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Brian Heater Skycatch today announced a $25 million raise, led by ADB Ventures and Wavemaker. Founded in 2013, the Bay Area-based company provides centimeter-accurate 3D scanning services,...

Jonathan Shieber Before even taking its first deposit, Greenwood, the digital banking service targeting Black and Latino individuals and business owners, has raised $40 million — only...

Mary Ann Azevedo When the world shifted toward virtual one year ago, one service in particular saw heated demand: remote online notarization. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/25/notarize-raises-130m-tripling-valuation-on-the-back-of-600-yoy-revenue-growth/

Jonathan Shieber Data centers and bitcoin mining operations are becoming huge energy hogs and the explosive growth of both risks undoing a lot of the progress that’s...

Mary Ann Azevedo Pie Insurance, a startup offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, announced this morning that it has closed on $118 million in...

Saudi Arabia says it plans to take action after Yemen’s Houthis said they targeted military sites and several Aramco facilities. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/houthis-say-launched-attacks-on-saudi-arabian-oil-military-sites

Alex Longley, Christian Wienberg and Sheela Tobben Shippers are concerned that a vessel blocking the Suez Canal could take weeks to dislodge. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/26/bb-africa-bound-ships-set-for-costly-detour-amid-suez-blockage

Final tally shows PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its allies eight seats short of a majority to lead country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/final-israeli-election-results-confirm-deadlock

Andrew Eversden With China sinking money into emerging technology, the U.S. government and its tech businesses need a new approach to stay ahead on artificial...