
Identiq, an anonymous identity validation network, raises $47M Series A led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital, bringing its total raised to $50M+ (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)
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June 23, 2022
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Identiq, an anonymous identity validation network, raises $47M Series A led by Insight Partners and...

A look at Oracle’s effort to sell Endeca software to Chinese authorities beginning in 2012, and how Oracle touted its use in Chicago for predictive policing (Mara Hvistendahl/The Intercept)
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June 23, 2022
Mara Hvistendahl / The Intercept: A look at Oracle’s effort to sell Endeca software to Chinese authorities beginning in...

Houston-based Cart.com, which provides tools to scale e-commerce businesses, raises $98M Series B, bringing its total raised to $143M (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)
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June 23, 2022
Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Houston-based Cart.com, which provides tools to scale e-commerce businesses, raises $98M Series B, bringing its...

John Lennon’s son Julian plans to auction off memorabilia as NFTs, including handwritten notes from Hey Jude; Lennon will retain the physical counterparts (Jem Aswad/Variety)
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June 23, 2022
Jem Aswad / Variety: John Lennon’s son Julian plans to auction off memorabilia as NFTs, including handwritten notes from...

A look at the Ethereum Name Service DAO’s vote to remove Brantly Millegan for expressing bigoted views, as token holders re-delegated their tokens away from him (Casey Newton/Platformer)
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June 23, 2022
Casey Newton / Platformer: A look at the Ethereum Name Service DAO’s vote to remove Brantly Millegan for expressing...

An App Store exec testified that Apple made $100M+ from Fortnite commissions between 2018 and its removal in 2020; Sensor Tower says Apple made closer to $354M (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
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June 23, 2022
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: An App Store exec testified that Apple made $100M+ from Fortnite commissions between 2018 and...

Amazon launches a $250M fund in India to invest in startups that focus on helping SMBs automate and digitize their operations (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
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June 23, 2022
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Amazon launches a $250M fund in India to invest in startups that focus on helping...

Anitian, which offers enterprise cloud security and compliance software, raises a $55M Series B led by Sageview Capital, bringing its total funding to $71M (Malia Spencer/Portland Business Journal)
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June 23, 2022
Malia Spencer / Portland Business Journal: Anitian, which offers enterprise cloud security and compliance software, raises a $55M Series...

Toronto-based Rose Rocket, which is building a cloud-based transportation management software, raises a $25M Series A led by Addition Capital and Shine Capital (Grace Sharkey/FreightWaves)
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June 23, 2022
Grace Sharkey / FreightWaves: Toronto-based Rose Rocket, which is building a cloud-based transportation management software, raises a $25M Series...

Workstream, which helps SMBs hire frontline and deskless workers by using text messages, raises $48M Series B co-led by Mary Meeker’s BOND and Coatue (Natasha Mascarenhas/TechCrunch)
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June 23, 2022
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Workstream, which helps SMBs hire frontline and deskless workers by using text messages, raises $48M...