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Matt Lerner, who has for the last few years effectively been 500 Startups& main person in London, is reducing his role at the Silicon Valley-based VC fund and accelerator to pursue a new business of his own. Heofficially scaling back to a part-time position of Venture Partner to launch &growth coaching& company Heretix.

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French speaker maker Devialet is arguably manufacturing some of the best sounding all-in-one speakers on the market, but they&ve always been too expensive for the average customer. With the Phantom Reactor, the company is releasing a cheaper speaker that still sounds great.

At $999 (or €990/£990), Devialet is going for a wider

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Mapify, the Berlin startup that offers what it describes as a &social travel network,& has raised $1 million in seed funding from a mixture of U.S. and Europe-based funds and angel investors.

They include SwitzerlandEnnea VC (led by Jan Valentin, who served as Senior Vice President at Kayak in Europe), Roland Grenke (co-founder

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Frontify, the Swiss startup thatbuilt a &brand management platform,& has raised a chunky $8.3 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Blossom Capital, the new London-based venture capital firm co-founded by ex-Index and LocalGlobe VC Ophelia Brown. Frontifyprevious seed investors include Doodle co-founder

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Data is valuable — if you know how to access it and reap the insights from it. Thatwhere Machinifycomes in. The artificial intelligence company just raised a $10 million Series A round led by Battery Ventures with participation from GV and Matrix Partners.

&Our core notion is that today, enterprises are collecting a ton

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Zocdoc founder Cyrus Massoumi and Indiegogo founder Slava Rubin have created a new $30 million fund called Humbition aimed at early stage, founder-led companies in New York.

&The fund is focused on connecting startups with investors and advisors experienced in building and growing successful businesses,& said Rubin.

&We are seeking

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