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Scoutbee Recognized as a 2022 ProcureTech100 Company

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Our team couldnt be prouder and were honored to be listed in the ProcureTech100, said Gregor Sthler , Co-founder and CEO at Scoutbee.

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  • Our team couldnt be prouder and were honored to be listed in the ProcureTech100, said Gregor Sthler , Co-founder and CEO at Scoutbee.
  • Scoutbee is included in the 2022 ProcureTech100 Digital Yearbook, which will be published on December 8, 2022.
  • Additionally, as part of the 2022 ProcureTech100, Scoutbee will join several new initiatives and looks forward to further engagement with procurements movers and shakers in 2023.
  • Having won many prestigious awards, including Unilevers 2022 Partner with Purpose, Scoutbee is a recognized leader in AI-driven procurement technology.

Scoutbee Announces the Creation of its Strategic Advisory Board and Inaugural Members

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Monday, November 21, 2022

Scoutbee , the leading supplier intelligence and discovery platform provider, today officially announced the creation of its Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).

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  • Scoutbee , the leading supplier intelligence and discovery platform provider, today officially announced the creation of its Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).
  • Were thrilled to have such an accomplished and diverse group of procurement leaders and luminaries join Scoutbees Strategic Advisory Board, said Gregor Sthler, CEO of Scoutbee.
  • The members of Scoutbees Strategic Advisory Board include:
    Karin Hagen-Gierer , an international procurement, supply chain, and finance executive with 30 years of experience working for leading multinational corporations in the FMCG, pharma, and packaging industries.
  • Scoutbees Strategic Advisory Board held its first meeting in Amsterdam on September 23, following the Digital Procurement World (DPW) Conference, of which Scoutbee was a platinum sponsor.

OpenOcean–IQM-Lakestar State of Quantum 2022: 63% of Business Leaders Believe Commercialised Quantum Computing to Hit the Market in Five Years

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

61% of business leaders are planning to invest $1 million or more in quantum computing over the next 3 years.

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  • 61% of business leaders are planning to invest $1 million or more in quantum computing over the next 3 years.
  • 63% of business leaders believe that commercialised quantum computing will hit the market in 5 years.
  • 76% of business leaders agreed that there is a skills crisis in quantum computing: slowing innovation and needing to be addressed as a priority.
  • 61% of business leaders said the hardware costs of running quantum computing are currently not sustainable.

Spend Matters Names Scoutbee in its 2022 “50 Providers to Watch” List for the Second Consecutive Year

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Scoutbee , the leading AI-powered supplier intelligence and discovery platform, today announced it has been recognized as one of Spend Matters 50 Providers to Watch for 2022.

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  • Scoutbee , the leading AI-powered supplier intelligence and discovery platform, today announced it has been recognized as one of Spend Matters 50 Providers to Watch for 2022.
  • Each year, the 50 Providers to Watch list recognizes fast-rising companies in the procurement and supply chain market.
  • The Spend Matters annual 50 Providers to Watch list is determined by the entire Spend Matters analyst team to represent the best of the commercial providers that serve enterprise-level procurement organizations.
  • Were delighted to have made the cut for this highly anticipated list, said Scoutbee Co-founder and CEO Gregor Sthler.

Scoutbee Expands Leadership Team with Three Strategic Executive Appointments

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Scoutbee , the leading supplier intelligence and discovery platform provider, today announced it has expanded its leadership team with three strategic new hires.

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  • Scoutbee , the leading supplier intelligence and discovery platform provider, today announced it has expanded its leadership team with three strategic new hires.
  • Their combined experience and expertise will be invaluable for Scoutbee as we enter our next phase of growth, said Gregor Sthler, CEO of Scoutbee.
  • Im confident that these additions to our executive team will strengthen Scoutbees position as a true global player in data-driven and purposeful procurement.
  • Learn more about Scoutbee and meet some of the leadership team at the SIG Global Executive Summit (October 17-19, Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA).

Scoutbee Listed as A Sample Vendor in 2022 Gartner® Hype Cycle™

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Scoutbee , the leading AI-powered supplier intelligence and discovery platform, today announced it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions 2022 for the very first time.

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  • Scoutbee , the leading AI-powered supplier intelligence and discovery platform, today announced it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions 2022 for the very first time.
  • The importance of the Gartner Hype Cycle report is to separate hype from the real drivers of a technologys commercial promise and reduce the risk of your technology investment decisions.
  • Gartner, Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2022, Kaitlynn Sommers, Micky Keck, Patrick Connaughton, Lynne Phelan, 1 August 2022.
  • GARTNER and HYPE CYCLE are registered trademarks and service marks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission.

Modulate Secures $30 Million in Series A Funding to Reduce Online Toxicity

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Modulate, a leader in the fight against online toxicity, today announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round led by Lakestar with participation from existing investors Everblue Esports, Hyperplane Management, and others. In addition, Mika Salmi, Managing Partner of Lakestar, will join Modulate's Board of Directors. The company will use the funds to expand its team and continue scaling its groundbreaking proactive voice moderation platform, ToxMod™.

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  • Modulate, a leader in the fight against online toxicity, today announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round led by Lakestar with participation from existing investors Everblue Management, Hyperplane Ventures, and others.
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Modulate , a leader in the fight against online toxicity, today announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round led by Lakestar with participation from existing investors Everblue Esports, Hyperplane Management, and others.
  • Modulate is a team of world-class audio experts, gamers, allies, and futurists who are eager to build a better online world.
  • Modulate has helped customers address thousands of instances of online toxicity, enabling operational efficiencies and revenue growth by creating an environment where players feel safe.

ZEBEDEE Raises $35 Million Series B From Kingsway Capital, The Raine Group, Square Enix and Existing Investors to Scale Payments Platform for Virtual Worlds

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

This Series B funding round will help ZEBEDEE scale company-wide to meet the needs of the biggest names in the games industry.

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  • This Series B funding round will help ZEBEDEE scale company-wide to meet the needs of the biggest names in the games industry.
  • ZEBEDEE has created a platform that allows any game developer to easily add programmable money into their games.
  • To make this work from a technical standpoint, ZEBEDEE uses the Bitcoin Lightning Network as a key piece of its payments infrastructure.
  • The Square Enix Group publishes, distributes and licenses entertainment content around the world under its internationally renowned brands including SQUARE ENIX, EIDOS and TAITO.

United Kingdom Social Commerce Market 2022-2028: Global E-commerce Platforms are Acquiring Homegrown Social Commerce Sites to Increase Customer Base

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Consequently, with the burgeoning social commerce market in the United Kingdom, more social media platforms will increasingly see the launch of in-app check-out options, either standalone or in collaborations.

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  • Consequently, with the burgeoning social commerce market in the United Kingdom, more social media platforms will increasingly see the launch of in-app check-out options, either standalone or in collaborations.
  • The social commerce industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow by 30.4% on annual basis to reach US$19175.0 million in 2022.
  • With the booming social commerce market, startups are developing innovative social commerce tools to attract investors and expand their market share in the United Kingdom.
  • Below is a summary of key market segments:
    United Kingdom Ecommerce Industry Market Size and Future Growth Dynamics by Key Performance Indicators, 2019-2028
    United Kingdom Social Commerce Industry Market Size and Future Growth Dynamics by Key Performance Indicators, 2019-2028
    United Kingdom Social Commerce Industry Market Size and Forecast by Retail Product Categories, 2019-2028

Eigen Technologies Recognized for Artificial Intelligence Innovation in 2022 AI Breakthrough Awards Program

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Eigen Technologies (Eigen) , the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the Best Overall Natural Language Processing (NLP) Company award in the fifth annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today.

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  • Eigen Technologies (Eigen) , the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the Best Overall Natural Language Processing (NLP) Company award in the fifth annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today.
  • Eigen is a no-code user-friendly AI platform that combines cutting-edge NLP and object detection engines with superior machine learning techniques.
  • Part of Tech Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products.
  • The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, NLP, Vision, Biometrics and more.