About a year ago, Google announced the launch of Vertex AI, a managed AI platform designed to help companies accelerate the implementation of AI models. In celebration of the service’s anniversary and the kick-off of Google’s Applied ML Summit, Google this morning announced new features coming to Vertex, including a dedicated server for AI systems … Read more
Tatsumeeko, an “MMORPG-lite” game on Ethereum and Solana, developed by the team behind the cross-gaming platform Tatsu.GG, today announced that it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by DeFiance Capital, Delphi Ventures and BITKRAFT Ventures, with the participation of investors including Binance Labs, Animoca Brands, Dialectic and GuilldFi. The funding … Read more
Workplace was originally conceived and built by Meta as an enterprise version of its flagship Facebook app, and today it announces a new client that speaks of that ambition of mass adoption. The company has signed a deal with McDonald’s, the fast food giant, that its employees can use Workplace on their own phones to … Read more
In November we reached to marketers to learn how to spend a $25,000 budget in the first quarter of 2022. The advice ranged from fully deploying one channel to investing in a copywriter and creating video content. But since then, the straps have gotten much tighter. We reached out to a few marketers from our … Read more
Hybrid Cloud Up Time (HYCU), a self-described “back-up-as-a-service” company for customers managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments, today announced it has raised $53 million in a “majority share” Series B round led by Acrew Capital with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Atlassian Ventures and Cisco Investments. In an email interview with Vidak For Congress, CEO Simon … Read more
Middesk, a platform designed to automate business verification and underwriting decisions, announced today that it has raised $57 million in a Series B round co-led by Insight Partners and Canapi Ventures with participation from Sequoia, Accel and Gaingels. Co-founder and CEO Kyle Mack said the new capital will enable Middesk to triple its workforce to … Read more
Missed this week’s Vidak For Congress Live event? That is good. You can view the event here. The show is on hiatus next week due to Vidak For Congress’s Berkeley climate event, but we’ll be back on June 22 with Mike Ghaffary of Canvas Ventures and Walker Drewett of NuBrakes. Libby Wayman, partner at Breakthrough … Read more