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D-ID, the Israeli startup behind Deep Nostalgia, announced today that it’s launching the beta version of its new web app that allows users to talk face-to-face with photorealistic AI. The web app, called chat.D-ID, combines D-ID’s text-to-video streaming technology with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to make conversations with AI more accessible. The startup’s CEO and co-founder, Gil […] D-ID’s new web app gives a face and voice to OpenAI’s ChatGPT by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Upway, the French startup that refurbishes and resells electric bikes across a range of brands, launched in the U.S. Tuesday. The company will focus its efforts on the Northeast region of the country, but its bikes will be available for shipping across the continental U.S. Upway has already made a name for itself in Europe, […] Upway launches online marketplace for refurbished e-bikes in US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Despite the challenging fundraising environment of 2022, we saw more big corporations launching their corporate venture arms in Brazil last year than during the boom years of 2020 and 2021. Despite the downturn, CVC gains traction in Brazil’s startup ecosystem by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tensor, a Solana-centric NFT trading platform, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Placeholder, the team exclusively shared with TechCrunch. The startup was co-founded by Ilja Moisejevs and Richard Wu, bringing a collective 10 years of experience in working on trading infrastructure and data-intensive systems. Until this point, Tensor was bootstrapped off […] Tensor raises $3M for Solana-focused NFT trading platform by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cash management — tracking who needs to pay an invoice and whether it’s been done — can make or break a business. Now, a startup building SaaS software to help finance departments manage this more intelligently is announcing some funding to expand after seeing strong demand. Growfin, a Singapore- and San Francisco–based fintech startup that […] Growfin’s AI-based cash collection SaaS expands further to US and Asia by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

When we talk about e-commerce logistics, we think of an industry controlled by entrenched players like Amazon, FedEx and national postal systems. At the start of the pandemic in 2019, a brave startup from Vancouver, BC decided to take on the incumbents with a new model — last-mile delivery using an Uber-esque network. During the […] Meet UniUni, Shein’s last-mile solution delivered by gig drivers by Rita Liao 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: Game developer bans 6,700 cheaters and publishes their usernames by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

In a tweet, Anderson individually addressed those she felt were supportive to Catch as its scaled its app to provide payroll and benefits for people who are self-employed. Catch founder says health benefits startup is shutting down by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Qualtrics was once a hot startup before SAP bought the company in 2018 for $8 billion. It was a fine exit, making the founders rich, but it never was really a good fit. SAP spun out the company just two years later, before taking it public in 2021. Today the company filed an 8-K form […] Qualtrics has $12B offer on the table to go private by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to the final episode of Inside Startup Battlefield. Thank you so much for listening to our miniseries all about TechCrunch’s pitch competition. Now, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the winner is announced! In this episode, we get to know the winner of the 2022 Startup Battlefield competition. We’ll hear what’s […] Inside Startup Battlefield: Say Hello to the Startup Battlefield Winner by Maggie Stamets originally published on TechCrunch... →

When it comes to startup valuations, no one seems to expect things to go back to 2021. But better? Who doesn't love that? Valuation pressure on software startups is easing by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is Alex and we are here to do our Monday show, a kickoff for the week that covers startup news, tech news, and a little bit of the money that powers both. Sound […] We’d give an arm and a leg for an ARM IPO filing by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

TechCrunch Disrupt, the premier early-stage startup conference, takes place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Sure, that’s six months from now. But if you want the best price, you gotta take action before prices go up in five days. That’s right, it’s now o’clock. The biggest savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Do not miss our […] Only 5 days left to save $1,000 on Disrupt passes by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Alerzo, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce platform that digitizes commerce and payments processes between FMCG suppliers and informal retailers, has laid off 15% of its full-time workforce, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. This is the company’s second round of layoffs in seven months. As a first-party e-commerce business, Alerzo had a headcount of more than 2,000 […] Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup Alerzo cuts 15% of full-time staff in second round of layoffs by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrun... →

Last month, Flutterwave, Africa’s largest startup by private valuation, was involved in a hack that resulted in over ₦2.9 billion (~$4.2 million) missing from its accounts, according to local tech publication Techpoint Africa. According to the documents seen by the publication and reviewed by TechCrunch, unknown actors transferred the funds across 28 accounts in 63 transactions […] Alleged security breach leaves millions of dollars missing from Flutterwave accounts by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published o... →

TGIF, my TechCrunch homies. It’s that time of week again — the time for Week in Review, where we recap the past five days in tech news. As always, lots happened, so let’s dig in sans delay. Well, perhaps with a slight delay. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that TechCrunch Early Stage, TechCrunch’s […] OpenAI launches an API for ChatGPT, a startup attempts a humanoid robot, and Salesforce turns it around by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. One of the quieter conversations in venture capital has only grown louder, in my DMs and interviews, over the past few months: The known bias […] The oh-so-biased branding risk in venture capital by Natasha Mascarenhas 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: Japanese marketing tech firm Geniee acquires Zelto for $70M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

You don’t need to hire a mega-influencer like Serena Williams or a Kardashian to build buzz for your startup. TechCrunch+ roundup: Ocean tech investor survey, AI and PR, L-1 visa options by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Indian at-home salon platform Yes Madam exposed the sensitive data of its customers and gig workers due to a server-side misconfiguration. The Noida-based Yes Madam operates in over 30 cities in the country, according to the firm’s website. The platform offers salon services at home, including therapies, massage, spa, and male grooming. Yes Madam’s mobile […] Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →