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ClassPass, the fitness platform that connects gym-goers with the right studio/fitness class, has today announced that it’s dusting off its shuttered video product in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With some tweaks. ClassPass studio partners will today be able to offer live streamed classes on the platform. ClassPass has set up a system that […]

Espressive, a four-year-old startup from former ServiceNow employees, is working to build a better chatbot to reduce calls to company help desks. Today, the company announced a $30 million Series B investment. Insight Partners led the round with help from Series A lead investor General Catalyst along with Wing Venture Capital. Under the terms of […]

The coronavirus demand crunch has taken another bite: Palo Alto-based corporate travel-focused unicorn TripActions has confirmed laying off hundreds of staff. Per this post on Blind — written by someone with a verified TripActions email address — the company laid off 350 people. Business Insider reported the same figure yesterday, and the Wall Street Journal […]

KKR seeks US$750M to back Asian tech startups US-based private equity company KKR & Co is reportedly seeking US$750 million for its Asia-focused technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) fund, according to Dealstreet Asia. The company has previously funded Filipino tech firm Voyager Innovations as well as in Singapore-headquartered real estate classifieds platform PropertyGuru. Even though […]

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France’s Ministry of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O and public investment bank Bpifrance announced a comprehensive support plan for startups this morning. Some French startups are going to face revenue issues as well as funding issues in the coming months. The French government wants to temporarily bridge that gap with refinancing and liquidity measures […]

On March 6, President Donald Trump said that “anybody” in the US can take the coronavirus test although doctors and health officials reported a shortage of tests in the country.  The statement created confusion, and the media scrambled to fact-check the statement and reconfirmed with doctors and the statement turned to be false.  This is just […]

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