Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Genies, the Bob Iger-backed avatar tech company, announced Thursday the launch of its Developer Engagement Fund to reward developers that build AR experiences via Genies’ recently announced developer kit. The total fund size is $1 million. Genies will reward certain developers based on the level of traction, such as how many users are participating in […] Avatar startup Genies launches $1M fund for developers building AR experiences by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Three key members of Byju’s have resigned from their roles at the Indian edtech giant, according to a media report, the latest in a series of headaches for the most valuable Indian startup. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, however, refuted the report, saying it was “entirely speculative” and that it denies the claims. GV Ravishankar of Peak XV […] Byju’s refutes claims of key board members’ resignation by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to triple to over 1,000 million tonnes by 2060. The OECD report predicts that developed countries will continue to produce the most plastic waste per person, although emerging regions like Africa and Asia are expected to experience the fastest growth owing to rapid population growth, and […] Plastic upcycling startup Kubik closes $3.34M seed to scale production in Ethiopia by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

In a press release sent to AFP, Getir has announced that it plans to exit France. As a reminder, Getir pioneered the concept of quick commerce. Those services allow you to order groceries without picking a delivery slot. Instead, companies like Getir start working on your order right away and can usually deliver your groceries […] Quick commerce startup Getir plans to exit France amid regulatory issues by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

The world took a double take at the potential of newsletters after Substack started to blow up a few years ago. Now, another buzzy startup wants to disrupt the disruptor. Beehiiv, a(nother) platform for writing, monetizing and distributing newsletters, is today announcing that it has raised $12.5 million, a Series A that it will be […] Beehiiv, a newsletter platform, gets $12.5M in its inbox by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show where we niche down to a single topic and dig deep. All the cool kids are filling out the Equity listener survey. We want to hear from you!  […] The startup boom failed to build a creator utopia by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Commercial and defense organizations have an Earth data overload problem: they collect vast amounts of heavily siloed data, with few ways to quickly synthesize insights and deliver them to the people who most need it. Danti, a startup emerging from stealth today with $2.75 million in funding, wants to solve this problem with a powerful […] Danti uses natural language processing to make searching Earth data simple by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Web Sun, the co-founder and president of Komodo Health, a startup that uses data to create a comprehensive map of the U.S. healthcare system. Web talked about what drove him to entrepreneurship and how mutual […] Building a map of the U.S. healthcare system with Web Sun from Komodo Health by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cloud platform startup Render closed a $50M series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Additional participation in the round includes General Catalyst, South Park Common Fund, and Addition – all existing investors. In contrast to its competitors, Render’s DevOps cloud platform aims to offer flexible, cheaper and simpler infrastructure. Render allows developers to focus […] Startup Battlefield winner Render raises $50M series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on... →

Clivi is making a balance between humans and technology by connecting patients with doctors and enabling them to access monitoring and treatment plans via their communication channel of choice. Diabetes management startup Clivi wants to be ‘Livongo of Latin America’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Календарь SEOnews: Краш-тест medtech & healthtech стартапов от BSS... →

Digantara, an Indian space tech startup that is working on space situational awareness, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia) as it plans to kick off commercial space operations and satellite traffic management. This is notably the first space-tech investment by the […] Peak XV Partners backs India’s Digantara to propel space situational awareness by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

ElevenLabs, the viral AI-powered platform for creating synthetic voices, has raised a new round of cash. Today, the startup announced the closure of a $19 million Series A round co-led by entrepreneurs Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross alongside Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants included heavyweights Creator Ventures, SV Angel, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, Oculus co-founder Brendan […] Voice-generating platform ElevenLabs raises $19M, launches detection tool by Kyle Wiggers originally published on T... →

Meet Gladia, a French AI startup that wants to change how companies interact with audio data. The company develops an audio transcription application programming interface (API) that you can integrate with other products and is supposed to work much better than what’s available out there. And this tech foundation unlocks new use cases around audio. […] Gladia turns any audio into text in near real time by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Shoppable Business wants to make it easier for businesses in the Philippines to source and procure branded products and other inventory, with an emphasis on making sure products are authentic. The B2B e-commerce marketplace announced it has closed what it says was an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of $1.15 million. The round was co-led by […] Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

На фоне российского и общемирового застоя венчурных инвестиций государство пытается поддержать IT-стартапы.... →

Parallel Domain is putting the ability to generate synthetic datasets into the hands of its customers. The San Francisco-based startup has launched a new API called Data Lab that stands on the shoulders of generative AI giants, giving machine-learning engineers control over dynamic virtual worlds to simulate any scenario imaginable.  “All you have to do […] Parallel Domain’s API lets customers use generative AI to build synthetic datasets by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Byju’s is cutting 500 to 1,000 more jobs at the firm, this time eliminating several non-sales roles as well, as the Indian edtech giant pushes to improve its finances, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which has cut over 3,000 jobs in the past one year, declined to comment. The […] India’s Byju’s to cut up to 1,000 more jobs by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yellow, an asset financier for solar energy and digital devices in Africa has raised $14 million series B funding in a round led by Convergence Partners with participation from the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund, managed by Triple Jump, in addition to follow-on investment from Platform Investment Partners. Yellow was founded and launched in Malawi in […] PayGo solar startup Yellow raises $14 million to scale in africa by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

You.com is a small startup trying to take on search giant Google with AI, innovation and a focus on privacy. You.com looks to innovation to chip away at Google’s search dominance by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →