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Kibsi is an Irvine, California-based startup that is building a no-code computer vision platform that allows businesses to build and deploy computer vision applications. Among the things that set Kibsi apart from many other players in this space is that it lets businesses reuse their existing cameras to create insights into virtually anything they want […] Kibsi raises $9.3M for its no-code computer vision platform by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

With the explosion of different kinds of data, companies are struggling to realize meaningful value from their stored data. Data teams are overworked, meanwhile — forced to cater to the needs of disparate departments within an organization while trying to maintain data policies consistently. That’s the shared thesis of Shirshanka Das and Swaroop Jagadish, at […] Acryl Data raises $21M to grow its enterprise data catalog platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Advances in Internet of Things technologies promise to give organizations and us ordinary people an unprecedented view of all of the objects we own and use — where they are, how they’re working, and if they’re not working. But what about the vast swathe of physical assets and environments that are not connected, and may […] Limble raises $58M at a $450M valuation to help orgs track and maintain ‘dumb’ physical assets by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Supercritical, the carbon removal marketplace aimed (at the moment) mainly at tech companies that want to hit ‘net zero’, has raised a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round includes funding from RTP Global, Greencode Ventures, MMC Ventures and others. We covered Supercritical’s launch back in August 2021, when it pointed out that the […] Supercritical, a carbon removal marketplace aimed at tech firms, raises $13M Series A led by Lightspeed by Mike Butcher origina... →

With the explosion of different kinds of data, companies are struggling to realize meaningful value from their stored data. Data teams are overworked, meanwhile — forced to cater to the needs of disparate departments within an organization while trying to maintain data policies consistently. That’s the shared thesis of Shirshanka Das and Swaroop Jagadish, at […] Acryl Data raises $21M to grow its enterprise data catalog platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

In late 2022, BetterBrand found success on Whole Foods Market shelves, driving over $1 million in gross sales in the first five months. BetterBrand’s new dough raises company’s valuation to over $170M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Open banking — where traditional banks enable payments and other new services by way of APIs that give access to financial data previously locked up in their systems — has led to a rush of startups looking to build the links to make it a reality. Today one of the hopefuls in open banking — […] Volt, an open banking fintech for payments and more, raises $60M at a $350M+ valuation by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cloud platform startup Render closed a $50M series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Additional participation in the round includes General Catalyst, South Park Common Fund, and Addition – all existing investors. In contrast to its competitors, Render’s DevOps cloud platform aims to offer flexible, cheaper and simpler infrastructure. Render allows developers to focus […] Startup Battlefield winner Render raises $50M series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on... →

In 2015, Justin Sky, Justin Bailie and Alexander Luksidadi — all veterans of the trucking and logistics industry — came to the realization that, in order to get to a stage of real-time collaboration, the entire trucking industry needed to come online. Shippers, carriers and brokers — the intermediaries between carriers and shippers — had […] Rose Rocket, whose platform helps transportation companies communicate, raises $38M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Artificial intelligence touches many aspects of professional industries, including medicine, legal, business, information technology and more, as of late; AI-powered transcription service is one example that has become an integral part of those fields.   Parrot AI, a transcription platform offering speech-to-text depositions for the legal and insurance industry, said Tuesday it has raised $11 million […] Parrot AI, a transcription platform that turns speech into text, raises $11M Series A by Kate Park origi... →

ElevenLabs, the viral AI-powered platform for creating synthetic voices, has raised a new round of cash. Today, the startup announced the closure of a $19 million Series A round co-led by entrepreneurs Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross alongside Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants included heavyweights Creator Ventures, SV Angel, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, Oculus co-founder Brendan […] Voice-generating platform ElevenLabs raises $19M, launches detection tool by Kyle Wiggers originally published on T... →

Yellow, an asset financier for solar energy and digital devices in Africa has raised $14 million series B funding in a round led by Convergence Partners with participation from the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund, managed by Triple Jump, in addition to follow-on investment from Platform Investment Partners. Yellow was founded and launched in Malawi in […] PayGo solar startup Yellow raises $14 million to scale in africa by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hi, lovely people, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that highlights the top news in tech over the past week (or so). If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday. Most read Reddit’s CEO lashes out: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is not backing down amid […] Reddit’s CEO lashes out, Twitter gets evicted, and NYC delivery workers get a pay raise by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Netmaker submitted its pitch deck to TechCrunch+, and today we're taking a close look at the deck the company used to raise its $2.3 million round. Pitch Deck Teardown: Netmaker’s $2.3M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Eze, a B2B marketplace that connects global electronic wholesalers allowing them to trade devices in large quantities with real-time market data, has raised $3.7 million in an oversubscribed seed round.  Founded by Joshua Nzewi and David Iya in 2020, Eze directly connects distributors and retail stores of used smartphones, mostly iPhones, and other electronics, including […] YC-backed Eze raises new capital for its secondhand electronics marketplace by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kenyan automotive marketplace Peach Cars is announcing its $5 million seed round led by Japan-based The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) and other angel investors, including Shintaro Yamada (founder and CEO of Mercari), Peter Kenevan (VP, Head of Japan at PayPal), and Hiroaki Ohta (general partner at Japan’s Waseda University Ventures). The startup, […] Peach Cars, a Kenyan used-car marketplace, raises $5M in seed investment by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

ChrysCapital has invested $100 million in Lenskart, the two said Thursday, pushing the Asian eyewear startup’s raise to $850 million in the past year. The Indian venture firm is buying shares worth $100 million into the Bengaluru-headquartered startup through both primary and secondary transactions, the two said. The new investment follows Abu Dhabi Investment Authority […] ChrysCapital invests $100 million in India’s Lenskart by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

In 2015, Michael Burdick and Dan Wywrot, who’d spent years working at large accounting firms, founded a startup — Paro — to deliver finance and accounting solutions to businesses through a network of freelance talent. They say they were inspired by the lack of flexibility in traditional accounting firms to choose which projects to work […] Paro raises $25M to match freelance financial experts with firms by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lee Fixel’s Addition is looking to raise $1.5 billion venture capital fund as the former Tiger Global executive continues to secure large sums of capital despite the slowdown in the market. Fixel’s Addition disclosed the fundraising target in a securities filing. It’s Addition’s fifth fund in less than four years with all previous funds amassing between […] Lee Fixel’s Addition raising $1.5 billion for its fifth fund in four years by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Generative AI has undoubtedly been the big buzzword of the past year, driven in large part by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT. But while the ability to create all manner of fresh content from a simple prompt raises various societal and ethical questions, it also opens the door to myriad businesses that simply would not have […] Backed by Google’s Gradient, Versed wants to help storytellers create video games using generative AI by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →