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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. “There’s more dry powder powder than ever before.” “There’s never been a better time to start a startup.” “Discipline is the new scale.” (OK, OK, […] Venture capital will soon be brimming with ghosts by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Natalie Gordon founded Babylist in 2011, and today it’s a leading marketplace for baby gift registries. But it didn’t take off at first. It took several years for Gordon to spin the startup into its current trajectory and several more for users to follow. This is normal! And we’re excited to have Jesse Draper join […] What if your startup doesn’t take off overnight? by Matt Burns 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: With Musk’s purchase completed, NYSE will delist Twitter stock on Election Day by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

San Francisco is no longer the center of the startup universe, and it hasn’t been for a while. TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Uniswap's Mary-Catherine Lader, Visa's Cuy Sheffield, and Brett Harrison, former president of FTX, said at TechCrunch Disrupt that it's still a great time to build a crypto startup. Crypto bear markets are a ‘great time’ to launch startups, industry execs say by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s been a strange couple of months at African genomics startup 54gene. In August, it sacked 95 employees, mostly contract staff (in labs and sales departments) hired to work in 54gene’s COVID business line launched in 2020. In September, co-founder and VP of Engineering Ogochukwu Francis Osifo left the company. And this week, founder and […] 54gene valuation slashed by over $100M amid job cuts and CEO exit by Tage Kene-Okafor 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: Mason raises $7.5M seed round to scale its no-code commerce engine by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

It feels like every other day another tech startup is caught red-faced spilling reams of data across the internet because of a lapse in security. But even for technology giants like Amazon, it’s easy to make mistakes. Security researcher Anurag Sen found a database packed with Amazon Prime viewing habits stored on an internal Amazon […] Amazon accidentally exposed an internal server packed with Prime Video viewing habits by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

At this year's TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors shared tips on how startup founders can fundraise outside of major tech hubs. How to raise funds when you aren’t in the Bay Area by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google has acquired Alter, an artificial intelligence (AR) avatar startup that helps creators and brands express their virtual identity, for about $100 million, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in a push to boost its content game and better compete with TikTok. The acquisition was completed about two months ago, the source said, […] Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

While Meta tries to convince users to attend virtual work meetings in its metaverse, ForeVR Games, a VR gaming startup with casual games like bowling, darts and cornhole, is a reminder that virtual reality is supposed to be fun. ForeVR announced today a $10 million Series A funding round, which is being put towards building […] VR gaming startup ForeVR Games raises $10M to grow its library of Wii Sports-like titles by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Persona, a four year old identity startup, has done pretty well for itself with its original identity verification idea, an API that lets companies capture various documents like a driver’s license or passport to prove who you are online. It went so well, the company announced today that it has expanded into a full blown […] Persona expands beyond identity verification with new suite of services by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meet Neoplants, a French startup that is designing genetically modified houseplants so that they can absorb air pollutants. The startup’s first plant, the Neo P1, works hand in hand with the company’s own microbiome located in the soil near the plant roots. Neoplants targets specifically a group of indoor air pollutants that can’t be efficiently […] Neoplants bioengineers houseplants to use them as air purifiers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

ELSA, the English-language learning app known for its speech recognition technology, is launching a new product called the Speech Analyzer. The assessment platform plugs into communication tools like Zoom and analyzes conversational speech to suggest areas for improvement, including pronunciation, pacing and vocabulary. It is meant to act like a language coach to help people […] English-learning startup ELSA launches Speech Analyzer to help people gain conversational confidence by Catherine Shu originally p... →

Navina, a company developing AI-powered assistant software for physicians, today announced that it raised $22 million in Series B funding led by ALIVE with participation from Grove Ventures, Vertex Ventures Israel and Schusterman Family Investments. Bringing the startup’s total raised to $44 million, inclusive of a grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority, the proceeds will […] Navina secures $22M to process and summarize medical data for clinicians by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cinchy, a startup that provides a data management service for enterprise customers, today announced that it raised $14.5 million in Series B funding led by Forgepoint Capital with participation from IVP, SUV, Techstars and Mars. Bringing the company’s total raised to $24 million, the capital will be put toward scaling Cinchy’s outreach and continuing to […] Integration platform Cinchy lands fresh cash to connect data sources by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Accel has backed a startup named Mason based in India and the U.S. that has built a commerce engine for sellers around the world to help them sell products online without paying the exorbitant ‘Amazon tax.’ The California-based startup, which has its R&D headquarters in Bengaluru, is claimed to allow sellers to have their D2C […] Accel backs startup offering ‘Amazon-grade’ commerce engine to online sellers around the world by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

India’s Udaan has raised $120 million in convertible notes and debt led by existing shareholders and bondholders, a top executive told employees in an email Thursday seen by TechCrunch, as the business-to-business e-commerce startup readies being public in 12-18 months. The new financing brings the startup’s overall funding in convertible notes and debt in the […] Lightspeed-backed Indian commerce Udaan raises $120 million by Manish Singh 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: After buying Twitter, will Musk bite back at Apple’s in-app purchase fees? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup that burst on the scene in 2017 stacked with a $1 billion investment, is shutting down — its parts being absorbed into its two main backers: Ford and VW, according to people familiar with the matter. During an all-hands meeting Wednesday, Argo AI employees were told that some people […] Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →