Tag: Economy
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Theia Insights grabs $8M to map the global economy with AI
Cambridge-based deeptech companyTheia Insights has raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from Further Ventures and Unusual Ventures. The round brings the company’s total funding to $14.5 million to date. Theia is addressing a structural limitation in financial markets: the lack of a real-time, accurate representation of the global read more
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Ventech leads Bounti’s €4M funding to apply AI in the physical economy
Berlin-based Bounti has raised €4 million in a funding round led by Ventech, with participation from IBB Ventures, Robin Capital, Common Magic, and several business angels. While much of the technology has been deployed in knowledge-based work, sectors such as hospitality, retail, and services continue to face challenges, including labour shortages, high staff turnover, and read more
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Valeria lands $2M to fix payroll for the frontline economy
Valeria, a Barcelona-based payroll and workforce operations startup, has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Venture Friends, with participation from Fortino Capital and 10k Ventures. Founded by Pau Laporte, Carlos Saiz, and Sergio Morales Bonet, Valeria is pioneering a payroll and workforce management platform designed specifically for industries where high turnover and read more
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Cuanza-Norte lists 63 tourist attractions in Angola
Ndalatando — The Government of Cuanza-Norte will make better use of 63 tourist attractions to diversify the local economy, announced the provincial governor, João Diogo Gaspar. Tourist attractions include the Zanga caves, the Muanda waterfalls, the Santa Isabel water source and the Kilombo tourist center, in the municipality of Cazengo. According to the governor, who read more
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How Beverly Buchanan Crafted Her Own Economy of Exchange
For the 20-plus years she lived in Athens, Georgia, Beverly Buchanan paid for everyday needs with artworks. Or some of them, at least. A calendar with 12 hand-drawn self-portraits that she traded with her doctor, Dr. Stephen Lucas, opens “Beverly’s Athens,” a show on view at the University of Georgia’s Athenaeum through March 21. After read more
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