Brand Engagement Network, which offers AI-powered chatbots and conversational AI tech to companies, agrees to go public via a SPAC merger at a $358M valuation (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Echo Wang / Reuters:Brand Engagement Network, which offers AI-powered chatbots and conversational AI tech to companies, agrees to go public via a SPAC merger at a $358M valuation  —  Artificial intelligence startup Brand Engagement Network (BEN) on Thursday agreed to go public through a merger …

London-based Shop Circle, which provides e-commerce software to merchants, raised a $120M Series A in equity and debt led by 645 Ventures and 3VC (Alex York/Forbes)

Alex York / Forbes:London-based Shop Circle, which provides e-commerce software to merchants, raised a $120M Series A in equity and debt led by 645 Ventures and 3VC  —  London-based e-commerce software startup Shop Circle has raised $120 million in Series A funding, the company announced Wednesday.