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Shutterstock today announced that it plans to expand its existing deal with OpenAI to provide the startup with training data for its AI models. Over the next six years, OpenAI will license data from Shutterstock including images, videos and music as well as any associated metadata. Shutterstock, in turn, will gain “priority access” to OpenAI’s […] Shutterstock expands deal with OpenAI to build generative AI tools by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Startup accelerators are interesting places, but the model of packaging a good idea up and firing at VCs from a demo day cannon is getting diminishing returns. The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its own accelerator seem to see this and luckily have grown a community large enough to justify shifting to a new, less rigid […] Sustainable Ocean Alliance converts its accelerator into a broader ‘Ecopreneur Network’ by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

The startup helps companies improve their generative AI prompting, and this quick fundraise indicates there's room for more of its ilk. Prompt engineering startup Vellum.ai raises $5M as demand for generative AI services scales by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Anthropic, the AI startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI execs, today announced the release of a new text-generating AI model, Claude 2. The successor to Anthropic’s first commercial model, Claude 2 is available in beta starting today in the U.S. and U.K. both on the web and via a paid API (in limited access). The API pricing […] Anthropic releases Claude 2, its second-gen AI chatbot by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

After years of working for startups including Limeade and Zephyr Health, Martin Zych came to realize that companies were lacking an automated, cloud-based way to run their books and prop up their financial models. Most were stuck with legacy tools with siloed, clunky architectures that made it impossible — or close to impossible — to […] Jirav, a startup developing financial planning software for businesses, raises $20M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Legal discovery is one of the most time-consuming parts of litigation and typically involves team of specialists combing through towers of documents. Fileread, a startup that uses large language learning models (LLMs) to create tools for faster and more efficient discovery, announced today it has raised $6 million in seed funding. The round was led […] Backed by Gradient, Fileread use LLMs to make legal discovery more efficient by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Seems were in the middle of drone delivery summer. A few weeks back, Gather AI snapped up competitor, Ware, following an executive shake and soon after, San Jose-based B Garage brought in a $20 million Series A. Today, Swiss startup Verity announced that it’s adding $11 million in funding. The addition is an extension of […] Verity brings in another $11M for its inventory drones by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

America’s logistics sector is becoming more electrified and autonomous, and Rocsys, a Dutch startup, wants to hit that sweet spot in the middle. Rocsys has created a robotic arm that can transform any electric vehicle charger into an autonomous charger. In yards and ports, where vehicle uptime is crucial and the margin for error is […] Rocsys wants to automate EV charging, starting in ports and yards by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

In February, Sogou founder Wang Xiaochuan said on Weibo that “China needs its own OpenAI.” The Chinese entrepreneur is now inching closer to his dream as his nascent startup Baichuan Intelligence rolled out its next-generation large language model Baichuan-13B today. Baichuan is being touted as one of China’s most promising LLM developers, thanks to its […] China’s search engine pioneer unveils open-source large language model to rival OpenAI by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ivy, an API for instant bank payments, has secured €7 million ($7.7 million) in a seed investment round led by European VC Creandum. Payment and transaction fees can rack-up because of card networks, gateways and wallets that are all involved in today’s online transactions. Ivy’s solution is to allow merchants to accept instant bank payments […] Instant bank payments startup Ivy secured $7.7M in Seed round led by Creandum by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spreadsheets. They’re probably not what you’d call the most exciting piece of software going; it seems like a third of all startup pitches has “spreadsheets” in the “look how ridiculous, this is how how people solve this problem now” part of the narrative. It can’t be denied that they’re the workhorse of the corporate world, […] Sourcetable raises $3M, claiming the future of spreadsheets is spreadsheets by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

The situation will not resolve over night, but a few more big exits could go a long way to brighten up 2023. As the value of startup exits craters, poor liquidity may be harming VCs’ ability to raise capital by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Not all use cases for AI make sense, but Pano AI makes a life-saving contribution in the “yes” column. Just last week, the company was able to send early warnings of the Kutch Fire, that broke out near Kutch Mountain in Yamhill County, Oregon. The company showed me how it was able to detect and […] Wildfire detection startup Pano extends its $20M series A with another $17M by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

FrontRow, a Masterclass-like learning and community platform in India, has shut down, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The three-year-old startup sought to build a community where well-known artists and athletes taught their craft to consumers. The startup had raised about $18 million and counted Elevation Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Not Boring […] FrontRow, a learning platform featuring celebrities, shuts down by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Besides the billions of dollars from local and foreign investors, a strong factor behind Africa’s growing tech ecosystem is its burgeoning talent. Being sought after locally and internationally, these homegrown talents — including software developers who, according to Google’s Africa Developer Report, grew almost 4% to 716,000, UI/UX designers, engineers and other tech professionals — […] HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities by Tage Kene-Okafor originally publis... →

It was a short week and that was reflected in the amount of news we covered in fintech land last week. But there was still plenty to talk about, including Clair’s raise, some allegations against Deel and exclusive post-SVB growth numbers shared by banking services startup Mercury. On-demand pay gets a boost Some 82% of […] Clair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Everytable just raised $25 million for its for-profit startup that looks to make healthy food as accessible as fast food. Deal Dive: Startups can still raise capital — even if it’s for a good cause by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday afternoon. I’ve been keeping an eye on the European startup ecosystem since well before I moved to the U.S., and today’s report from Creandum about the state of venture investing in Europe gave me pause. This, along with PitchBook’s report […] So, how are Europe’s startups doing? by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

The individual you’re looking for will create and execute growth strategies, manage marketing initiatives and ultimately, drive revenue. How to identify, interview and hire a head of growth for an early-stage startup by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

After obtaining its banking license in 2016, fintech startup N26 started offering bank accounts to anyone in the Eurozone. But because of the German banking license, clients received a German International Bank Account Number (IBAN) that started with the letters DE. That shouldn’t be an issue as Germany is part of the Single Euro Payments […] Challenger bank N26 finally adds French IBANs by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →