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For all the focus on pitch decks, you'd think that startups can't raise from angels or institutional investors without one. That's not entirely correct. Here's why.  Do you need a deck to raise from VCs? Not always by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

We’re looking at Europe's Q1 2023 venture capital tallies and considering the three largest venture markets in the region: the U.K., Germany and France. The lowdown for European startups looking to raise money in 2023 by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

Pokémon GO is raising the price of remote raid passes, the mobile game announced today. Players used to be able to buy one pass for 100 coins (about $1) or three passes for 250 coins (about $2.50), but the cost of these items will nearly double to 195 coins for one pass, or 525 coins […] Pokémon GO will raise the price of remote raid passes by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Northspyre shared the deck it used to raise a $25 million Series B to bring costs under control for big building projects. Pitch Deck Teardown: Northspyre’s $25 million Series B deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

French startup Ledger has added more money to its Series C funding round. The company designs and manufactures so-called hardware wallets to secure crypto assets. In 2021, the company raised €356 million ($385 million at today’s exchange rate). And the company is adding another €100 million ($108 million) in new funding. This is an extension […] Crypto wallet company Ledger raises another $108 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Online businesses are at risk of bad bot activity, certainly more now than they used to be. According to a survey from Imperva, 42.3% of internet traffic in 2021 wasn’t human, but instead bots that ran automated routines with ill intent. Given the damage bots can do — for example, stealing content and inventory, degrading […] DataDome, which uses AI to protect against bot-based attacks, raises $42M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Polytrade, a web3 protocol focused on global trade, has raised $3.8 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave, Matrix Partners, Polygon Ventures and CoinSwitch Ventures, the startup exclusively told TechCrunch. Other investors include Singularity Ventures and GTM Ventures. The firm has previously been backed by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and QuickSwap co-founder Sameep […] Web3 protocol Polytrade raises $3.8M to improve global trade by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s estimated that over $400 billion are spent annually to run customer contact centers around the world. To cut costs, in recent years, contact centers have embraced AI and automation; research from The Harris Poll indicates that 46% of customer interactions were already automated as of 2021. That’s good news for the vendors selling contact […] Parloa raises $21M to add a little automation to contact centers by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Effy is at a crossroads. The energy renovation company based in France is doing well, but it is addressing a market that is much bigger than anticipated. That’s why it is making a bet. The company just closed a €20 million funding round (roughly $22 million at today’s exchange rate) from Felix Capital. This is […] After bootstrapping for 15 years, energy renovation company Effy raises $22 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Substack is framing its crowdfund as a way for its users to buy into the platform they use. The sticky bit is price. Substack takes a different tack to raise more capital by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Alvaro Morales and Kshitij Grover were working together as engineering leaders at Asana for five years, during a time when the company underwent major changes to pricing and packaging. The initiatives were painful for both the engineering and finance departments, they say — which is when the pair realized that they wanted more flexibility over […] Orb, which helps B2B companies price their products, raises $19.1M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Salt Labs, a rewards platform for hourly workers, today emerged from stealth with $10 million in pre-seed funding led by Fin Capital with participation from Anthem Venture Partners and others. Co-founder and CEO Jason Lee tells TechCrunch that the money is being used to build out Salt Labs’ initial team, product development and go-to-market strategy […] Salt Labs raises $10M to gamify contract work by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Autio, a location-based audio entertainment app co-founded by actor Kevin Costner and formerly known as HearHere, has raised a $5.9 million seed extension led by iHeartMedia. The app uses GPS to tell stories based on a user’s geographic location. Autio narrates stories of landmarks, cities and towns nearby with the aim of fostering deep connections […] Kevin Costner’s location-based audio storytelling app Autio raises $5.6M by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

The pandemic brought with it a spike in work-from-home and hybrid work, which increased peoples’ dependence on personal devices — driving businesses to try and rein in their use. It’s been a particular challenge for the financial services industry, which has comparatively strict governance and compliance requirements. In September, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission […] LeapXpert raises $22M to monitor employee chats for compliance by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Payments remains one of the most fragmented of online services, a situation that is only compounded when your business trades internationally. A UK startup called Paytrix says it has raised $18.3 million in funding to build out a solution to fix this: a single platform — and single contract — that lets its customers manage […] Paytrix raises $18.3M to build out its one-stop payments shop by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spera, a Palo Alto-based security startup that provides businesses with the tools to proactively protect themselves from identity-driven threats, today announced that it has raised a $10 million seed funding round led by YL Ventures, with participation from a number of prominent angel investors and serial entrepreneurs. The company’s founders, Dor Fledel (CEO) and Ariel […] Spera raises $10M for its identity security posture management platform by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

В ассоциации проанализировали бюджеты по новой методике, разделив рекламные инвестиции на традиционные и инновационные каналы... →

Digital content and how we consume it continue to endlessly evolve, and with that, so too does the tech that helps manage all of it behind the scenes. In the latest development, Hygraph, a startup out of Berlin that has built a platform around a new, “federated” approach to content management — think: many sources […] Hygraph raises $30M to scale out a new, federated approach to managing digital content by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Инвестиции составили около 50 млн руб. Источники на рынке сомневаются, что компании удастся привлечь лояльную аудиторию .... →

Google is rolling out new Chrome and Classroom features for teachers and students, the company announced on Tuesday. The tech giant is adding a new “reading mode” for Chrome, an AI-powered Hand Raise Gesture Detection feature for Meet and more. The new “reading mode” is a customizable reader view coming to the side panel in […] Google Chrome and Classroom add new features for educators and students, including ‘reading mode’ by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →