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The Australian and New Zealand startup community will see a boost in funding this year. Blackbird, a VC fund based in the two south Pacific countries, on Wednesday closed a fund at over AUD $1 billion, which is about USD $640 million, which the firm says is Australia’s largest fund to date. This is Blackbird’s […] Blackbird’s latest $1B AUD fund signals maturation of Australian, New Zealand venture scene by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Ford and Volkswagen are trying to squeeze any remaining value out of Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle startup the two automakers invested billons in before abruptly shutting it down last week. One of the primary items on the block: Argo Lidar, an 80-person team and the lidar tech they developed, according to sources familiar with […] Ford, VW seeking buyer for Argo AI’s lidar unit by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Samsara Eco, an Australian startup that uses enzyme-based technology to break down plastic into its core molecules, announced today it has raised $54 million AUD (about $34.7 million USD) in Series A funding. The company is planning to build its first plastic recycling facility in Melbourne later this year, with the target of full-scale production […] Samsara Eco raises $54M AUD for its “infinite plastic recycling” tech by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Metrist, a startup that helps IT teams stay on top of outages among the many cloud services they use to run their own applications, today announced that it has raised a $5.5 million seed round from the likes of Heavybit, Morado Ventures, as well as PagerDuty co-founder Alex Solomon and StatusPage co-founders Scott and Steve […] Metrist raises $5.5M to provide better cloud service outage data by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Galileo, a startup launching a platform for AI model development, today announced that it raised $18 million in a Series A round led by Battery Ventures with participation from The Factory, Walden Catalyst, FPV Ventures, Kaggle co-founder Anthony Goldbloom and other angel investors. The new cash brings the company’s total raised to $23.1 million and […] MLOps platform Galileo lands $18M to launch a free service by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Fringe, an HR tech startup enabling companies to offer customizable perks and benefits to employees, today announced that it raised $17 million in a funding round led by Origin Ventures and Felton Group. CEO Jordan Peace says that the proceeds will be put toward growing the team from 72 employees to more than 100 by […] HR employee benefits platform Fringe raises $17M to offer customizable perks by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

We have found that a sustainable approach to hiring has helped us navigate uncertain market conditions. Here is how we did it: How our startup made it through 2 recessions without relying on layoffs by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Made.com, a U.K.-based ecommerce company that sells furniture and related home accessories across seven European markets, is bracing for insolvency as it confirmed plans to appoint administrators after failing to find a buyer. Founded in 2010, Made.com emerged as something of a darling in the U.K. startup space for the way it worked with select […] 16 months after its IPO, UK online retailer Made.com prepares for administration by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Last year YASA, a British electric motor startup with a revolutionary “axial-flux” motor, was acquired by Mercedes-Benz to develop ultra-high-performance electric motors for Mercedes’s AMG.EA electric-only platform. YASA’s axial-flux electric motors had previously garnered a reputation for efficiency, high power density, small size, and low weight. However, the team behind YASA did something quite clever. […] Evolito, with an axial-flux motor lighter than Tesla’s, starts ramping up its team by Mike Butcher ... →

Volocopter, a German startup building electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, has secured $182 million for the second signing of its Series E round. That’s on top of the $170 million Volocopter raised for the same round in March at a $1.87 billion post-money valuation. Volocopter is currently in full swing testing its two-seater […] Volocopter raises $182M to bring air taxi closer to certification by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

India’s Decentro, the Y Combinator-backed startup that helps companies enter the fintech market by deploying its APIs, has raised $4.7 million in a Series A round. The Bengaluru-based startup offers banking and payments APIs that allow development of fintech products such as banking, payment cards, neobanking and collections and payout services in a short period […] Rapyd Ventures backs Indian fintech-as-a-service startup Decentro by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Indonesia wants to direct the blockchain craze toward greener use. The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Metaverse Green Exchange (MVGX), a Singaporean startup that specializes in digital exchange technology. The intended collaboration centers around IDX’s emission trading scheme that is slated to launch in 2025, and MVGX’s job is […] Indonesia weighs blockchain-powered carbon trading scheme by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tokyo-based startup ispace’s lunar ambitions will soon be put to the test, as the company gears up for its first launch at the end of this month. The startup will attempt to send its “Hakuto-R” lander to the moon’s surface, kicking off an ambitious lunar exploration program of the same name. Founded in 2010, ispace […] ispace wants to stake its claim to the moon with November launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Everybody wants to talk about software supply chain risks these days, whether that’s security teams, developers or government officials. It’s no surprise then, that VCs, despite the current economic climate, continue to fund startups in this space, too. One of the newest members in this club is Arnica, a startup that takes a somewhat broader […] Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Remix, a startup developing an open source web framework similar to Next.js, has been acquired by Shopify, the companies announced in a joint statement today. The financial terms weren’t disclosed, but in a blog post, Remix CEO Michael Jackson said that Remix will receive “long-term backing and support” from Shopify that will allow it to […] Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its storefront design tools by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou was fired from his CEO, president and CTO posts by the autonomous trucking company’s board, according to a securities filing Monday. Hou, who co-founded TuSimple in 2015 with Mo Chen, was also removed from his position as chairman of the board and member of the board’s government security committee. The firing came […] TuSimple CEO and co-founder fired by board over ties to Chinese startup Hydron by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

It appears that the S-1 drought is set to continue until some brave company breaks the logjam in style. It will take a ‘bulletproof’ startup to break the IPO logjam by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Politician turned venture capitalist Bradley Tusk recently spoke at a TechCrunch Live event on how startups should approach regulation. Dibbs CEO and co-founder Evan Vandenberg joined Tusk in the conversation. The event is embedded below, and it’s free to watch. Throughout the talk, the two guests expressed their firm stance on the power of utilizing […] How to launch a startup into a regulated market, according to Bradley Tusk by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →