“Aunalytics announced an update to its Daybreak for Financial Services platform that employs machine learning algorithms to enable midrange banks and credit unions to more easily analyze data. The latest update adds a data mart that automatically discovers and aggregates customer data residing in siloed lending, mobile banking, automated teller machine (ATM), customer relationship management…
Month: March 2021
E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods
“Roll-ups are the aggregation of smaller companies into larger firms, creating a potentially compelling path for equity value. Right now, all eyes are on Thrasio, the fastest company to reach unicorn status, and its cadre of competitors, such as Heyday, Branded and Perch” E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods
Y Combinator-backed Vue Storefront aims to be the ‘glue’ for e-commerce
“While most headless commerce companies are focused on creating back-end infrastructure, Vue powers the front end, namely the progressive web applications with which consumers actually interact. The company describes itself as “the lightning-fast front-end platform for headless commerce.” ‘You are like the glue. Headless was so complex to me, and then I got this Vue…
Apple bought more AI companies than anyone else between 2016 and 2020 – 9to5Mac
“In 5 years, Apple has purchased 25 AI corporations, whereas Google has purchased 14. When contemplating the info from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Fb mixed, greater than 60 of AI corporations have been acquired between 2016 and 2020.” https://www.inter-empresarial.com/companies/20210326161569-apple-bought-more-ai-companies-than-anyone-else-between-2016-and-2020.shtml
Indian beauty e-commerce Purplle raises $45 million
“Eight-year-old Purplle.com, which counts Goldman Sachs among its investors, says it sells nearly 50,000 products from over 1,000 brands. The startup said it has amassed 7 million monthly active users.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2021/03/22/indian-beauty-e-commerce-purplle-raises-45-million/amp/