A full list of the 12th Annual Best in Biz Awards winners can be found here.

Shipshape Adds Leading Technology Advisor Peter Townshend to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shipshape, a company with a vision for all homes to be safe, reliable and efficient, today announced the appointment of Peter Townshend to the Company's Board of Directors. In addition to his Board involvement. Peter is also an investor in both Shipshape's pre-seed and seed funding rounds, as well as serves as their General Counsel.

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  • Shipshape announces Silicon Valley technology startup expert and attorney, Peter Townshend, as an investor, General Counsel and Member of the Board of Directors.
  • Peter is a recognized business advisor in the technology world and has helped advise companies from inception through successful acquisitions by companies such as Yahoo, Twitter and Comcast.
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shipshape, a company with a vision for all homes to be safe, reliable and efficient, today announced the appointment of Peter Townshend to the Company's Board of Directors.
  • Peter is a highly-respected startup advisor, attorney and venture capitalist with over 20 years of experience representing startups, entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capital funds.

CleverTap Unveils RenderMax

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, Dec 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - CleverTap, the World's #1 Retention Cloud today unveiled RenderMax - a proprietary technology that can increase mobile push notification render rates up to 90% on low-end Android devices.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, Dec 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - CleverTap, the World's #1 Retention Cloud today unveiled RenderMax - a proprietary technology that can increase mobile push notification render rates up to 90% on low-end Android devices.
  • RenderMax gives CleverTap customers a significant competitive advantage as they can now engage users they could not before and elevate the ROI from their push campaigns.
  • What's interesting is that we are offering RenderMax to all customers at no additional cost to any brand that wants to try it out," said Anand Jain, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, CleverTap.
  • CleverTap RenderMax works with Android OEMs such as Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, One Plus, POCO, Realme, and Samsung.

Swan strengthens leadership team as it continues growth

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Sunday, December 18, 2022
Mobile backend as a service, Acquisition, Science and technology in Asia, Accel, CMO, Mastercard, SWAN, Lightyear Capital, Hanafi, Software, Capital, Apple Pay, Development, Marketing, Carrefour, API, Stripe, Financial management, Visa, Acceleration, Face, ACPR, Growth, EFounders, VC, Sales, Bank

Swan’s leadership expansion builds on its growth, with 60+ customers across 10 European countries.

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  • Swan’s leadership expansion builds on its growth, with 60+ customers across 10 European countries.
  • Swan , the fintech leading Europe in embedded finance, today announced the appointment of Sarah Hanafy as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • A successful go-to-market strategy saw her scale the team to 50 people, and following the successful growth of the brand, an acquisition by Visa in 2021.
  • I wanted to be part of that growth story and contribute to Europe’s next generation of fintech leaders.” says Sarah Hanafy, Chief Marketing Officer at Swan.

MANTA Closes Banner Year Marked by Significant Corporate Partnerships, Product Innovation, and Series B Funding

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Cloud, Accel, CMO, Neo4j, PostgreSQL, Ecosystem, Data management, ISO 27001:2013, SVP, International Organization (journal), Workforce, Data, Certification, Snowflake, Growth, Metadata, ISO, United Kingdom, Software as a service, IBM, SAP, Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition, International Organization for Standardization, Construction, Airline, Tampa Bay

On the heels of its $35 million Series B funding raised this year, MANTA continues to see strong corporate momentum and accelerated adoption of its world-class data lineage platform.

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  • On the heels of its $35 million Series B funding raised this year, MANTA continues to see strong corporate momentum and accelerated adoption of its world-class data lineage platform.
  • Key strategic partnerships include:
    Alteryx: Strategic investment in MANTA bolsters product innovation and accelerates company growth.
  • BigID: Bi-directional metadata exchange application delivers data-driven automation and insights to provide a complete overview of how data is processed.
  • MANTA made significant enhancements to its product offering, including migration to the Neo4j graph database to offer improved performance and scalability.

Socure Named a Leader in Inaugural Identity Verification Solutions Report by Independent Research Firm

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Socure , the leading provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Identity Verification Solutions, Q4 2022 , an inaugural report published by Forrester Research.

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  • Socure , the leading provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Identity Verification Solutions, Q4 2022 , an inaugural report published by Forrester Research.
  • Forrester evaluated 12 of the top identity verification vendors based on 22 criteria, in the categories of current offering, strategy, and market presence.
  • We're very proud to be recognized as a Leader in Forrester's first Wave for identity verification, said Johnny Ayers, founder and CEO of Socure.
  • Leading brands have standardized on Socures identity verification and fraud platform including Chime, SoFi, Robinhood, Gusto, Public, Stash, and DraftKings.