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        Krepling, a no-code e-commerce development platform, raised USD 1 million in seed funding led by Jason Calacanis, LAUNCH, Jon Oringer, and Brickyard.&nbsp;
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        Krepling offers a no-code platform for merchants and retailers to develop their front and backend e-commerce operations and integrate with other applications to offer advanced buying experience to customers, automated marketing operations, and sell products in borderless environments.&nbsp;
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Krepling raises USD 1 million in seed funding

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 <p>Mobile app development platform, Apptile, has successfully raised an additional USD 1.2 million in seed funding. The round of financing was lead by Singularity Early Opportunities Fund, alongside contributions from Crown Trust and DeVC.</p>
 <p>The funding is set to be utilized for enhancing the ongoing product development, expansion of integrations with various other platforms and services, and overall market expansion.</p>
 <p>Apptile's platform is unique as it offers a no-code platform that enables Shopify merchants to easily create custom mobile applications. Users can construct these applications using a drag-and-drop interface provided by the platform. Additionally, the platform offers a library of pre-built content templates, some of which include native quizzes, customized product pages, and branding. Value added features include integration with third-party services, management and sending of push notifications, and automation of marketing campaigns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
 
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Apptile raises USD 1.2 million in seed funding to develop platform

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 <p>Starhive, a no-code apps provider, has garnered USD 3 million in seed funding from a Nordic venture capital firm. The company aims to use these funds to increase global reach, expand business operations, enhance platform services, and target businesses in enterprise service management, asset management, and project management sectors.</p>
 
 <p>Starhive operates from Sweden and offers a no-code platform that allows users to develop customized apps using their business data. The platform provides a range of features, including workflows, automation, data views, and dashboards, which cater to different applications like employee onboarding, ecommerce management, and collaborative marketing. Furthermore, it offers a dynamic database for data storage and mapping relationships.</p>  
 
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Starhive raises USD 3 million in seed funding for global expansion

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 <p>The no-code platform for building websites, Squarespace, and the private equity firm, Permira, have renegotiated the terms of their <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/29400"> previously announced merger agreement </a>. They have increased the offer price to USD 46.50 per share in cash, enhancing the value of Squarespace to approximately USD 7.2 billion. This represents a 5.7% increase on the previous offer of USD 44.00 per share. The restructured transaction will now take place as a tender offer. Once the merger is complete, Squarespace will transition to a privately held company.</p>
 
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Squarespace and Permira amend merger agreement to increase offer price to USD 46.50 per share

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 <p>Spline, a no-code design platform specializing in creating 3D assets, has successfully secured a Series A funding of USD 10 million. Distinguished participants in the funding round include Third Point Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Y Combinator, Firestreak, among others.</p> 
 <p>The company intends to utilize this new influx of capital to bolster ongoing product development. One particular focus area will be the incorporation of AI into its 3D design tools with the aim of simplifying and enhancing user creativity.</p>
 
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Spline raises USD 10 million in Series A funding to develop product

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 <p>Userled, a marketing automation firm from the UK, successfully garnered GBP 4 million (USD 5.1 million) in a pre-seed fundraising round. The round was spearheaded by venture capital entity, Localglobe, and saw participation from Dig Ventures and various angel investors.</p>
 <p>With the capital procured, the company intends to grow its workforce and advance its AI technology.</p>
 <p>The core competency of Userled lies in designing automated and personalised marketing campaigns for B2B businesses. Its platform functions without relying on third-party cookies but instead uses its own Cookieless Fingerprinting and Identity Layer technology to gain customer insights. Wayflyer, Deel, Onfido, and Encord number among its clientele.</p>
 
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Userled raises GBP 4 million in pre-seed funding for further platform development

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 <p>Appy Pie, a no-code app-builder, has unveiled AI Voice Assistant. This service will allow enterprises to create and implement AI-powered, voice-activated agents for automating customer support. </p>
 <p> Utilizing natural language processing capabilities, the tool can manage customer requests, offering voice recognition, emotional intelligence, task automation, AI-based learning, and interactive direction. It can also be incorporated into existing websites and applications. </p>
 
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 </b> Appy Pie has steadily ramped up its activity within the no-code space over the last few months. <b> </b> This news comes just one week after Appy Pie <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/31902"> acquired </a> Appsmakerstore.com, a no-code mobile app-building platform, for an undisclosed sum. Moreover, in April, the company <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/28507"> partnered </a> with Identity Digital, a domain name solutions provider, to enable its customers to use its domains as part of Appy Pie's paid plans.</p>

Appy Pie launches AI Voice Assistant to improve business customer engagement

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 <p>Airtable, a no-code platform for building applications using spreadsheets, has launched Airtable Cobuilder. This new feature allows users to create no-code applications using a user-friendly language interface.</p>
 <p>With the aid of LLMs, Cobuilder enables users to describe their application ideas in simple text, from which it then generates a customizable application.</p>
 <p>In addition to this, Airtable has incorporated new AI capabilities into their existing service offerings. These additions include the following: 1) doc extraction, a feature that uses AI to retrieve information from PDFs, 2) internet search and browse, a tool that extracts data from internet pages and search results, and 3) a host of integrations with third-party AI platforms and models. Examples of these integrations include OpenAI's GPT models, Anthropic’s Claude models via Amazon Bedrock, and IBM's Granite and Meta's Llama 3 models through IBM watsonx.&nbsp;</p>
 
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Airtable launches Cobuilder for app development

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 <p>Appy Pie, a platform specializing in no-code app building, has procured Appsmakerstore.com, which operates in the same field. The specifics regarding the deal's value remain undisclosed. </p>
 <p>Appsmakerstore.com provides a no-code platform for users desiring to create mobile applications designed for Apple App Store and Google Play. This is facilitated by the utilization of pre-constructed templates and a graphical user interface. With the integration of Appsmakerstore.com, Appy Pie intends to strengthen its standing in the app-building industry and gain access to the former's customer and partnership network.</p>
 
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Appy Pie acquires Appsmakerstore.com for undisclosed sum

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 <p>Forwrd.ai, a company providing a no-code data science automation platform for revenue operations (RevOps), has recently made the acquisition of LoudnClear.ai, a firm specializing in conversational AI. The financial details of this acquisition have not been disclosed.</p>
 <p>The services provided by LoudnClear.ai involve a multi-tiered platform for conversational AI. This platform employs technologies such as natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, which enables customer support teams to analyze complex and unstructured data and assess the sentiment of customers. This acquisition allows Forwrd.ai to integrate the data enrichment capabilities of LoudnClear.ai, along with the integrations it has with other platforms. This includes platforms such as Salesforce Service Cloud, Zendesk, and Intercom.</p>
 <p>The main product offered by Forwrd.ai is a no-code data science platform. This platform facilitates RevOps executives in creating predictive models that connect various operational areas such as marketing, sales, and support. Users, through this platform, are capable of analyzing, predicting, and creating action plans which are related to growth trends. It also provides the capability to create specific models for various usage scenarios. For example, the platform can create models for scenarios such as product qualified lead and account scoring as well as predicting churn.</p>
 
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Forwrd.ai acquires LoudnClear.ai for undisclosed sum to expand predictive model capabilities

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 <p>Customer data platform (CDP), BlueConic has purchased Jebbit, which is a no-code zero-party data platform. The details of the deal are undisclosed. Jebbit offers a platform that allows customer teams to utilize zero-party data for enhanced engagement, lead acquisition and conversion. It provides tools for creating personality quizzes, lookbooks, trivia, and lead gen forms.</p>
 <p>This move will allow BlueConic to merge its existing CDP with data collected within Jebbit. Consequently, this will result in the development of a customer data focused operating system capable of generating significant insights.</p>
 
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All Updates

Krepling raises USD 1 million in seed funding

Apptile raises USD 1.2 million in seed funding to develop platform

Starhive raises USD 3 million in seed funding for global expansion

Squarespace and Permira amend merger agreement to increase offer price to USD 46.50 per share

Spline raises USD 10 million in Series A funding to develop product

Userled raises GBP 4 million in pre-seed funding for further platform development

Appy Pie launches AI Voice Assistant to improve business customer engagement

Airtable launches Cobuilder for app development

Appy Pie acquires Appsmakerstore.com for undisclosed sum

Forwrd.ai acquires LoudnClear.ai for undisclosed sum to expand predictive model capabilities

BlueConic acquires Jebbit to develop operating system for customer data

No-code Software

Krepling raises USD 1 million in seed funding

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