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Descript, the audio and video editing platform founded in 2017 by former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, a tranche through which OpenAI and its partners, including Microsoft, are investing in early-stage companies. Descript is the second startup to receive a cash […] AI-powered media editing app Descript lands fresh cash from OpenAI by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

If there’s one thing that gets the attention of investors, even in uncertain times like these, it’s data efficiency. Data is the fuel for machine learning models and getting it from point A to point B can be expensive and time consuming. That’s why a startup that can help make that process move faster with […] Weka announces $135M investment on $750M valuation to change how companies move data by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

ULUU believes the solution to the plastic crisis lies in the world’s oceans. The Australian startup uses seaweed to create a plastic alternative and is planning to launch its first products in the next 12 to 24 months. Today ULUU announced it has raised $8 million AUD (about $5.3 million USD) led by Main Sequence […] ULUU wants to solve the plastic crisis with seaweed by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials has landed a multi-billion-dollar deal to supply critical battery components to Panasonic as efforts accelerate to build a domestic supply chain in North America to support the coming influx of EVs. Redwood said Tuesday it will supply Panasonic Energy of North America with cathode material for battery cells […] Redwood Materials to supply Panasonic with cathode material in multi-billion-dollar deal by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunc... →

Indico Capital Partners, the Lisbon, Portugal based VC, has launched a €25 million ‘Opportunity Fund’, with the help of previous LPs, to invest up to an additional €5 million in the most promising four or five companies from its first fund. Indico says this would double the maximum investment per startup from €5-10 million. Indico […] Lisbon’s Indico VC launches €25M Opportunity Fund for its scale-ups, taking it to a €141M total by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Y Combinator-backed company Vimcal thinks creating an event takes too many steps in the current crop of calendar apps. So the company has made a calendar app that lets you create and edit events in just a few steps. Today, the startup is releasing its iOS app along with integration for Outlook accounts. The company […] Vimcal wants be the most nifty calendar app on the block by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

A new startup from the founders of Acast today announced a $3.4 million seed round of funding to “de-wall” digital content including ebooks, audiobooks, and news articles. After recently severing ties with Acast, a popular podcasting platform they founded some eight years ago, Karl Rosander, Måns Ulvestam, and Markus Ahlstrand have turned their attentions to Sesamy, […] From the founders of Acast, Sesamy is setting out to ‘de-wall’ digital content by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

BasiGo will begin assembling electric buses in Kenya from next month, ramping up its production of public transport vehicles (PSVs) as it targets to deliver 100 units by end of next year. The startup plans to deliver 15 of the 100 buses, manufactured using parts from China’s EV maker BYD Automotive, in January next year, […] BasiGo to kick-off EV assembly in Kenya after $6.6M funding by Annie Njanja 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: Nigerian startup that stored its ‘day-to-day operational budget’ on FTX announces staff cuts  by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Owl Labs, a startup developing a linuep AI-powered meeting hardware, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series C round led by HP Tech Ventures (HP’s venture capital arm) with participation from Sourcenext, Matrix Partners, Spark Capital and Playground Global. The closing of the tranche marks the start of a strategic partnership with […] Meeting camera startup Owl Labs lands $25M and partnership with HP by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

It's becoming clearer that whatever the hell happened in the past couple of years no new-normal. It was just a party that has since wound down. The startup and venture markets are coming back to square one by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Moribund EV startup Faraday Future could receive up to a $350 million lifeline to help launch its first vehicle, according to a regulatory filing. The company said Monday it has signed a deal with an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors Global for an equity line of credit up to $350 million. The financing, which entails an […] Faraday Future gets a lifeline to raise up to $350 million by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch... →

African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some of its employees as its business was impacted by FTX’s demise. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said last week’s events impacted his one-year-old startup “as we held our assets (cash and stablecoins) at FTX to manage our operational […] African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assests in FTX, lays off employees by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ежегодно инвестиции смогут получить примерно 20 компаний на стадии pre-seed, три-пять — на стадии seed, ещё две — на стадии А.... →

The complexity of streaming data technologies – not just streaming video but any kind of streaming data – has created a headache around dealing with that high speed data processing. Accordingly, companies like Spark, Flink have spring up to address this ksqlDB. Many are either either java-based solutions or SQL-based analytics solutions. However, UK startup […] Real-time data startup Quix raises a $12.9M Series A round led by MMC Ventures by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Unicorn Flexport is revolutionizing the world of logistics, serving as a freight forwarder with software that enables customers to manage their shipments. But there are still thousands of smaller freight forwarders, many running on outdated ERP software or spreadsheets. A startup called GoFreight wants to help them compete by providing the “Shopify of freight forwarding,” […] GoFreight raises $28M to become the “Shopify of freight forwarding” by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

One day in 2020, I published an article about a Chinese hardware maker which would have otherwise been a typical funding story. Instead, I got a complaint from its PR asking me to remove all mentions of “China” from the piece. The startup wanted to be called “American” on the basis of its having a […] The dilemma of Chinese startups going global by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

India initially made its name in the tech world years ago when it staked out reputation as a key hub for business process outsourcing. Now that legacy has taken a very different turn in fintech with outsourcing of a very different kind, with the emergence of embedded finance technology. In the latest development, Lentra, an […] Citi backs Indian SaaS startup Lentra as it plans to expand internationally by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Hey, folks. It’s Kyle, filling in this issue for Natasha, who’s taking a much needed break from the news cycle (and the spectacle that’s become Twitter). While it’s my first Startups Weekly column, […] What the midterm madness means for startups by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

As more SaaS companies adopt product-led growth, startup founders are often faced with a pricing model dilemma. Freemium or free trials: Why not both? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →