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On a surface level, usage-based insurance makes a lot of sense. But differentiating users also raises all sorts of questions on what's fair, and where usage-based insurance is heading next. Pay as you drive, or pay how you drive? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

In 2022, the pace of quarterly change in how venture investors are disbursing capital is making full-year numbers almost misleading. Is this really the second-best time ever to raise early-stage capital? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

VUZ, a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. Investors in the round include Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund), […] VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Uniswap Labs has raised $165 million in a new funding round as the parent firm of the world’s largest decentralized exchange looks to broaden its offerings. The Series B funding was led by Polychain Capital, the startup said. The news confirms a TechCrunch scoop — that said the Uniswap Labs was looking to raise between […] Uniswap Labs raises $165 million in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kenya has the largest and most thriving furniture industry in East Africa, but the sector’s potential is hindered by several challenges among them production inefficiencies and quality concerns, forcing most major retailers to settle on imports. MoKo Home + Living, a Kenya-based home furniture manufacturer and omnichannel retailer, saw this gap and over several years […] MoKo, Kenya’s home furniture startup, raises $6.5M by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

Zen Educate, an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and […] Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCru... →

Katana, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for small and medium-sized manufacturers, has raised €35 million ($34 million) in a Series B round of funding. ERP is a form of business management software that can serve any number of functions inside a company, from marketing and risk management, to supply chain management and beyond. Integrations […] Katana, an ERP for SMB manufacturers, raises $34M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Neobanks have made a name for themselves by successfully winning the business of newly-minted adults, opening their first checking, savings and investment accounts and uninterested in doing business with clunky, expensive legacy banks. Now a new wave of startups and services has been getting a jump on that model with an even earlier target: […] GoHenry, the banking service for under-18s, raises $55M after passing 2M users by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Closed early-access product Relay raises $5M seed round to ‘tackle collaborative workflows’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party, but she did just raise a $101 million fund to bet on the appetizers. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a […] Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Telda, an Egyptian consumer money app founded by ex-Swvl executive Ahmed Sabbah last April, has raised $20 million in seed funding. The fintech, in a statement, said it wants to “revolutionize finance for the MENAP region.”  Its first market, Egypt, is one of the highest consumer spending markets in Africa. The North African market’s private consumption accounts for nearly […] Egyptian consumer money app Telda raises $20M from GFC, Sequoia Capital and Block  by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechC... →

Ntropy, a company offering an API that enriches transaction data for financial services businesses, today announced that it raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Lakestar with participation from QED Investors and January Investors. CEO Nare Vardanyan says that the funding will be put toward growing the company’s team, specifically in the […] Ntropy raises cash to normalize and classify transaction data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Africa’s $45 billion pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow 10% CAGR to $100 billion by 2030. Yet, the sector struggles with highly fragmented and undercapitalized supply chains rife with fake medications, which cause the death of thousands of patients yearly; in Nigeria, 20-40% of drugs are counterfeit.  A handful of healthtech companies bring efficiency to […] Lifestores Healthcare raises $3M to expand its pharmaceutical marketplace across Nigeria by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Net Purpose, a platform for sustainable investors, has raised £10 million in a Series A round led by ETF Partners, funding which will be used to expand its product and team, says the company. The company is benefitting from a shit to investing in sustainable products. According to the UN Principles for Responsible  Investment, $120 […] Investing platform raises $10M to offer climate investing from a different angle to ESG ratings by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

French startup Homa has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. Quadrille Capital and Headline are leading the round. Homa partners with indie mobile game studios so that their games are perfectly optimized to become a hit game on the App Store and Google Play. In other words, Homa builds tools that help third-party […] Homa raises another $100 million for its data-driven mobile gaming tools by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Foxglove, a startup building an infrastructure stack for robotics, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Eclipse with participation from Amplify Partners and angel investors including Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt. The proceeds bring Foxglove’s total raised to $18.7 million, which CEO Adrian Macneil says is being put […] Foxglove raises $16M to build dev infrastructure for robots by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Insite AI, a platform for consumer packaged goods companies that uses AI to provide recommendations on how to price, distribute and promote their products in physical stores, today launched out of stealth with $19 million in Series A capital from NewRoad Capital and M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture arm. Co-founder Shaveer Mirpuri says that the funding […] Insite AI raises $19M to help consumer brands figure out their in-store strategies by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Back in 2020 I covered how the UK startup Yardlink – which allows construction companies to obtain critical equipment faster than normal equipment rental companies – had raised it’s Seed round. It was basically bringing a digital-first, marketplace approach to an industry normal hide-bound by a slow, centralized hire market. Two years later, and Yardlink […] Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

While studying at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, a group of graduates noticed how difficult it was to get data and information on Africa’s largest economy and their home country, Nigeria. Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti, an economist; Bode Ogunlana, a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim, a […] Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It plans to accelerate its omnichannel and international distribution with a new Series A of $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners. Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur QingGui Huang, who previously managed fashion e-commerce platforms in China. It now works with […] Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →