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Twos to-do app adds a feature that automatically adds a suggested action against a task
6 december 2024 · 3 min
The overarching promise of companies working on AI-powered productivity tools is to build solutions that would do a task for you. Some of the early demos that we have seen don’t really fare well in fulfilling those promises. A to-do list app called Twos is approaching this problem differently.
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This ex-Scale AI leader built a platform to automatically extracts insights from customer feedback
5 december 2024 · 4 min
In this hyperconnected world we live in, it’s easier than ever to send feedback to the companies we patronize. But just because businesses offer more ways to get in touch doesn’t mean they’re poring over every comment. According to a 2020 survey from Productboard, 90% of companies fail to successfully capture feedback from all channels.
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Google’s Gradient backs Cake, a managed open-source AI infrastructure platform
5 december 2024 · 7 min
A new company is emerging from stealth today with backing from Google’s AI-focused venture fund to help businesses compile their open-source AI infrastructure and reduce their engineering overheads. Cake integrates and secures more than 100 components for enterprises.
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Yurts raises $40 million to be the DoD’s AI Chatbot
4 december 2024 · 4 min
Yurts has raised a $40 million Series B led by XYZ Venture Capital to provide the DoD with gen AI.
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Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new drugs to cancer patients
4 december 2024 · 4 min
Cancer incidence is on the rise, particularly among younger adults, but most new drug compounds fail to progress through clinical trials. According to French entrepreneur Fanny Jaulin (on the right in the picture above), the problem lies with clinical trial design.
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Joco almost died at launch. Now, it’s a lifeline for e-bike delivery riders — and a profitable business
3 december 2024 · 9 min
On a September morning in 2024, two Jonathan Cohens — one from the Rockaways in Queens, the other from London — stood in an empty 15,000-square-foot parking garage near Hudson Yards in New York City. As they walked over chipped yellow lines, they explained how the space would help Joco, their shared e-bike startup.
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Why Olympic champion cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is backing Skarper to make any bike an e-bike
3 december 2024 · 10 min
As one of the most decorated track cyclists of all time, Sir Chris Hoy might not seem an obvious candidate to back the burgeoning electric bike movement. The common refrain, after all, is that e-bikes aren’t real bikes.
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India, already an IPO bright spot, prepares for bigger surge in 2025
2 december 2024 · 6 min
India has bucked the global trend in initial public offerings this year, establishing itself as a rare bright spot for tech listings while other major markets face continued headwinds. The world’s most populous nation is now preparing for an even more substantial wave of startup IPOs in 2025
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From pond scum to premium skincare?
2 december 2024 · 8 min
Decarbonizing our economies in the race to fight climate change demands a wholesale overhauling of all sorts of production processes to make them as sustainable as possible. Greening chemicals, which are used as ingredients in all sorts of products, is where U.K. startup Deep Blue Biotech is putting its energies.
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Volta, a Shopify for B2B transactions, raises biggest pre-seed round of Italy
29 november 2024 · 4 min
Volta, a new startup with a team split between two headquarters in Milan and Paris, has secured a €6 million pre-seed round ($6.3 million) to develop a new vertical software-as-a-service platform focused on B2B sales. In more practical terms, the Volta team pitches its product as an equivalent to Shopify but focused on B2B transactions.
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Scaling startups top priority, as EU reboots its top team
29 november 2024 · 5 min
Europe must get much better at scaling startups. That’s the prognosis of the European Union’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, who’s on the cusp of taking up her second five-year term steering the bloc of some 449 million people — with a December 1 start date now locked in.
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Biolevate’s raises €6M to helps medical writers keep up with the pace of new drugs
27 november 2024 · 3 min
Writing the documentation that must go alongside the development of new drugs is a highly labor-intensive process: not much software is used and there’s a shortage of expert writers. Paris-based Biolevate helps medical writers go faster with a platform that uses NLP and visual document reading to assisting in writing.
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Cambridge materials science spin-out Molyon is on a mission to make next-gen batteries fly
27 november 2024 · 9 min
Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and drawbacks of current generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology.
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Raspberry Pi releases the Pico 2 W, a $7 wireless-enabled microcontroller board
26 november 2024 · 4 min
Meet the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, a tiny board designed around a microcontroller that lets you build hardware projects at scale. Raspberry Pi is once again using the RP2350, its own, well-documented microcontroller. But what is a microcontroller again? As the name suggests, microcontrollers let you control other electronic components or devices.
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Anthropic raises an additional $4B from Amazon, makes AWS its ‘primary’ training partner
26 november 2024 · 7 min
Anthropic, OpenAI’s close rival, has raised an additional $4 billion from Amazon, and has agreed to make Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, the primary place it’ll train its flagship generative AI models.
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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan
25 november 2024 · 3 min
The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances.
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Anthropic raises an additional $4B from Amazon, makes AWS is ‘primary’ cloud partner
25 november 2024 · 7 min
Anthropic, OpenAI’s close rival, has raised an additional $4 billion from Amazon, and has agreed to make Amazon Web Services — Amazon’s cloud computing division — the sole place it’ll train its flagship generative AI models.
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Lighthouse, an analytics provider for the hospitality sector, lights up with $370M at a $1B valuation
22 november 2024 · 4 min
Here is yet one more sign of the travel industry’s noticeable boom: a major growth round for one of the B2B startups servicing it. Lighthouse, a data analytics platform for hotels and others in the hospitality industry, has closed a Series C of $370 million.
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Raven Space Systems opens up a whole new category of industrial 3D printing
22 november 2024 · 5 min
Manufacturing has been one of the hottest categories in venture this year, but there are still many innovative materials and processes yet to scale.
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Ben Ling’s Bling Capital has already nabbed another $270M for fourth fund
21 november 2024 · 2 min
Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship, fourth fund.
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Portugal’s Tekever raises $74M for dual-use drone platform deployed to Ukraine
21 november 2024 · 4 min
Dual-use drone startup Tekever has raised €70 million ($74 million) to develop its product and expand into new markets, specifically the U.S.. The news is part of a trend of smaller tech-driven startups moving into markets normally dominated by large ‘defense primes’.
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Ex-Duolingo execs raise $13M for startup making it easier to access a college education
20 november 2024 · 4 min
As college tuition increases and the student loan debt crisis continues, three former executives from language learning app Duolingo are building a new startup aimed at making college education more affordable and accessible.
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Selector automatically spots IT issues and recommends fixes
20 november 2024 · 4 min
AIOps, short for artificial intelligence in operations, is a process that uses AI to automate IT tasks. More organizations are embracing it as AI commodifies, yet adoption is still lagging.
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Norwegian startup Factiverse wants to fight disinformation with AI
19 november 2024 · 4 min
In the wake of the U.S. 2024 presidential election, one fact became clear: Disinformation proliferated online at a startling rate, shaping Americans’ views about each candidate as well as a diverse set of topics, including public health, climate change, and immigration. Generative AI – with its ability to produce deepfakes in seconds
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Moonvalley wants to build more ethical video models
19 november 2024 · 9 min
Moonvalley, a new generative video startup, claims it's building models using more ethical and transparent approaches.
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Influur wants to standout from other influencer marketplaces by promising timely payout
18 november 2024 · 6 min
As the influencer economy grows, startups like PassionFroot, Agentio, and One Impression, along with social platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok are trying to build marketplaces to connect brands with creators. Miami-based startup Influur, is banking on two unique aspects of its platform: quick response from creators and financial tools to ensure they are paid
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Mission Space launches next quarter to provide real-time space weather forecasts
18 november 2024 · 6 min
When you board a plane, the pilot already knows the weather on the flight path and can steer clear, or at least warn you it’s coming. The same can’t be said of “space weather” from solar events, which can seriously affect satellites and even passenger planes.
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ePlane looks to ride the Indian government’s interest in air taxis with new $14M round
15 november 2024 · 5 min
India's ePlane Company has raised $14 million in a Series B round as it plans to commercialize its air taxi in 2026.
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Atlas.co wants its web-based mapping tool to be the Figma of geospatial data
15 november 2024 · 6 min
Startup inspiration can strike anywhere. But for Atlas.co*, a freemium browser-based, real-time mapping tool that’s being built by an Oslo, Norway-based team of (initially student) engineers, the realization that there might be a business opportunity in competing with expensive legacy mapping software hit the founders during class.
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Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650 million
14 november 2024 · 4 min
Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway announced today that it is selling Grubhub to Wonder in a deal valued at $650 million. The company said that it expects the deal to be completed by Q1 2025. “The sale of Grubhub to Wonder will increase the cash generation capabilities of Just Eat Takeaway.com and will accelerate our growth.
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Swiggy market debut fuels India’s food, quick commerce wars
14 november 2024 · 4 min
Shares of Swiggy dropped 4% to 401 rupees on Wednesday as the food delivery and quick commerce startup concluded India’s second-largest IPO this year, in a closely watched debut that puts it in direct comparison with what analysts have long considered the benchmark Indian internet stock: Zomato.
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Bounce bags $19M to expand its traveler convenience network
13 november 2024 · 7 min
Luggage storage as a vector for piling into convenience-based revenue opportunities in the business of global travel continues to put a spring in San Francisco-based Bounce‘s step. The startup has just tucked $19 million in Series B funding into its suitcase, with a plan to keep rolling revenue that’s grown 20x since its $12M Series
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SmartBank secures $26M for its personal finance management app
13 november 2024 · 6 min
The majority of the aging population in Japan still prefers using cash for transactions, according to a recent report citing government data. In 2023, cashless transactions in Japan totaled 126.7 trillion yen ($885 billion), accounting for 39.3 percent of all spending in the country, said the Japanese government.
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Equal has a plan to fight India’s growing cyber fraud problem
12 november 2024 · 4 min
Equal, an Indian startup founded by Keshav Reddy, has raised $10M in its maiden funding round led by Prosus Ventures to scale identity verification and financial data sharing.
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Brazilian fintech Tako emerges from stealth with sizable seed round led by a16z and Ribbit Capital
12 november 2024 · 4 min
Running payroll is hard in any country, but perhaps especially so in Brazil thanks to consistently changing laws and extremely influential unions that make it significantly harder to get it right. Fernando Gadotti struggled with this as the co-founder and CEO of DogHero, LatAm’s version of Rover.
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Yelp just spent $80M on a site for car repair estimates
11 november 2024 · 3 min
Yelp, which made a name for itself giving restaurant recs, just bought an auto services website. In the company’s earnings report on Thursday, Yelp revealed that it agreed to buy RepairPal, a site for car repair estimates, for $80 million in cash
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Supersonic aircraft startup Exosonic is shutting down
11 november 2024 · 3 min
Exosonic, a startup developing supersonic commercial air travel and UAV tech, is winding down after five years of operation. In an update posted to its website, Exosonic said it was unable to find the traction necessary to continue operations.
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Glint Solar grabs $8M to help accelerate solar energy adoption across Europe
8 november 2024 · 7 min
Solar energy is booming, which is good news for Glint Solar. The Norwegian software-as-a-service startup has built a platform that’s helping energy giants and large solar developers such as E.ON, Recurrent Energy, and Statkraft cut the time it takes to plan and pre-design solar installations to accelerate the transition to renewables.
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Ulysses is using robots to restore seagrass populations
8 november 2024 · 6 min
Seagrass punches above its weight. The marine plant only occupies 0.1% of the ocean floor but can be credited with supporting marine ecosystems of plants and fish, filtering ocean water and capturing quite a bit of carbon
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Nodal connects hopeful parents with surrogates as reproductive freedom hangs in limbo
7 november 2024 · 5 min
Many people who want to have children can’t, or shouldn’t, carry a pregnancy for a variety of reasons. Gestational surrogacy can be a great option for those individuals — if they can endure the lengthy wait times and afford to pay for the costly service.
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Research Grid raises $6.4M to automate clinical trial admin
7 november 2024 · 6 min
Amber Hill spent 14 years as a medical researcher. She didn’t mind the work, but there was one thing she consistently hated: administrative tasks.
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Alan unveils AI health assistant for its 680,000 health insurance members
6 november 2024 · 5 min
French tech startup Alan held a press conference this morning to announce three product updates. While it is better known as a health insurance company, the startup has always been trying to offer more than insurance coverage. It wants to build a super app for all things related to healthcare
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Datadog challenger Dash0 aims to dash observability bill shock
6 november 2024 · 4 min
The end of zero-interest rates has driven companies to look for savings wherever they can, but one area continues to be a major budget drain. Observability — collecting and understanding data and systems — typically remains an organization’s second-highest cloud expenditure, right after cloud provisioning itself.
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CareYaya is enabling affordable home care by connecting healthcare students with elders
5 november 2024 · 3 min
CareYaya, a platform that matches people who need caregivers with healthcare students, is working to disrupt the caregiving industry. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, is looking to enhance affordable in-home support, while also helping students prepare for their future healthcare careers.
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CoffeeSpace is a Hinge-like app that wants to help you find your co-founder
5 november 2024 · 3 min
CoffeeSpace is on a mission to help people find partners for their startup ideas online. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, has launched a social networking app that matches people exploring startup ideas and looking for co-founders.
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Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes
4 november 2024 · 5 min
Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill.
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Buddy.ai is using AI and gaming to help children learn English as a second language
4 november 2024 · 5 min
In 2014, Ivan Crewkov moved his family from Serbia to the U.S. as his startup, Cubic.AI, was preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its smart speaker. A week before the campaign was supposed to go live, Amazon launched its Echo smart speaker, rendering Cubic.AI essentially dead in the water.
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Hummingbirds, a platform that connects local creators with brand campaigns in their area, raises $5.4M
1 november 2024 · 5 min
Hummingbirds is a female-founded startup that connects hyperlocal content creators with locally-based brands that reward them for sharing products with their small and highly engaged communities via social media. The company announced Wednesday its latest funding round of $5.4 million, bringing the total amount raised to $10 million.
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MealMe, the startup integrating food ordering tech into apps, picks up $8M
1 november 2024 · 3 min
MealMe, a unified API that embeds food and retail ordering into consumer apps and websites, announced on Thursday that it secured $8 million in Series A funding. The newly raised capital brings the total amount raised to $16 million. MealMe has undergone several changes since its launch in 2019. Initially,
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Gecko Materials wants to sell you the next Velcro
31 oktober 2024 · 5 min
A new startup setting out to combat the scourge of deepfakes and spoofed evidence in the age of AI is showing off its wares on the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 this week.
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