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16:01 13.07.2022

Japan’s SmartBank raises $20M Series A for its prepaid card and finance app

Shota Horii, his twin brother Yuta Horii and Jun Taketani co-founded SmartBank in 2019 after selling their previous startup Fablic, a Japanese online secondhand marketplace, to Rakuten in 2016. While operating Fablic, the trio found that many users still used cash to pay and manage their day-to-day finance. The founders wanted to address the issue in the consumer finance industry […]... →

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15:00 13.07.2022

Long-time Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano launches crypto hiring firm Inflection Points with $12.6M raise

Over the past 18 months, Inflection Points has been working in stealth mode to build out a crypto-focused employment and corporate training business and just secured $12.6 million in funding. The firm was founded by Colton Sakamoto and long-time crypto entrepreneur and investor Anthony Pompliano in an effort to help connect crypto companies looking for […]... →

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10:05 13.07.2022

Africa-focused fintech Zazuu raises $2M to scale its cross-border payment marketplace

The remittance inflows to sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade have been on an upward trajectory since 2020; last year, it increased by more than 6% to $45 billion. However, the steady rise of remittance inflows to the region hasn’t made this activity cheaper. According to the World Bank, sub-Saharan Africa remains the most expensive […]... →

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07:33 13.07.2022

Persistent Energy raises $10M to grow its clean-tech venture building business in Africa

Persistent Energy has raised $10 million Series C funding to grow its clean-tech venture building business in Africa, in a round led by Kyuden International Corporation, a subsidiary of the Japanese Kyushu Electric Power Group, and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa Investments. The equity round also saw the participation of six new private investors, high […]... →

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06:43 13.07.2022

A robot pony maker backed by Chinese EV giant Xpeng raises $100M

China’s Tesla challenger Xpeng isn’t content with just making electric vehicles. It’s also betting on ridable robot unicorns for kids. Xpeng Robotics, a bionic robot maker affiliated with Xpeng, just raised an impressive $100 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital, at a time when venture investments are slowing in China. Other […]... →

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19:39 12.07.2022

Pakistan’s Airlift shutting down following funding crunch, sources say

Airlift, Pakistan’s most valuable startup, is shutting down, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, following its inability to raise fresh capital. The startup told employees Tuesday evening that it will be shutting down on Wednesday, according to the sources and a slide obtained by TechCrunch. The startup was attempting to put together a […]... →

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19:00 12.07.2022

Tecton raises $100M, proving that the MLOps market is still hot

Machine learning can provide companies with a competitive advantage by using the data they’re collecting — for example, purchasing patterns — to generate predictions that power revenue-generating products (e.g. e-commerce recommendations). But it’s difficult for any one employee to keep up with — much less manage — the massive volumes of data being created. That […]... →

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16:31 12.07.2022

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16:04 12.07.2022

Conscience VC raises oversubscribed fund for consumer companies rooted in science

Ariana Thacker likes to say that science was her first love and startups were her second. Now, she gets to combine the two into a thesis for her new venture firm, Conscience VC. Thacker’s passion for science started back when she was taking college-level chemistry courses in middle school. Her interest in startups came years […]... →

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16:00 12.07.2022

OpenAI rival AI21 Labs raises $64M to ramp up its AI-powered language services

The enterprise is bullish on AI systems that can understand and generate text, known as language models. According to a survey by John Snow Labs, 60% of tech leaders’ budgets for AI language technologies increased by at least 10% in 2020. And one vendor, OpenAI, says that its premiere language model, GPT-3, is being used […]... →

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16:00 12.07.2022

C2 Ventures raises new fund to invest in the “dull, dirty and dangerous”

C2 Ventures doesn’t invest in crypto, Web 3 or consumer companies, and it stays away from Silicon Valley startups. Instead, the New York City-based venture firm focuses on disruption in legacy industries. For example, one of its portfolio companies is a robotics startup that cleans commercial bathrooms. The firm announced today it has closed its […]... →

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16:00 12.07.2022

SingleStore raises additional $36M to grow its database business

SingleStore, a provider of databases for cloud and on-premises apps and analytical systems, today announced that it raised an additional $40 million, extending its Series F — which previously topped out at $82 million — to $116 million. The new cash brings the company’s total raised to $378 million, which CEO Raj Verma says is […]... →

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16:00 12.07.2022

Posterity Health raises seed funding to help address male fertility needs

The recent decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade leaves plenty of unanswered questions about conception and what rights women have over their bodies. One startup, Posterity Health, is focusing on a long-overlooked part of the equation. It’s a digital male fertility platform that offers personalized advice, educational resources, and treatments to help address male fertility needs, […]... →

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15:20 12.07.2022

Lightspeed raises $500 million for its new India and Southeast Asia fund

Lightspeed has raised $500 million for its newest India and Southeast Asia fund, its largest for the regions, as it looks to make deeper investments in the South Asian market that is increasingly attracting global investors. The fund, fourth for Lightspeed India, was hard-capped at $500 million, meaning it didn’t want to raise additional capital, […]... →

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08:43 12.07.2022

Wheelocity raises $12 million for its supply chain network for fresh commerce in India

Wheelocity, an early-stage supply chain startup that handles fresh food supplies for quick commerce platforms in India, has raised $12 million in a new financing round as it gears up to broaden its product offerings and expand workforce. Lightspeed India Partners led the startup’s Series A funding, which is a mix of 80 percent equity […]... →

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01:05 12.07.2022

Daily Crunch: Raise now, pay later: $800M funding round slashes Klarna’s valuation by 85%

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.... →

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17:52 11.07.2022

Klarna confirms $800M raise as valuation drops 85% to $6.7B

European fintech Klarna has confirmed that it has raised $800 million at a pretty hefty valuation drop. Rumors have been circulating for at least the past month that Sweden-based Klarna, best known as a “buy now, pay later” service provider, was seeking to raise new funds. Initial reports suggested this valuation would be in the […]... →

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10:00 11.07.2022

Kadmos, a salary payments platform for migrant workers, raises $29.5M

Companies from across the industrial spectrum often rely on a migrant workforce, with data from the International Labour Organization indicating that some 169 million workers travel abroad for employment. But being away from their domestic jurisdiction and financial infrastructure presents a host of challenges, including what is probably the most important part for the worker […]... →

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21:45 07.07.2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: Enduring Planet’s $2.1M seed deck

Enduring Planet's deck is a little bit inside baseball -- this is a deck for a startup that helps other startups raise money from other VCs -- but it's clear that it really knows what it is doing.... →

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17:00 07.07.2022

Traba raises $20M to match contractors with events and warehouse work

Traba, a jobs board designed to help entry-level workers find available shifts at fulfillment centers and event venues, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round. Khosla led the financing with participation from Founders Fund, General Catalyst, SciFi VC and Atomic, valuing Traba at $120 million post-money. CEO Mike Shebat says […]... →

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