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IonQ To Become The First Publicly Traded Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company
IonQ, Inc., (IonQ) announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with dMY Technology Group, Inc. III, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (dMY III). Upon closing of the transaction, IonQ shares will trade on the NYSE under the symbol “IONQ” as the first publicly traded pure-play hardware and software company in the quantum computing space. IonQ is building the world’s best quantum computers to tackle such challenges. In addition to producing the first and only quantum computer available via the cloud on both Amazon Braket and Microsoft Azure, IonQ has defined what it believes to be the best path forward to scaling quantum computing power. By 2023, IonQ plans to develop modular quantum computers small enough to be networked together, which could pave the way for broad quantum advantage by 2025.
InterPrice Technologies, Inc. Closes $2.5 Million Seed Round
InterPrice Technologies, Inc., a woman-owned early-stage debt capital markets fintech platform, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Bowery Capital, with participation from Chaos Ventures, Operator Partners, and Dash Fund. InterPrice Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that empowers corporate Treasury teams to make financing decisions with accuracy and precision. To date, InterPrice Technologies has on-boarded over 20 of the largest corporate issuers and several underwriters onto its platform.
Haptik Partners With Zendesk to Enable AI-Driven Customer Support
Jio Haptik Technologies Limited, one of the world’s largest Conversational AI companies and a subsidiary of Reliance Jio Platforms, announced a strategic collaboration with Zendesk, Inc., to help businesses transform customer experience and combine AI-driven automation with human-powered empathy. With this integration, Zendesk will set up Haptik as the frontline of customer service to customer service to automate routine queries and improve first-response time for its customers. Haptik’s out-of-the-box Integration with Zendesk will help businesses unlock the power of their existing business systems to deliver a unified and AI-first user experience.
Nordic Capital and Boost.ai Announce Partnership to Accelerate Growth and Expand Conversational AI Platform into New Markets
Boost.ai, a global leader in conversational AI for Fortune 1000 companies, and Nordic Capital, a leading private equity firm focusing on fast-growing companies in Northern Europe, announced an agreement to enter into a partnership where Nordic Capital will actively support Boost.ai in its rapid expansion. Nordic Capital intends to further strengthen the Company’s strong market position by helping it to accelerate growth and expansion into new markets, working closely with the CEO and co-founders. The founders, the management team, and the current owners of Boost.ai, including Finstart Nordic and Alliance Venture, will continue as investors alongside Nordic Capital.
WeCommerce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Stamped for up to US$110 Million
WeCommerce Holdings Ltd. announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Stamped.io. Stamped is a leading SaaS platform enabling online merchants to implement and manage customer reviews and loyalty programs through Shopify and other e-commerce platforms.