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Matt Butcher and Radu Matei worked on container technologies for years, “containers” in this context referring to software packages containing all the necessary elements to run in any environment, from desktop PCs to servers. As engineers at Deis, and then DeisLabs once Microsoft acquired it in 2017, their team explored the container landscape and built […] Fermyon raises $20M to build tools for cloud app dev by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kudos' digital wallet calculates the rewards and benefits for each purchase and recommends the right card, which could be a store card and then helps you apply for it. Kudos raises $7M to recommend the right credit card for shopping rewards by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sensat, a platform that helps physical infrastructure companies map and visualize all their data, has raised $20.5 million in a Series B round of funding. Founded in 2015, London-based Sensat is one of a number of so-called “digital twin” software companies that serve construction, mining, energy, and similar industries with tools to replicate their physical […] Sensat raises $20.5M to build digital twins for infrastructure companies by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Banyan, a platform for product purchase data that allows customers such as banks, fintechs, hotels and merchants to automate expense management and more, today announced that it raised $43 million in a Series A funding round — $28 million in equity and $15 million in debt — led by Fin Capital with participation from M13, […] Banyan raises $43M to grow its network of item-level purchase data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Millions of small and medium businesses still operate inefficiently due to dependency on manual processes, which limits their capacity to grow and scale; this is despite contributing to about 48% of Nigeria’s GDP in the last five years, But the tide is turning. Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen a wave of upstarts […] Nigerian retail automation platform Bumpa raises $4M, led by Base10 Partners by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

As the enthusiasm around AI image and text generators grows, Jasper, a startup developing what it describes as an “AI content” platform, has raised $125 million at a $1.7 billion valuation. The tranche is the company’s first, remarkably, and comes as Jasper acquires AI startup Outwrite, a grammar and style checker with over a million […] AI content platform Jasper raises $125M at a $1.7B valuation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

В компании «крайне пессимистично» оценивают будущее рынка сладких напитков из-за возможного введения акцизов... →

Stability AI, the company funding the development of open source music- and image-generating systems like Dance Diffusion and Stable Diffusion, today announced that it raised $101 million in a funding round led by Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC. The tranche values the company at $1 billion post-money, according to […] Stability AI, the startup behind Stable Diffusion, raises $101M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s been more than 20 years since the da Vinci Surgical System received FDA clearance. Pretty incredible when you think about it. Robotic surgery and automation in general have come a long way since then, and a number of companies have entered the lucrative category, focused on all manner of different procedures. Surprisingly, robotic dental […] Cyberdontics raises $15M for robotic root canals by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms have taken off rapidly across the fintech world over the last 18 months. By partnering with banks, these platforms allow entities from startups and fintechs to big corporations and banks to provide tailored banking services and experiences to their customers. Fintechs offering BaaS services in U.S. and Europe, such as Unit, Rapyd […] Nigerian banking-as-a-service platform Maplerad raises $6M, led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published o... →

Byju’s said it has raised $250 million in new funding from existing backers as the Indian edtech giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced the firm to postpone the initial public offering. The new funding valued the startup at $22 billion, same as its March financing round, a person familiar with the […] Indian edtech giant Byju’s raises $250 million in fresh funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hi, friends! It’s time for another edition of Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly recap the most read TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Sign up here. most read LEGS: The company formerly known as Facebook held its Meta Connect conference this week, where […] Meta announces legs, Hulu raises prices, and Microsoft embraces DALL-E 2 by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch... →

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... →