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IFC and BTG Pactual Commit $1B for Sustainability in Latin America

BTG Pactual and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are committing up to $1 billion to sustainability and development projects in Latin America, marking one of the region’s largest private-sector pushes toward climate-focused investment. The partnership will deploy capital through co-financing, equity, and private equity funds by 2028, targeting conservation, infrastructure, and the bioeconomy in countries that are home to critical ecosystems like the Amazon…

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Cohere Hires Joelle Pineau to Lead AI Strategy Amid $500M Fundraise

Toronto-based artificial intelligence startup Cohere has appointed Joelle Pineau, a Canadian AI scientist and former Meta executive, as head of its AI strategy. Pineau, a Professor at McGill University, previously spent nearly eight years at Meta overseeing its FAIR lab and contributing to the early development of the company’s open Llama models…

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Databricks Hits $100B Valuation as It Expands AI Products

Databricks has signed a term sheet for its Series K funding round, which is expected to close soon at a valuation topping $100 billion. The investment, backed by existing shareholders, will provide capital for the company’s next phase of growth. Databricks said the funds will support several priorities, including expanding its Agent Bricks platform, advancing Lakebase—a new operational database built on Postgres and optimized for AI agents—and fueling international expansion, acquisitions, and research…

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Shifting the Odds in Clinical Trials: PhaseV’s Raviv Pryluk

This episode is brought to you by The Healthcare Technology Report, a leading information source on healthcare technology companies and solutions. Today, we speak with Raviv Pryluk, CEO of PhaseV, a company leveraging reinforcement learning and causal machine learning to design and run adaptive clinical trials that improve success rates while reducing cost and time…

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Zoox Licenses Routing Technology from Ex-Uber Executive’s Startup

Amazon-owned robotaxi developer Zoox has reached a licensing agreement with The Routing Company, a transit technology startup founded by former Uber Executive James Cox. The deal gives Zoox a nonexclusive license for the startup’s routing software and brings five of its engineers on board to “advance the efficiency and scalability” of Zoox’s robotaxi service…

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Paradigm’s Matt Huang to Lead Stripe’s Blockchain Project Tempo

Stripe has appointed Matt Huang, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Paradigm, to serve as Chief Executive Officer of its blockchain project, Tempo. Huang already sits on Stripe’s Board and will continue in his role at Paradigm while leading the project. Tempo is described as a “high-performance, payments-focused blockchain,” according to a now-deleted job posting from the Blockchain Association…

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Telefónica Tech UK&I Appoints Martyn Bullerwell as Chief Executive Officer

Telefónica Tech UK&I has appointed Martyn Bullerwell as its new Chief Executive Officer. Bullerwell, who joined the company through the acquisition of the business he founded, most recently served as Vice President of the Data & AI Practice. With a background in data, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation, he has been instrumental in strengthening Telefónica Tech’s expertise in these areas…

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SnapLogic Founder Gaurav Dhillon Retires as CEO

SnapLogic, an AI-driven integration platform for enterprises, announced that Founder and CEO Gaurav Dhillon will retire, marking a significant transition in the company’s growth journey. Dhillon, who led SnapLogic for more than a decade, will now serve as Chairman and continue advising the business…

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Prada and UNESCO Launch Ocean Fund to Strengthen Education and Preservation

Prada Group and UNESCO have unveiled the SEA BEYOND Multi-Partner Trust Fund, a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening humanity’s relationship with the ocean. Prada has committed an initial €2 million to the fund, which will finance projects that combine science, education, and culture to promote sustainable ocean stewardship. Areas of focus include introducing ocean literacy into school curricula, creating opportunities for youth engagement, supporting cultural heritage linked to the sea, and ensuring communities have a stronger voice in shaping marine policy…

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Plaid CEO Says Analytics Will Define Its Future in Enterprise Technology

Plaid CEO Zach Perret said the company’s future will be defined less by connectivity and more by analytics as it looks ahead to the next five years. Founded 12 years ago as a data connectivity layer linking bank accounts to FinTech applications, Plaid has grown into a platform that now serves a wide customer base, including developers, chief risk officers, CFOs and technology executives…

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