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52 Boston Startups Net $1.5 Billion+ In May

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Boston’s biotech industry raised more than $1.5 Cohere Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market growth companies, closed its initial fund at $200 million, and Founder Collective raised $85 million for its newest fund, BostInno reported. LaunchPad Medical of Lowell received a $2.5

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Boston Market Deploys AI To Fight Fraud, Improve ROI

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Canada-based point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce software provider Lightspeed recently announced the release of Order Ahead, an online ordering management system designed for takeout orders. Boston Market On The Fraud-Fighting, Customer Service-Enhancing Power Of AI.

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Amazon Expands Boston Tech Hub; Adds 2,000 New Tech Roles

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Amazon , announced news on Tuesday (May 1) that it will expand its Boston Tech Hub, creating 2,000 new tech jobs in fields including machine learning, speech science, cloud computing and robotics engineering. According to Amazon, the teams based in Boston are focused mainly on Alexa, Amazon Web Services and Audible.

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Mastercard acquires data platform SessionM to help brands boost customer loyalty

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Payments giant Mastercard has acquired Boston-based SessionM, a nine-year-old software company that helps clients improve customer relationships through data analysis.

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MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies

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the Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation software provider, announced a $50 million Series D investment round and the purchase of two companies Thursday (Sept. 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. MineralTree Inc., Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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Numerated raises $15m to enhance underwriting tools for banks

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The Boston-based startup, which offers software designed to help banks find new corporate clients, pulls from […]. Numerated, a real-time marketing and sales platform for banks, raised $15 million this week to enhance its tech stack and grow its customer acquisition capabilities.

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SoftBank Drops $100M Into Cybereason Software

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SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. Too much of the cybersecurity industry focuses on building walls, but you can’t build a big enough wall to keep the bad guys out,” wrote Cybereason cofounder and CEO Lior Div in an email to VentureBeat.

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