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In the coming decades, Africa will be a significant growth market for mobile games driven by the proliferation of technology adoption among the continent’s youthful population. And as gamers in sub-Saharan Africa increase to over 180 million in the next five years per a report, startups such as South Africa-based Carry1st are strategically positioning themselves […] African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Komunal is reaching out to Indonesia’s rural customers by going where they are. The fintech partners with more than 220 banks in tier 2 and tier 3 cities spread through 19 provinces. Founded in 2019, the startup announced today it has raised $8.5 million in funding led by East Ventures Growth Fund, with participation from […] Komunal raises $8.5M to digitize Indonesia’s rural banks by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

On the heels of raising a big round of funding at a $1 billion valuation last week, DeepL is taking the wraps off a new language product, the first extension for a startup that made its name from its popular AI-based translation tools. Write is a new tool that fixes your writing — catching grammar […] DeepL takes aim at Grammarly with the launch of Write, to clean up your prose by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

GoMechanic has laid off a significant number of its workforce as the Sequoia India-backed startup struggles to raise funds amid serious concerns of accounting troubles, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Gurgaon-headquartered startup has cut 70% of the workforce and asked the remaining staff to work without pay for three months, Indian […] Sequoia India-backed GoMechanic faces severe trouble by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Mill emerges from stealth as a sleek, climate-friendly solution for food waste that could slash half a ton of carbon emissions per household. Nest co-founder Matt Rogers’ new startup is trash by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

In an age when almost everything can be bought online, watch resale is done in a surprisingly archaic way, namely, face-to-face with little price transparency. Wristcheck, a startup based out of Hong Kong, is taking a shot at digitizing the industry. Traditional secondhand watch dealing is a “buy low sell high” business that often puts […] Wristcheck wants to make used luxury watches more affordable by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

OpenAI рассчитывает заработать до $200 млн в 2023 году и $1 млрд в 2024 году, сервисом пользуются продавец подержанных автомобилей CarMax, консалтинговая компания KPMG и новостной канал Al Jazeera.  .... →

Компания, которая помогает поступить в зарубежные вузы и привлекла $3 млн, на грани банкротства, говорят работники.... →

Never rely on external resources to do the fundraising for your startup. If your CEO isn’t pitching to VCs, you’ll never raise money by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Byju’s has made a key change in its sales strategy, moving away from a business practice that attracted the edtech giant criticism over the years. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, India’s most valuable, said on Monday its sales people no longer visit potential student’s houses to pitch to their parents. Instead, the entire sales workforce now works […] Indian edtech giant Byju’s changes sales strategy in key revamp by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

ShareChat, the Indian social media startup backed by Twitter, Google, Tiger Global and Temasek, has laid off 20% of its workforce — or over 400 employees — just a month after eliminating more than 100 roles. The startup informed its employees about the decision on Monday morning. It deactivated access to accounts and wiped out […] Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% workforce to ‘sustain through headwinds’ by Jagmeet Singh 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. It took me a while, but I’m realizing that my startup love language is discussing any attempts to standardize the opaque and often informal world […] The slow-burn standardization of venture capital by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Is it time for a Common App that helps startup founders pitch a ton of investors all at once? Afore Capital wants to make it happen. Is it time for a Common App for startup founders? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sealed built a business around predicting energy use and getting homeowners to ditch fossil fuels. So, naturally, the company’s first acquisition is a startup that tracks energy on a granular level. Sealed did not disclose the terms of the deal, but said in a statement that scooping up Burlington, Vermont-based InfiSense would help it “cut […] Sealed buys sensor startup InfiSense to fuel energy-saving services by Harri Weber 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: 2 Tesla models qualify for EV tax credits after company marks prices down by 20% by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Investment giant BlackRock announced Friday it is taking a minority stake in, and leading a financing round for, venture-backed fintech startup Human Interest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Human Interest’s digital retirement benefits platform allows users “to launch a retirement plan in minutes and put it on autopilot,” according to the company.  It […] BlackRock acquires minority stake in SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

World View, a startup developing stratospheric balloons for Earth observation and tourism, is heading to the public markets. The company announced Friday that it would merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Leo Holdings Corp. II in a deal worth $350 million, as the startup seeks to build out what it calls “the stratospheric economy.” […] Stratospheric balloon company World View to go public in $350M SPAC deal by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

One startup is banking on the fact that businesses are eager to earn as much interest as possible on their cash. Mayfair is a new fintech startup that offers businesses up to 4.02% APY, a number it claims is among the highest out there. How a startup that is barely two years old able to […] Backed by Tiger Global, Mayfair emerges from stealth to offer businesses a higher yield on their cash by Mary Ann Azevedo 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: Pet tech startup Digitail fetches $11M Series A led by Atomico by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Greenlight, a fintech startup offering debit cards to kids, has laid off 104 employees — or over 21% of its total headcount of 485 employees — to “better align with ongoing operating expenses” amid the economic slowdown. TechCrunch learned about the layoff that was announced to its employees earlier this week. The startup later confirmed […] Greenlight, kids-focused fintech startup, lays off 104 employees to optimize expenses by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →