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Connect Ventures, a London-based early-stage venture capital firm, has completed a $55 million first close for its fifth fund, targeting $80 million in total commitments. The new fund will continue backing European startups from their earliest stages, with an increased emphasis on founders whose technical expertise provides a foundation for developing differentiated products and businesses.

Google’s Gemini chatbot is adding new integrations with various productivity, creativity, and lifestyle apps today. Services like Squarespace, Peloton, Airtable, Monday.com, and Piscart are now available right from the chat interface, joining high-profile apps such as Canva and Dropbox.

Maine (WABI) – Business owners from across Maine gathered in Bangor today for an entrepreneurial conference focused on future business strategies and networking

September 23, 2026 | Experiential Learning, News, UToday, Alumni, Business and InnovationBy Nicki Gorny

Amazon Connect Customerworkshops are now available with free sandbox environments on AWS Builder Center. This means you can get hands-on experience building agentic AI solution that helps enterprises deliver exceptional customer experiences at every touchpoint with no AWS account required, no credit card needed, and no surprise bills. Whether you’re a developer exploring AI-powered customer…

UNE researcher Scott Wood, Ph.D. (left), founder of the biotech company CellField Technologies, is launching the series with a slate of events this fall. View full event details

Zeal Connect has launched Zeal CRM, an AI-first customer relationship management platform designed specifically for the travel industry. The product extends the company’s technology platform across the booking journey, from the first customer enquiry and quotation to booking management and final resolution.

New integrations will help firms move seamlessly from client requests to engagement execution and AI-powered analysis 

USF CONNECT, a University of South Florida business and economic initiative that helps tech startups scale, will remain at the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator for another five years, maintaining space that its director says distinguishes the program from other organizations. The roughly $5.5 million lease renewal covers the incubator’s existing space and expansion, according to…

The voluminous lobby of WashU’s Neuroscience Research Building hummed on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning as 150 people tapped into the local innovation landscape mingled during the second annual Startup Connect.