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Leeds Equity Partners has acquired TouchMath, a provider of educational services to students with learning disabilities and those struggling with math concepts, from Millpond Equity. Colorado Springs, Colorado-headquartered TouchMath is designed for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students and uses a combination of touch and sight to teach basic math concepts such as counting, addition, subtraction,… This content is for members only.
Leeds Equity Partners has acquired TouchMath, a provider of educational services to students with learning disabilities and those struggling with math concepts, from Millpond Equity. Colorado Springs, Colorado-headquartered TouchMath is designed for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students and uses a combination of touch and sight to teach basic math concepts such as counting, addition, subtraction,… This content is for members only.
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ClaimScore, a Pompton Lakes, NJ-based provider of AI-based, real-time claim validation software, raised $3.15M in Seed funding. The round was led by ROC Venture Group. The company intends to use the funds for continued growth and general operations, with a focus on expanding its offerings for law firms, in-house counsel, and claims administrators. Founded in […] The post ClaimScore Raises $3.15M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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Dubai, UAE, April 18th, 2024, Chainwire SeedHunter is a dedicated platform that facilitates and fosters collaborations between influencers and crypto projects to gain traction in the web3 community. The company has a new and fresh perspective on how to match high-potential influencers and KOLs with respective crypto projects and investors in a lucrative, scalable, and […] The post SeedHunter Marketing Module is live – Web3 Influencer Campaigns with payment in Stable Coins appeared fi
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DTCP, the infra and growth investment house launched by senior venture capital execs at Deutsche Telekom, has raised about €1.6bn for the final close of its new digital infra fund. The post DTCP soars to €1.6bn digital infra fund close, over 8x larger than debut in strategy first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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