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Kadho, a company building automatic speech recognition technology to help children communicate with voice-powered devices, is officially exiting stealth today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 where itlaunching its new technology, Kidsense Edge voice A.I.The company claims its technology can better decode kids& speech as it was

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For Lori Systems chief executive and co-founder Josh Sandler, deals like the one between his company and the Kenyan government to solve last-mile solutions around the national railroad are about far more than just logistics.

Sandler, whose family battled apartheid in South Africa as social workers, township doctors and (more dangerously) as

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Now valued at $5.6 billion, zero-fee stock trading app and cryptocurrency exchange Robinhood is starting preparations to go public. Just a year and a half ago, it was still largely under the radar. But then it raised a $110 million Series C at a $1.3 billion valuation in April 2017 and then just a year later scored a $363 million Series D, both

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MasterClass, the website that brings celebrity-taught classes to the public, like tennis lessons from Serena Williams and photography instruction from Annie Leibovitz, has raised $80 million to expand internationally.

The Series D funding, led by IVP, with participation from Javelin Ventures, NEA, Advancit Capital, Atomico and Evolution Media, will

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Bumble doesn&t want you to delete your account when you get into a relationship, go on vacation or just need a break from your phone. So today itlaunching a Snooze button that lets you stop showing up to people swiping through potential matches for a day, three days, a week or indefinitely. You&ll also get to select an away

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