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Bobsled, a startup that is building a cross-cloud data sharing platform, today announced that it has raised a $17 million Series A funding round co-led by Greycroft and Madrona Venture Group. This round follows a $7 million seed round led by .406 Ventures. In this most recent round, Bobsled’s valuation was $87 million. Prior to […] Bobsled raises $17M Series A to make cross-cloud data sharing easier by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hugging Face, the AI startup backed by tens of millions in venture capital, has released an open source alternative to OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chabot, ChatGPT, dubbed HuggingChat. Available to test through a web interface and to integrate with existing apps and services via Hugging Face’s API, HuggingChat can handle many of the tasks ChatGPT can, […] Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, is cutting 50% of its staff TechCrunch has learned. According to an email to employees from CEO Marc Friend viewed by TechCrunch, the move is part of “a significant restructuring” in an effort to “right-size the […] RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50% by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

We'll be talking operations, hiring, fundraising and more, hitting on key topics for a new generation of startup founders. Announcing the Builders Stage agenda at Disrupt 2023 by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yahoo today announced that it has acquired Wagr, a three-year-old social sports betting startup based out of Nashville. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch, whose parent company happens to be the now Apollo-owned Yahoo, covered Wagr way back at its inception in 2020 at one of its early investor’s demo days. We noted […] Yahoo acquires social sports betting app Wagr by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

The generative AI world is evolving so rapidly that every few days we see startups rolling out new applications powered by large language models (LLMs). The latest attempt to monetize artificial intelligence comes from Mindverse AI, a Singaporean startup that is building an API interface, or what founder Fangbo Tao calls a “grounding layer” for […] AI assistants come to Alibaba and a16z-backed Cider by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

U.K.-based stock-trading startup Lightyear is finally expanding to the web, nearly two years after the company first emerged out of stealth. Founded out of London in 2020, Lightyear is one of a number of fintechs that promise an easy conduit for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies. […] European stock trading app Lightyear arrives on the web by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

If the startup OpenAI is feeling protective about its brand lately, it’s understandable. ThreatGPT, MedicalGPT, DateGPT and DirtyGPT are a mere sampling of the many outfits to apply for trademarks with the United State Patent and Trademark Office in recent months. All are piggybacking off the stunning popularity of ChatGPT, the chatbot rolled out in […] “GPT” may be trademarked soon if OpenAI has its way by Connie Loizos 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: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot by Christine Hall 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. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today we are talking about Twitter Blue, Lyft, a few startup rounds, and […] Unpacking the Twitter blues by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund. According to the company, the target for this round is $6 million. The idea behind CorrActions is to use sensors that […] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Shopify has teamed up with Israeli B2B payments startup Melio to launch a new bill pay tool designed to allow U.S.-based merchant customers to manage their expenses and vendors via its platform.  It’s another step in Shopify’s plan to straddle the intersection of fintech and commerce, noted Shruti Patel, global head of merchant services partnerships […] Shopify adds direct bill payments in bid to be a single-stop fintech for merchants by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Woodoo, a startup working on alternative materials for various industries, has raised $31 million. The company is manufacturing composite materials based on wood so that they can replace common materials like glass, leather and steel. Around two-thirds of the amount raised is an equity funding round led by Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital with One Creation, […] Woodoo is creating decarbonized wood-based materials by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Inflation Reduction Act hasn’t changed the company’s business model, but it has changed its business plans. Why a fast-growing climate tech startup raised its second Series B in 13 months by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

While it would be ideal if the startup made it, the financial returns, perhaps lasting decades, come through the IP operation. Aventurine helps early-stage founders find their footing by Haje Jan Kamps 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: Starting today, Twitter says all advertisers must obtain verified accounts by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

If someone said "startup" while we were playing a word association game, I’d respond with "fundraising." (I bet you would, too.) TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep tech tips for SaaS VCs, toxic fundraising, student visa startup options by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Startup experts! Today’s the last day that you can apply to lead a session at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in September. The time has come to stop procrastinating and Get. It. Done! Today’s your last chance to apply to speak at TechCrunch 2023 Why should you drop everything to get that application in by 11:59 p.m. […] It’s your last day to apply to speak at TC Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Largely because of their age, houses in Europe can be notoriously hard to heat. Most were built for an era when the knowledge about energy consumption just wasn’t available in the way it is today. With energy becoming more expensive, and energy security ratcheting-up as a geopolitical issue, tech startups looking at this problem have […] Home energy assessment startup Enter raises €19.4M Series A to expand in Germany and beyond by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Betterdata, a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data secure, announced today it has raised $1.55 million. The seed round, which it says was oversubscribed, was led by Investible with participation from Franklin Templeton, Xcel Next, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Bon Auxilium, Tenity, Plug and Play and Entrepreneur First. […] Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →