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Amid signs of life in the NFT market, an NFT-focused startup, Thred, launched today to help users discover new collections, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “We think of it like a Yelp, Tripadvisor or Zillow of the space,” Ben Straley, founder and CEO of Thred, said to TechCrunch. Straley has over 25 years of experience […] Former Amazon, Starbucks exec launches Yelp-like platform to review and discover NFTs by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

CommandK, a startup offering a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed. Companies accumulate a lot of sensitive data and store secrets, such as API tokens, SSH keys and personally identifiable information. But protecting that is a complex task and requires state-of-the-art security prowess. This […] Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Micro-EV subscription startup Dance, which launched in 2020, has raised an additional €12 million in an equity and debt round led by existing investors HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard. Dance was launched out of Berlin by former Soundloud and Jimdo founders, but since last year is now also available in Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Vienna. […] Micro-EV subscription startup Dance pulls in another €12M from existing investors by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Natural language processing (NLP), while hardly a new discipline, has catapulted into the public consciousness these past few months thanks in large part to the generative AI hype train that is ChatGPT. Alongside other NLP models such as Hugging Face’s Transformers, and Google’s LaMDA which is set to power its ChatGPT-rival Bard, there’s a palpable […] German startup Kern AI nabs seed funding for modular NLP development platform by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Prince Boakye Boampong, the founder and CEO of Dash, which provides an alternative payment network with connected wallets allowing interaction between mobile money and bank accounts in Africa, has allegedly been temporarily suspended pending an investigation into financial impropriety, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation. Boampong founded the Ghanaian fintech in 2019 […] Dash CEO placed on ‘indefinite administrative leave’ as the Insight-backed startup carries out financial audit by T... →

French startup Brigad just raised a new $30 million funding round (€28 million) as well as more than $5 million in debt. The company operates a marketplace for restaurants, caterers, private clinics, retirement homes and hospitals so that they can find freelancers for short-term missions. Balderton Capital is leading the round, with Wendel Group, Serena […] Brigad raises $30 million for its freelancer marketplace for hospitality and care workers by Romain Dillet 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: Generative AI search engine startup You.com adds multimodal chat by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Founders often ignore an important question: Why now? Here's how to prove to investors now's the right time and you're the right startup. When fundraising, anchor your company with the ‘why now?’ slide by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Apkudo, a Baltimore-based startup developing a platform to help manage, sell and test connected devices like smartphones and laptops, today announced that it raised $37.5 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Closed Loop Partners’ Leadership Fund and Piper Sandler Merchant Banking with participation from MissionOG, Harbert Growth, Grotech Ventures, Lavrock Ventures and […] Apkudo, a platform for managing connected devices, raises $37.5M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

According to former employees of human resources startup Free Agency, CEO Sherveen Mashayekhi’s leadership style is holding the startup back as he seems to care more about demanding loyalty and controlling his employees than building a company. The New York-based startup launched in 2019 with the novel idea of bringing the talent agency model popular […] Free Agency CEO seems to care more about control than the company, former employees say by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Janky and Guggimon, ‘synthetic’ celebrities conceived in a studio and big on social platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where they exist as influencers with millions of followers, hyping up other brands, music acts and themselves, are soon coming to a streaming screen, and maybe a Whole Foods, near you. Superplastic, the startup that created and […] Superplastic, a creator of ‘synthetic’ influencers, raises $20M led by Amazon in deal to make TV shows and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCr... →

Capital might be harder to come by than it once was in startup land, but some firms are bucking the trend — hard. Take Descope, for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. The money came from Lightspeed Venture Partners […] Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Oligo Security, a Tel Aviv-based startup that focuses on runtime application security and observability to detect and prevent open-source vulnerabilities, is coming out of stealth today and announcing that it has raised a total of $28 million in seed and Series A funding. The company’s investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ballistic Ventures and TLV Partners, […] Oligo raises $28M to secure open-source libraries at runtime by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

There are as many link-in-bio tools available for creators as the number of links they typically display on their pages. But there is one more addition to it. Sequoia-backed startup Bento is launching its tool to let users display their work in an elegant way across both desktop and mobile. Bento, which has been under […] Sequoia-backed Bento wants be more than a link-in-bio tool for creators by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

It would appear that OpenAI’s Chat GPT allying with Bing will not going to be the only threat to Google’s search business model in the future. With its release of WhatsApp Business app (WAB), Meta are effectively building a sort of rival search engine to Google to keep us all inside the app. While this […] This UK startup has come up with a unique way to verify small businesses on WhatsApp by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

In 2024, a number of new EU regulations are expected to come into force, which will tighten the obligation of electric vehicle manufacturers and resellers to recycle batteries at the end of their natural lifespan. German battery recycling startup Cylib leapt at the opportunity, raising a total of €11.6 million ($12.6 million) to build a […] Battery recycling startup Cylib recharges its coffers to go faster by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

По мнению истцов, часть денег предприниматели просто потратили на такси и абонементы в премиальный клуб, а часть "распилили", отдавая заказы аффилированным компаниям. .... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Microsoft dumps Yammer and makes Viva Engage its preferred enterprise social platform by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

AI’s ability to reinvent web search remains murky, but the technology’s impact on everyday tools seems to be more promising. Case in point: a startup called Capsule has been putting AI to use in video editing software to improve the speed and efficiency of post-production edits. After launching its AI-powered editor into beta, the company […] Capsule snags $4.75M for its AI-powered video editor that summarizes text, generates images and more by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Boston has long been one of the most important startup ecosystems in the United States. With major universities and a legacy of innovation, the city is a great place to start up and run a venture-backed business. TechCrunch Live is thrilled to be hosting an event featuring Boston-local investors and founders. TC City Spotlight: Boston […] TechCrunch Live is going to Boston, and you’re invited! by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →