Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Mantra Health, which provides virtual mental health care services to college and university students in the US, raises a $22M Series A led by VMG Partners — Mantra Health, a digital mental health startup focused on young adults, has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by VMG Partners.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based Deepdub, which uses AI to dub an actor’s voice into another language, handling mixing, and more, raises a $20M Series A led by Insight Partners — Netflix’s Korean drama “Squid Game” was one of the most-watched dubbed series of all time, proving the massive potential …
Bloomberg: Sources: Indonesia’s GoTo raises ~$1.1B in its IPO at 338 rupiah per share; 10 other companies have raised about $172M in IPOs in Jakarta this year, up 30%+ YoY — GoTo Group, an Indonesian startup giant, raised about $1.1 billion in one of the world’s largest initial public offerings announced since …
Zac Bowden / Windows Central: In a memo, EVP and CPO Panos Panay says Microsoft is moving Surface Duo OS, SwiftKey, Phone Link, and Microsoft Launcher under a new dedicated Android division — Microsoft is reorganizing several key teams and departments once again. Announced by Chief Product Officer (CPO) …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Whistleblower Aid, representing Frances Haugen, files two SEC complaints claiming Meta misled investors about its work to fight misinfo on COVID-19 and climate — A pair of new whistleblower complaints filed the with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February allege Facebook misled investors …
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: China’s SMIC reports record $5.4B revenue in 2021, up 39% YoY, and $1.7B profit, up 138% YoY, as it looks to add more chip production capacity amid US sanctions — – China’s largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation reported record revenue and a surge in profit last year.
FinSMEs: Berlin-based WorkMotion, an HR software startup that helps companies onboard and manage staff abroad, has raised a $50M Series B led by Canaan — WorkMotion, a Berlin, Germany-based HR-tech company for global employment, raised $50M in Series B funding. — The round was led by Canaan …
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Ascend.io, which develops data automation tools for enterprise customers, raises a $31M Series B led by Tiger Global — Data automation startup Ascend.io today announced that it has secured a $31 million funding round led by prominent technology investment firm Tiger Global.
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon Echo Show 15 review: a bright screen with HD streaming doesn’t make up for laggy performance, inconsistent personalized content, and too few widgets — The $249.99 Echo Show 15 is billed as a shared hub for families to see things like upcoming calendar appointments, to-dos, digital sticky note reminders, and shopping lists.
James Marson / Wall Street Journal: How Belgian police infiltrated messaging service Sky ECC in February and March, gaining access to a billion messages and facilitating arrests and drug seizures — Criminals thought encrypted Sky ECC cellphones were impregnable, but cops tapped a billion messages, yielding arrests and drug seizures