Marc Benioff: Architect of the Cloud and Champion of Compassionate Capitalism

Marc Benioff, born on September 25, 1964, in San Francisco, California, exhibited entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. At 15, he founded Liberty Software, creating and selling video games for the Atari 8-bit, with royalties helping to fund his college education.

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Marc Benioff: Architect of the Cloud and Champion of Compassionate Capitalism

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Collibra expands AI-Driven Data Governance with Acquisition of Raito

Brussels-based data governance company Collibra has acquired Raito, a fellow Brussels startup specializing in data access management, as part of its effort to expand capabilities in the age of AI.

Africa

PalmPay eyes up to $100M in new Funding to fuel African and Asian Expansion

African neobank PalmPay is in discussions to raise between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B round, according to sources familiar with the talks.

Estonia

Lendurai from Estonia secures €5.5M Seed Round to make UAVs fully autonomous in GPS-Denied Zones

Tallinn-based deeptech startup Lendurai has raised €5.5 million in seed funding to accelerate its work on autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems capable of operating in GPS- and radio-denied environments.

Finland

Nordic Foodtech VC hits €40M first close to back next-gen food and agri-tech startups

Nordic Foodtech VC has announced the first close of its second fund at €40 million, targeting a final close of €80 million.

Switzerland

Swiss AI startup Jua secures €10M to scale Earth simulation platform

Jua, a deeptech company developing AI-powered Earth simulations, has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Ananda Impact Ventures and Future Energy Ventures.

United Kingdom

AUAR secures £5.1M to reinvent Homebuilding with Robots and Timber

London-based construction robotics startup AUAR has secured a £5.1 million funding round to further its mission of transforming how homes are built using timber and automation.

Switzerland

Aeon raises €8.2M to scale AI-powered preventive healthcare across Europe

Zurich-based healthtech startup Aeon has raised €8.2 million in seed funding to advance its AI-driven platform for preventive diagnostics.

Africa

Thunder Code secures $9M to reinvent Software Testing with AI

Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani, co-founders of African fintech success Expensya, are back in the startup world just two years after selling their company in one of the region’s biggest tech acquisitions. Their new venture, Thunder Code, is a generative AI platform built to automate software testing. Despite previously swearing

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Melanie Perkins: From Perth Teen to Global Design Visionary

Born in 1987 in Perth, Western Australia, Melanie Perkins exhibited entrepreneurial flair from a young age. At 14, she launched her first venture, selling handmade scarves at local markets.

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Marc Benioff: Architect of the Cloud and Champion of Compassionate Capitalism