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Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks
Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center
CommandK, a startup offering a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wefunder’s equity crowdfunding platform has officially expanded to the EU
After two years of seeking regulatory approval, Wefunder has officially received the green light to operate its investment crowdfunding services within the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Korea’s Portlogics makes international shipping easier for merchants with its software tool
Most merchants in South Korea keep track of their international shipping logistics via email until their cargo safely gets to its destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Battery recycling startup Cylib recharges its coffers to go faster
In 2024, a number of new EU regulations are expected to come into force, which will tighten the obligation of electric vehicle manufacturers and resellers to recycle batteries at the end of their natural lifespan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Crew aims to build the ‘HubSpot for recruiting’
Amine Skalli recruited teams for ten years, including four as a tech professional recruiter. In her last startup, he relied exclusively on outbound recruiting — in other words, proactively searching for and contacting potential candidates for open positions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Singapore-based neobank Aspire raises $100M from Lightspeed and Sequoia SEA
Aspire, the Singapore-based neobank that wants to become the financial operating system for SMEs, has raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series C round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding
Qotto, a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Mauritius with business interests in a number of sectors including energy, financial services, logistics, distribution, and engineering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time
Strava is on the hunt for a new CEO, after Michael Horvath revealed that he’s stepping down from the role for a second time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Replo gives businesses a low-code option for creating Shopify landing pages
Prior to starting Replo, the co-founders launched and sold Berkeleytime.com, a platform that digitized University of California, Berkeley’s course scheduling system. Replo gives businesses a low-code option for creating Shopify landing pages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wikifarmer uses its agricultural knowledge base to bring people to its marketplace
Meet Wikifarmer, an agriculture-focused startup based in Athens that has an interesting two-sided strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Macro raises $9.3 to layer intelligence on top of digital documents
Jacob Beckerman, a former investment logic engineer at Bridgewater Associates, grew frustrated using standard document apps like Acrobat and Microsoft Office to print out and mark up documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Atlantic Money launches its cheap foreign exchange service across Europe
Fintech startup Atlantic Money is rolling out its international money transfer service to more markets and more platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
EV startup Zypp Electric nabs $25M to hit 30 Indian cities by 2025
Zypp Electric, an Indian startup that offers an EV-as-a-service platform catering to e-commerce companies and gig workers, has received a $25 million investment led by Taiwan’s battery-swapping giant Gogoro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M
Acceldata, the company behind a data observability platform used by multinational enterprises including Oracle and Verisk, today announced it has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dotfile is a one-stop identity verification API for compliance purposes
Meet Dotfile, a new startup backed by eFounders that just raised a $2.7 million funding round (€2.5 million) to help companies verify users and other companies with a single application programming interface (API). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gameball raises $3M to scale its CRM platform for consumer brands
The uptake of customer relationship management (CRM) tools has grown immensely over the last few years such that the market size is expected to experience a 12.5% compound annual growth rate, and to be worth $145.79 billion in the next six years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Breef raises $16M to match brands with marketing agencies
Breef, a platform that allows brands to manage and service marketing agency projects, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A round (an undisclosed portion of which was debt) led by Greycroft with participation from BDMI, UTA.VC, Afterpay’s Touch Ventures and UC Berkeley’s The House Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Labor marketplace ShiftMed secures $200M to solve nursing shortage
ShiftMed, a Virginia-based W-2 healthcare workforce management marketplace that focuses on nurses and aides, closed on $200 million in new funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Plant-based Rebellyous is raising millions to ‘rethink the nugget’
Rebellyous, a startup that’s striving to build “a better chicken,” has raised at least $20 million in fresh funding, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Triple Whale raises $25M for its Shopify data platform
Shopify powers a massive number of e-commerce sites, so it’s also no surprise that there is a vast ecosystem of tools around it that help these merchants manage all aspects of running their stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lavender lands $13.2M for its AI-powered email marketing engine
Years ago, Will Allred and William Ballance were developing a tech platform, Sorter, to apply personality and communication psychology to marketing campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants
New School Foods created a proprietary muscle fiber and scaffolding platform for making whole-cut salmon alternatives with the same colors, flavors, fats, texture and mouthfeel of traditional fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions
Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
ValueBase, backed by Sam Altman’s Hydrazine, raises $1.6 million seed round
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI can help usher in “unbelievable abundance,” but he says he wants to ensure that such abundance is shared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code
Finley helps companies taking out debt capital understand their loan agreements and better comply with terms and reporting requirements.Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology
Even if insects don’t sound appealing to you, black soldier flies could play an essential role in the food chain in the coming years. In particular, these flies’ larvae can become an important source of proteins for livestock and fish. That’s why Entocycle is raising another $5 million in a Series A funding round led […]Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Crypto security startup Hypernative raises $9M to help prevent web3 cyber attacks
Hypernative, a crypto security-focused startup, has raised $9 million in seed funding as it emerges from stealth, co-founder and CEO Gal Sagie exclusively told TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma
Chroma, a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings
Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round
Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
European smart thermostat startup Tado raises $46.9M after IPO plans falter
Smart home energy startup Tado has raised €43 million ($46.9 million) in a round of funding led by Trill Impact Ventures, as the company pursues plans to become profitable in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding
Mega Ranch enables Meati Foods to grow, harvest and process its mycelium and then produce its products under one roof.Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sequoia, Marc Andreessen back early-stage fund Kearny Jackson
Sequoia Capital and Bain Ventures are among the high-profile investors that have backed the venture firm Kearny Jackson’s second fund, the early-stage focused firm said Wednesday as it gears up to invest in more startups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors
Terra Drone said today it has raised $14 million in Series C funding from Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, marking the VC firm’s first investment in Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lightyear stops production on €250,000 solar-powered EV
Solar-powered electric vehicle maker Lightyear said it’s halting production on its flagship Lightyear 0, its premium EV with a sticker price of €250,000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scythe raises $42 million for its electric robotic mower
Scythe first hit our radar when it emerged from stealth in 2021 with a $13.8 million Series B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With a focus on patients with chronic illness, Nourish hopes to help Americans eat better
Nourish connects users with a registered dietitian (RD) via telehealth and helps them get their consultations covered by health insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs
Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at Google parent company Alphabet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GoodOnes raises to help make sense of your mess of a camera roll
You know what it’s like — you’ve been on vacation and you’ve taken 28 million photos, and you just want to select the best 12 so you can make a calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs
Swiggy plans to lay off 380 jobs as the Prosus Venture and SoftBank-backed Indian food delivery giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced firms to become leaner and more disciplined. In an email to employees on Friday, Swiggy co-founder and chief executive Sriharsha Majety said the startup has advanced its plans for […]Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
German teens went crazy for this ‘compliments’ app, and now VCs are backing its next phase
The teenage market for apps is a tough nut to crack and stay relevant in. Just ask Snapchat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kate is a new car maker focused on micro-cars for everyday use
Meet Kate, a French company that wants to create a tiny car that you can use for your daily commute and various errands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
P2P lending platform PeopleFund raises $20M Series C extension led by Bain Capital
PeopleFund, a South Korean marketplace that connects borrowers and investors to enable lending, has recently added $20 million to its $63.4 million Series C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore
Good Meat announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency to use serum-free media for the production of its cultivated meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform
Syky will serve as an incubator, marketplace and social community for the next generation of fashion designers and consumers.Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
CloseFactor raises $15.2M to automate repetitive sales processes
Several years ago, co-founders Leena Joshi, Ben Cheung and Erik Buchanan experienced frustration with the amount of manual work they were putting into collecting information about sales and marketing accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nucleus aims to simplify the process of managing microservices
An increasing number of organizations are adopting microservices, the loosely-coupled, independently-deployable services that together make up an app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% workforce to ‘sustain through headwinds’
ShareChat, the Indian social media startup backed by Twitter, Google, Tiger Global and Temasek, has laid off 20% of its workforce — or over 400 employees — just a month after eliminating more than 100 roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business
Kano Computing (“Kano”), the venture-backed company best known for its DIY computer kits and software for teaching coding and STEM skills to kids, is spinning out its creative software suite and online community platform as an independent business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices