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17:40 25.01.2024

As one raises $11.2M to hit the US, carbon startups pin hopes on future regulation to boost their fortunes

We last covered carbon credits startup Ceezer in late 2022 when it raised a €4.2 million ($4.5m) seed round. Then, as now, Ceezer was part of the new wave of tech-driven offsetting and/or removal platforms trying to bring transparency and cohesion to a sector that has been rocked by charges of “green-washing”. Whatever it’s doing, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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12:04 25.01.2024

DXwand raises $4M to scale its conversational AI platform for enterprises in MENA

DXwand, a Cairo- and Dubai-based startup that leverages conversational AI to help businesses in the Middle East automate customer service and employee assistance, has raised $4 million in a Series A round. UAE-based Shorooq Partners and Cairo-headquartered firm Algebra Ventures led the investment, with existing investor Dubai Future District Fund also participating. The Series A […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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23:17 24.01.2024

Gen Z investing app Alinea raises $3.4M, plans to launch an ‘AI copilot’

Alinea Invest, a fintech app offering AI-powered wealth management aimed at Gen Z women, has $3.4 million in seed funding ahead of the launch of a virtual AI assistant that will help users with their investing needs. The fundraising comes on the heels of 225,000 downloads of Alinea’s app, leading to a revenue run-rate of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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21:00 24.01.2024

Here’s what to know to raise a Series A right now

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13:30 24.01.2024

General Catalyst leads $200M investment into Bilt Rewards, doubling its valuation to $3.1B

Bilt Rewards, whose platform aims to allow consumers to earn rewards on rent and daily neighborhood spend, has raised $200 million at a $3.1 valuation, the company announced today. General Catalyst led the financing, which more than doubles the New York-based company’s valuation compared to its $150 million October 2022 raise. Eldridge and existing backers […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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12:00 24.01.2024

The demands of regulated industries helped this startup raise $8M for its conversational AI approach

As conversational AI begins to take over the world, chatbots are being given a new lease of life. However, there are clear hazards on the road ahead. Parcel delivery giant DPD recently had to disable part of its online support chatbot after it swore at a customer. A user managed to convince the chatbot to be […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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09:00 24.01.2024

Kittl raises another $36 million for its browser-based design tool

Just a year after raising $11.6 million, Kittl raised another $36 million in a Series B round led by IVP with some existing investors participating once again. The Berlin-based startup has been working on a graphic design tool that you can use in your web browser without having to install an app. At this point, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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02:01 24.01.2024

Aniai bringing burger cooking robot to restaurants with $12M

Aniai, a startup that has built a burger-grilling robot, Alpha Grill, said today it has raised $12 million. The round brings its total raise up to $15 million. The money will go toward launching its first manufacturing facility, Factory One, in South Korea. The firm will also be deploying a cloud-based AI software platform for […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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00:57 24.01.2024

Forta raises $55M to train parents to look after their autistic kids

Forta Health aims to democratize access to healthcare by utilizing AI tools, including large language models, to empower caregivers and enhance clinical treatments. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:01 23.01.2024

Artisse AI raises $6.7M for its ‘more realistic’ AI photography app

Artisse, one of the many AI photo creation apps that let users generate photos of themselves using uploaded selfies combined with prompts, has raised $6.7 million in seed funding, following AI selfies’ viral moment. Similar to others on the market, Artisse users upload photos of themselves to train its AI on their images, then use […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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17:00 23.01.2024

Bulk Exchange raises $4.5M to help construction companies source bulk materials

That fact that the startup raised from industry folks is not a massive shock once you understand the market that Bulk Exchange is tackling: They likely want to use what it's building. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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17:00 23.01.2024

Blueshift, a marketing automation startup, raises $40M in debt

Blueshift, a San Francisco-based startup that taps AI to help brands automate and personalize engagement across different marketing channels, has secured $40 million in debt financing from Runway Growth Capital. Co-founder and CEO Vijay Chittoor said that the loan will be used to refinance Blueshift’s existing debt as well as expand sales and marketing and […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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13:00 23.01.2024

Open source vector database startup Qdrant raises $28M

Qdrant, the company behind the eponymous open source vector database, has raised $28 million in a Series A round of funding led by Spark Capital. Founded in 2021, Berlin-based Qdrant is seeking to capitalize on the burgeoning AI revolution, targeting developers with an open source vector search engine and database — an integral part of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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11:59 23.01.2024

Byju’s seeks new funding at less than $2 billion valuation, a 90% drop

Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, is willing to cut its valuation to below $2 billion as it hunts for new funding, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, once India’s most valuable, is looking to raise $100 million to $300 million in new funding via a rights issue and the […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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10:31 23.01.2024

Germany’s Instagrid, which uses software to supercharge portable batteries, raises $95M

Energy supply is one of the bigger issues impacting how technology will evolve over time — a challenge that might be feel closer to home when you consider the batteries of objects like mobile phones or electric vehicles but is definitely not constrained just to consumer tech. A startup called Instagrid is using software to […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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09:00 23.01.2024

Business travel management platform TravelPerk raises $105M

TravelPerk, a business travel management platform targeted at SMEs, has raised $105 million in a fresh equity-based round of financing led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2. Existing investors including Kinnevik and Felix Capital also participated in the round. The funding gives TravelPerk a valuation of $1.4 billion, just a fraction over the $1.3 billion valuation […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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09:51 22.01.2024

India’s Captain Fresh in talks to raise $50 million in new funding

Captain Fresh, a business-to-business harvest-to-retail marketplace for animal protein, is engaging with investors to raise up to $50 million in fresh funding, according to sources familiar with the matter. The startup is in advanced stages of deliberations to raise the capital from Nekkanti Sea Foods, SBI Investment, Evolvence, Tiger Global, and Prosus Ventures, the sources […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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07:58 22.01.2024

Kenyan agtech Shamba Pride raises $3.7M to grow its merchant network

Shamba Pride has since 2016 worked to enhance last-mile distribution for farm inputs and tackle price exploitation and quality issues for farmers through its merchant network dubbed digishops. The agtech has, so far, built a network of merchants (agro-dealers) extending across 24 counties in Kenya, which represents just over half of the country. It now […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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18:00 19.01.2024

How FYPM used Instagram Stories and thirst traps to raise $275K

Lindsey Lee Lurgin took an unconventional route to becoming a founder, so it’s only fitting that her fundraising strategies are just as unique. Her company Fuck You Pay Me (FYPM), which is like a Glassdoor for influencers, raised a $275K seed extension solely via Instagram stories, with no pitch deck. “If you think of what […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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18:50 18.01.2024

YC’s Tom Blomfield will speak at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 about raising money with no regrets

What does it take to raise your first round of funding? That’s just one of the many topics that will be featured at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 on April 25 in Boston. At this daylong event, experienced founders, VCs and startup experts will lead sessions focused on the building blocks that new and prospective founders […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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