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WorkTorch, previously known as QuickHire, announced today the closing of a $2.2 million seed round led by Tenzing Capital. HR platform WorkTorch raises $2.2M seed round by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →

EdgeDB, the startup looking to modernize databases for cutting-edge apps, today announced that it raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Nava Ventures and Accel. The new capital brings the startup’s total raised to $19 million, which CEO Yury Selivanov said will be used to boost headcount and launch the previously announced […] EdgeDB raises $15M ahead of the launch of its cloud database service by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

French startup PhotoRoom has raised a $19 million Series A funding round. The company develops a popular photo editing app for e-commerce vendors and small businesses. In particular, it helps you remove the background behind objects you are about to sell so that your photos look more professional. Balderton Capital is leading the Series A […] After 40 million app downloads, PhotoRoom raises $19 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

В августе страна ввела статус «цифрового кочевника» для ИТ-специалистов из России, Беларуси и других стран.... →

A month after Hulu raised the subscription prices of its on-demand streaming service, it is now targeting the subscribers of its live TV streaming bundle. Parent-company Disney announced in August that it would increase the cost of the Hulu Live TV bundle later in the year. Starting on December 8, Hulu Live TV subscribers will […] Hulu set to raise the cost of the Hulu Live TV bundle in December by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Quinio is a profitable company with over 100 employees and growing rapidly and expects to end 2022 with over $50 million in annual recurring revenue.  Quinio’s $40M equity, debt raise shows LatAm is strong market for e-commerce aggregators by Christine Hall 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: Former Googlers raise more than $90M to scale alternative asset fintech startup by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sales teams, under pressure to — pardon the cliché — do more with less as inflation strains the economy, are increasingly turning to AI-powered software in search of a competitive edge. Vendors like Winn.AI provide AI assistants for sales calls that automatically track, capture and update customer relationship management entries. There’s also Unique and Jiminny, […] Orum raises $22M to inject AI into the sales prospecting process by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Indian edtech giant Byju’s is engaging with bankers to put together a plan for the initial public offering of its unit Aakash, which it acquired last year, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.  The Bengaluru-headquartered firm is looking to raise $800 million to $1 billion in the initial public offering of Aakash at a […] Byju’s eyes $1 billion IPO for physical tutor chain Aakash by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Magdalena “Mags” Kala, a self-described “lifetime degen,” is no stranger to beating the odds. Before she became an investor, she co-founded an all-female blackjack team that sought to exploit gender bias to make a profit through gaming, she told TechCrunch in an interview. It’s fitting, then, that Kala was able to raise her first fund […] Ex-Bain investor launches $30M web3 consumer VC fund as solo female founder by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch... →

Конкуренты тратят пока существенно меньше, в сентябре Ozon впервые озвучил инвестиции в продвижение продавцов на распродажах: 2 млрд рублей на «чёрную пятницу» и 11.11..... →

Samsara Eco, an Australian startup that uses enzyme-based technology to break down plastic into its core molecules, announced today it has raised $54 million AUD (about $34.7 million USD) in Series A funding. The company is planning to build its first plastic recycling facility in Melbourne later this year, with the target of full-scale production […] Samsara Eco raises $54M AUD for its “infinite plastic recycling” tech by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Metrist, a startup that helps IT teams stay on top of outages among the many cloud services they use to run their own applications, today announced that it has raised a $5.5 million seed round from the likes of Heavybit, Morado Ventures, as well as PagerDuty co-founder Alex Solomon and StatusPage co-founders Scott and Steve […] Metrist raises $5.5M to provide better cloud service outage data by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Fringe, an HR tech startup enabling companies to offer customizable perks and benefits to employees, today announced that it raised $17 million in a funding round led by Origin Ventures and Felton Group. CEO Jordan Peace says that the proceeds will be put toward growing the team from 72 employees to more than 100 by […] HR employee benefits platform Fringe raises $17M to offer customizable perks by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Leisure and hospitality workers are quitting at the highest rates of any industry. About 1 million left the workforce in November 2021 alone, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Why? Seasonality, low pay and monotonous work are among the reasons for the hospitality industry’s churn rate, as well as a perceived lack of […] Qwick raises VC money to match gig workers with hospitality jobs by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Volocopter, a German startup building electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, has secured $182 million for the second signing of its Series E round. That’s on top of the $170 million Volocopter raised for the same round in March at a $1.87 billion post-money valuation. Volocopter is currently in full swing testing its two-seater […] Volocopter raises $182M to bring air taxi closer to certification by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

In May of last year, Bright Machines announced plans to embrace the SPAC craze with a merger deal that valued the Bay Area-based manufacturing firm at $1.6 billion. As the temperatures for the phenomenon cooled, however, so too did its plans. The plug was pulled last December, a little over a month before it was […] Manufacturing firm Bright Machines raises $132M after unfulfilled SPAC deal by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

With a glitzy vision of tackling some of “the biggest planetary challenges,” Third Nature is out to raise $35 million for its first VC fund, TechCrunch has learned. Third Nature has secured at least $2.8 million so far, per a regulatory filing. It joins a wave of relatively new, environmentally-focused funds that are driving the […] ‘Simply decarbonizing’ isn’t enough: Third Nature targets $35M fund by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Everybody wants to talk about software supply chain risks these days, whether that’s security teams, developers or government officials. It’s no surprise then, that VCs, despite the current economic climate, continue to fund startups in this space, too. One of the newest members in this club is Arnica, a startup that takes a somewhat broader […] Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Invygo, a startup operating in UAE and Saudi Arabia, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding led by MEVP as it works to scale its car rental service in the region. The Middle East-based startup, founded by Eslam Ahmed Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in 2019, has raised $14.3 million to date. Al Rajhi […] Invygo raises $10M to make long-term car subscription a breeze by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →