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Microsoft работает над тем, чтобы добавить искусственный интеллект ChatGPT в свою поисковую систему Bing: тогда она сможет не просто выдавать ссылки на страницы в интернете в ответ на запрос, а давать конкретные ответы..... →

Pasqal, a Paris-based quantum computing startup, today announced that it has raised a $100 million Series B funding round let by Singapore’s Temasek. In addition to Temasek, existing investors Quantonation, the Defense Innovation Fund, Daphni and Eni Next, as well as new investors European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Wa’ed Ventures and Bpifrance (through its Large […] Pasqal raises $100M to build a neutral atom-based quantum computer by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Automating construction makes plain sense on the face of it. It’s one of the world’s biggest industries. It’s also among the most expensive and, often, dangerous. Certainly it checks off the three Ds (dull, dirty, dangerous) of automation quite plainly. We encountered Kewazo several years back when the Munich-based startup participated in a TC Sessions: […] Construction robotics firm Kewazo raises $10 million by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

TechCrunch Live is entering its third season, and I’m thrilled to be leading the events again this year. The first event is on February 1, 2023, and will feature a timely discussion on what to do if your company can’t raise a Series A. We have Cambly’s Sameer Shariff and Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel speaking at […] TechCrunch Live is back with top founders and investors, and you get to ask the questions each week by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

You know what it’s like – you’ve been on vacation and you’ve taken twenty-eight million photos, and you just want to select the best 12 so you can make a calendar. Ain’t nobody got time for that – and that’s what GoodOnes is here to help you with. The app is in early access mode […] GoodOnes raises to help make sense of your mess of a camera roll by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Let's take a look at the deck collaborative knowledge base tool Scrintal used to raise a $1 million seed round. Pitch Deck Teardown: Scrintal’s $1M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Private investment in the space economy dropped by 58% in 2022 compared to the year prior, with macroeconomic headwinds battering private and public markets, according to a new analysis from New York-based Space Capital. But while 2023 is shaping up to be another hard year for startups, Space Capital’s report maintains that the external pressures […] Private investment in space dropped 58% last year, even with SpaceX, Anduril monster raises by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

People are addicted to credit cards —  and it’s no wonder, given the lucrative rewards that many of them offer. But for merchants, credit cards tend to be less appealing. That’s because they’re on the hook for interchange fees, or transaction fees a merchant’s bank must pay whenever a customer uses a card to make […] Link raises $30M to help merchants accept direct bank payments by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Autonomous vehicle technology may no longer be the fuel powering the hype machine. But companies applying the technology to agriculture, commercial and logistics applications are still attracting venture capital. Take Outrider, a Golden, Colorado startup developing autonomous electric yard trucks, for example. Distribution yards are the nerve center of the supply chain. Its where all […] Outrider raises $73M to brings its autonomous electric yard trucks into the mainstream by Kirsten Korosec originally publ... →

Oro, an open source ecommerce platform co-created by Magento’s cofounder and former CTO, today announced it has raised $13 million in a strategic growth round of funding. Founded in 2012, Los Angeles-based Oro’s platform constitutes a range of applications, including OroCommerce, its flagship B2B ecommerce platform for building storefronts and marketplaces; OroMarketplace, an end-to-end management […] Oro, an open-source B2B ecommerce platform from Magento’s cofounder, raises $13M by Paul Sawers originally ... →

Founded by Ece Kural and Furkan Bayraktar, Scrintal is a visual note-taking and collaboration tool. The Sweden-based company’s product combines visual canvases with documentation to help professionals and teams go from idea to presentable work on the same screen — think Miro meets Notion meets a slew of other tools companies use to keep their knowledge […] Scrintal raises $1 million for its visual collaboration tool by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

The majority of unicorns are valued at less than $2 billion, which makes it likely that most won't keep that status after their next raise. Losing the horn: VCs think majority of unicorns aren’t worth $1 billion anymore by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Often, first-time ecommerce entrepreneurs don’t know what they need to build an effective funnel and cart experience for their platforms. It’s not their fault; the problem’s challenging. According to one source, the average cart abandonment rate across all industries is 69.57%. That means roughly seven out of 10 shoppers won’t complete their transaction, leading to […] ThriveCart, which sells tools to build ecommerce carts, raises $35M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

GoMechanic has laid off 70% of its workforce as the Sequoia India-backed startup grapples with funding crunch after the existing and potential investors found that the founders had misstated facts. The move comes as the Gurgaon-headquartered GoMechanic, which offers auto-services such as repairing and carwashing, has been struggling to raise funds for over a year […] Sequoia India-backed GoMechanic cuts 70% jobs after ‘grave errors’ in financial reporting by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

MENA-based buy now, pay later startup Tabby has raised $58 million, led by Sequoia Capital India and STV, at a valuation of $660 million. The investors co-led the fintech’s Series B extension round last June.  PayPal Ventures, the global corporate venture arm of PayPal, is one of the participating investors (this marks its first investment […] Tabby raises $58M at $660M valuation as PayPal Ventures makes first investment in the GCC by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

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. Existing backer Bain Capital led the extension, with participation from previous investors such as Access Ventures, CLSA Capital Partners Lending Ark Asia, D3 Jubilee Partners, 500 Global, Kakao Investment, TBT Partners […] P2P lending platform PeopleFund raises $20M Series C extension led by Bain Capital by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the coming decades, Africa will be a significant growth market for mobile games driven by the proliferation of technology adoption among the continent’s youthful population. And as gamers in sub-Saharan Africa increase to over 180 million in the next five years per a report, startups such as South Africa-based Carry1st are strategically positioning themselves […] African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Komunal is reaching out to Indonesia’s rural customers by going where they are. The fintech partners with more than 220 banks in tier 2 and tier 3 cities spread through 19 provinces. Founded in 2019, the startup announced today it has raised $8.5 million in funding led by East Ventures Growth Fund, with participation from […] Komunal raises $8.5M to digitize Indonesia’s rural banks by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

GoMechanic has laid off a significant number of its workforce as the Sequoia India-backed startup struggles to raise funds amid serious concerns of accounting troubles, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Gurgaon-headquartered startup has cut 70% of the workforce and asked the remaining staff to work without pay for three months, Indian […] Sequoia India-backed GoMechanic faces severe trouble by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

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. The tools in the market were focused solely on the collection of information, they say, instead of curating what was actually relevant, actionable and up […] CloseFactor raises $15.2M to automate repetitive sales processes by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →