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Zigazoo, the startup known for its TikTok-style video-sharing app for kids, is launching a separate app targeted toward Gen Z users. The new Gen Z app will take the flagship name and is for ages 13 and older, whereas the original kid-focused app is for Generation Alpha (3-12) and has been rebranded to Zigazoo Kids. […] Kid-focused short video app Zigazoo launches a TikTok competitor for Gen Z by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Связанная с «Яндексом» структура планировала развивать в стране центр исследований и разработок, выяснило Reuters.... →

Связанная с «Яндексом» структура планировала развивать в стране центр исследований и разработок, выяснило Reuters.... →

Инициативу предложил фонд «Сколково»... →

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A brown macroalgae native to the Atlantic’s Sargasso Sea is increasingly a menace to coastal ecosystems and communities across the Gulf of Mexico, ever since mats of the normally beneficial seaweed (known as sargassum) exploded in numbers in 2011. This is the backdrop for Carbonwave, which recently raised $5 million to put the hulking algae […] Startup says the seaweed blobbing toward Florida has a silver lining by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hivemapper, the startup that puts dashcams on ride-hail and delivery vehicles to map the world, is getting a little closer to its goal of toppling the B2B mapping empire that Google has built. With only 2% of the world’s roads mapped, Hivemapper is still very much the underdog in this fight. But Gabe Nelson, Hivemapper’s […] Hivemapper is 1M kilometers closer to goal of beating Google Maps by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Beam, a five-month-old startup out to more easily help general contractors pay subcontractors and get paid themselves, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Accel. Both the startup’s founder and lead investor previously spent years working at payments giant Stripe. Before starting Beam in October of 2022, Adam Eagle had spent […] Former Stripe engineer raises $4M for Beam, a fintech startup out to help contractors get paid faster by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Many companies are struggling to get funding these days in an increasingly tight investment environment. It seems the days are gone when VC firms approach promising startups about funding instead of the other way around, but Hex, a data collaboration startup, has defied the odds. Company co-founder and CEO Barry McCardel says he wasn’t looking […] Hex lands another $28M as data collaboration platform continues to gain traction by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Some say the European tech startup ecosystem lacks investors who have been “operators,” as in former entrepreneurs. And indeed, that has been the case for many years. However, it’s good to see that this has been changing, even if the pace has been slow. One of the newest VC funds to wear it’s “former operators” […] Plural VC lures mRNA vaccine and AI pioneer to become its newest partner by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

TikTok, which now boasts more than 150 million monthly active users in the U.S., is set to testify before Congress on Thursday morning. Over in China, home to TikTok’s parent ByteDance, many startup founders and investors are preparing to stay up and watch the app’s CEO Shou Zi Chew take thorny questions over China’s potential […] TikTok’s hearing in Congress is a reminder of Chinese startups’ identity crisis by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

The startup funding environment is more challenging right now, but some companies and industries still draw investors’ attention and money. The luxury fashion resale market is one of them in Asia.  Kream, a reselling platform that buys, sells and trades luxury goods like handbags, clothing, accessories, said it has completed $168 million (220.6 billion won) […] Reselling marketplace Kream’s valuation rises to $742M with $168M Series C by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube is shutting down its live social commerce app Simsim less than two years after acquiring the Indian startup but insists that it’s committed to building “a seamless shopping experience for viewers and supporting creators’ businesses.” Simsim helped small businesses in India transition to e-commerce by leveraging the rising popularity of video and creators. The […] YouTube shutting down Indian social commerce app Simsim by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

The current slowdown in e-commerce growth, and in some pockets straight declines in spend, might not seem like the most opportune time to build an e-commerce tooling startup — let alone invest in one. But a startup out of Poland with a platform for front-end developers to build composable e-commerce sites has just raised $20 […] Vue snaps up $20M to grow its open-source based ‘frontend-as-a-service’ e-commerce toolkit and platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

The funding landscape remains very tough for technology startups, but there are still some pockets, and specific companies, driving a lot of interest right now among investors because they look like they’ll break through whatever current macroeconomic trends that are gripping the world. Today, a startup out of Munich called IntegrityNext announced that it has […] IntegrityNext raises $109M for a platform to audit supply chains for ESG compliance by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lun, a climate tech startup out of Denmark, is on a mission to help homes decarbonize fast — starting with heating systems and swapping out boilers for electric heat pumps. What are heat pumps? The technology is a low carbon form of heating which is based on the principle of refrigeration that offers an alternative […] Lun is in a mad rush to help heat-pump installers decarbonize homes by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Proptech company Roofstock has laid off about 27% of its staff today, according to an email sent to employees viewed by TechCrunch. The cuts come just five months after the startup laid off 20% of its workforce. The company’s website states that it has 400+ employees, or “Roofsters” as they’re dubbed, but it is not […] Roofstock, valued at $1.9B last year, cuts 27% of staff in second round of layoffs by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Southeast Asia’s mental health startups are getting more investor attention. Last week, Intellect announced a strategic investment from IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest private healthcare group. Now Thoughtfull, another digital mental health platform focused on Asia, has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A round led by Sheares Healthcare Group. Sheares is a wholly-owned subsidiary of […] Temasek’s Sheares Healthcare backs Asia-focused mental health startup Thoughtfull by Catherine Shu originally published on ... →

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We really need to be on the ground to interview our ideal users in the U.S. What visas will allow us to do that? Ask Sophie: Which visas will allow us to expand our startup in the U.S.? by Jenna Routenberg originally published on TechCrunch... →