Techmeme: Bluecore, which develops AI-based marketing automation tools, raises $50M Series D led by Georgian Partners, bringing its total raised to $110M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Bluecore, which develops AI-based marketing automation tools, raises $50M Series D led by Georgian Partners, bringing its total raised to $110M — As more online brands look for ways to move beyond third-party cookies as a way of gaining more direct insights about their users and customers …

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Ryan Browne / CNBC:

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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

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Medwing, which develops an automatic job matching system connecting workers with hospitals and nursing homes, raises €28M Series B led by Cathay Innovation — Medwing, a German startup with an ambition to tackle Europe's shortage of healthcare workers, said on Tuesday …

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Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:

Chinese food delivery service Meituan Dianping beats estimates with sales of $2.4B, net loss of $221M; Meituan stock rose 9.7%, taking its market cap to $100B+ — - CEO Wang Xing warns of persistent pressure over 2020 — Hotel and travel services hit by virus fears, travel curbs

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Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:

Privacy advocate Max Schrems criticizes Irish data protection authority in an open letter for the slow pace of its probes into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

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