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  1. Born of drone tech, InsureTech Flock raises $38M Series B to nudge commercial drivers towards safety

    28 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    It’s only human nature. If you tell a driver their insurance premium will go down if they drive more safely, then – it turns out – they will probably drive more safely.
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  2. Earthly wants to reinvent continuous integration to make it faster and cheaper

    27 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Continuous integration and continuous delivery, aka CI/CD, is a modern development concept where code is being constantly updated and delivered to a central repository, rather than waiting for a set of features to be completed and releasing it all at once. It’s a fairly recent construct, but Earthly Technologies, an early stage startup, believes that […]Earthly wants to reinvent continuous integration to make it faster and cheaper by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
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  3. Source.ag raises $23M to raise the bar on raising crops with AI

    27 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Based in the Netherlands, blossoming agtech startup Source.ag has announced a $23 million Series A funding round to help grow its business, less than a year after its previous, $10 million round.
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  4. Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time

    24 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Merchants can use Rebuy to create personalized shopping experiences for their customers through upsells, cross-sells and post-purchase follow-ups.Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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  5. Trust & Will secures $15M after doubling revenue

    24 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Drafting a will and planning for what happens to your estate once you pass away is well, not exactly fun.
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  6. Byju’s has discussed shutting down coding platform WhiteHat Jr

    23 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Byju’s is weighing whether to wind down WhiteHat Jr, a coding platform that it acquired over two years ago at an enterprise value of $300 million, as the edtech group looks to cut expenses and eliminate a business unit that has drawn considerable criticism to the firm.
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  7. Scoot lands $12M to inject customization into videoconferencing

    23 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    While much of the white-collar workforce has adjusted to the new norm of videoconferencing from home, that doesn’t mean that they — or their bosses — necessarily like it.
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  8. Finch lands $40M to connect disparate HR systems with a single API

    22 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Finch, a platform that helps companies connect to various HR apps, services and systems, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures with participation from QED Investors, Altman Capital and PruVen Capital.
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  9. Strive gets backing from Y Combinator to show kids that coding is fun

    22 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Strive is an online learning platform that teaches kids to code, but it wants to do more than just that.
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  10. Accel, Square Peg back Chronicle’s tool for presentations that won’t put you to sleep

    21 februari 2023 · 7 min

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    You would expect the co-founder of a startup that improves on traditional slide presentations to hate tools like PowerPoint.
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  11. The entire fintech industry is not in distress – here’s who is hiring

    21 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    With so many fintechs laying off staff, it can be easy to assume that the entire industry is in distress. But that’s not the case. In fact, some companies are finding opportunity in the masses of layoffs.
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  12. Carbon Maps helps the food industry reduce their climate impact

    20 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Meet Carbon Maps, a new French startup that raised $4.3 million (€4 million) just a few weeks after its inception.
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  13. Planetarians grabs $6M to get its plant-based protein into foodservice orbit

    20 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Planetarians' plant-based whole cuts of protein have a umami-like flavor and are made with two ingredients: the oil cakes and brewer's yeast.Planetarians grabs $6M to get its plant-based protein into foodservice orbit by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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  14. Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks

    17 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network.
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  15. Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center

    17 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    CommandK, a startup offering a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed.
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  16. Wefunder’s equity crowdfunding platform has officially expanded to the EU

    16 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    After two years of seeking regulatory approval, Wefunder has officially received the green light to operate its investment crowdfunding services within the European Union.
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  17. Korea’s Portlogics makes international shipping easier for merchants with its software tool

    16 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Most merchants in South Korea keep track of their international shipping logistics via email until their cargo safely gets to its destination.
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  18. Battery recycling startup Cylib recharges its coffers to go faster

    15 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    In 2024, a number of new EU regulations are expected to come into force, which will tighten the obligation of electric vehicle manufacturers and resellers to recycle batteries at the end of their natural lifespan.
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  19. Crew aims to build the ‘HubSpot for recruiting’

    15 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Amine Skalli recruited teams for ten years, including four as a tech professional recruiter. In her last startup, he relied exclusively on outbound recruiting — in other words, proactively searching for and contacting potential candidates for open positions.
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  20. Singapore-based neobank Aspire raises $100M from Lightspeed and Sequoia SEA

    14 februari 2023 · 3 min

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    Aspire, the Singapore-based neobank that wants to become the financial operating system for SMEs, has raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series C round.
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  21. Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding

    14 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Qotto, a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Mauritius with business interests in a number of sectors including energy, financial services, logistics, distribution, and engineering.
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  22. Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time

    13 februari 2023 · 3 min

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    Strava is on the hunt for a new CEO, after Michael Horvath revealed that he’s stepping down from the role for a second time.
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  23. Replo gives businesses a low-code option for creating Shopify landing pages

    13 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Prior to starting Replo, the co-founders launched and sold Berkeleytime.com, a platform that digitized University of California, Berkeley’s course scheduling system. Replo gives businesses a low-code option for creating Shopify landing pages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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  24. Wikifarmer uses its agricultural knowledge base to bring people to its marketplace

    10 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Meet Wikifarmer, an agriculture-focused startup based in Athens that has an interesting two-sided strategy.
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  25. Macro raises $9.3 to layer intelligence on top of digital documents

    10 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Jacob Beckerman, a former investment logic engineer at Bridgewater Associates, grew frustrated using standard document apps like Acrobat and Microsoft Office to print out and mark up documents.
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  26. Atlantic Money launches its cheap foreign exchange service across Europe

    9 februari 2023 · 3 min

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    Fintech startup Atlantic Money is rolling out its international money transfer service to more markets and more platforms.
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  27. EV startup Zypp Electric nabs $25M to hit 30 Indian cities by 2025

    9 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Zypp Electric, an Indian startup that offers an EV-as-a-service platform catering to e-commerce companies and gig workers, has received a $25 million investment led by Taiwan’s battery-swapping giant Gogoro.
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  28. Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M

    8 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Acceldata, the company behind a data observability platform used by multinational enterprises including Oracle and Verisk, today announced it has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding.
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  29. Dotfile is a one-stop identity verification API for compliance purposes

    8 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    Meet Dotfile, a new startup backed by eFounders that just raised a $2.7 million funding round (€2.5 million) to help companies verify users and other companies with a single application programming interface (API).
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  30. Gameball raises $3M to scale its CRM platform for consumer brands

    7 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    The uptake of customer relationship management (CRM) tools has grown immensely over the last few years such that the market size is expected to experience a 12.5% compound annual growth rate, and to be worth $145.79 billion in the next six years.
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  31. Breef raises $16M to match brands with marketing agencies

    7 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Breef, a platform that allows brands to manage and service marketing agency projects, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A round (an undisclosed portion of which was debt) led by Greycroft with participation from BDMI, UTA.VC, Afterpay’s Touch Ventures and UC Berkeley’s The House Fund.
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  32. Labor marketplace ShiftMed secures $200M to solve nursing shortage

    6 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    ShiftMed, a Virginia-based W-2 healthcare workforce management marketplace that focuses on nurses and aides, closed on $200 million in new funding.
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  33. Plant-based Rebellyous is raising millions to ‘rethink the nugget’

    6 februari 2023 · 3 min

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    Rebellyous, a startup that’s striving to build “a better chicken,” has raised at least $20 million in fresh funding,
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  34. Triple Whale raises $25M for its Shopify data platform

    3 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Shopify powers a massive number of e-commerce sites, so it’s also no surprise that there is a vast ecosystem of tools around it that help these merchants manage all aspects of running their stores.
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  35. Lavender lands $13.2M for its AI-powered email marketing engine

    3 februari 2023 · 6 min

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    Years ago, Will Allred and William Ballance were developing a tech platform, Sorter, to apply personality and communication psychology to marketing campaigns.
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  36. New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants

    2 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    New School Foods created a proprietary muscle fiber and scaffolding platform for making whole-cut salmon alternatives with the same colors, flavors, fats, texture and mouthfeel of traditional fish.Â
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  37. Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

    2 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050.
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  38. ValueBase, backed by Sam Altman’s Hydrazine, raises $1.6 million seed round

    1 februari 2023 · 4 min

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI can help usher in “unbelievable abundance,” but he says he wants to ensure that such abundance is shared.
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  39. Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code

    1 februari 2023 · 5 min

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    Finley helps companies taking out debt capital understand their loan agreements and better comply with terms and reporting requirements.Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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  40. Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology

    31 januari 2023 · 3 min

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    Even if insects don’t sound appealing to you, black soldier flies could play an essential role in the food chain in the coming years. In particular, these flies’ larvae can become an important source of proteins for livestock and fish. That’s why Entocycle is raising another $5 million in a Series A funding round led […]Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
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  41. Crypto security startup Hypernative raises $9M to help prevent web3 cyber attacks

    31 januari 2023 · 4 min

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    Hypernative, a crypto security-focused startup, has raised $9 million in seed funding as it emerges from stealth, co-founder and CEO Gal Sagie exclusively told TechCrunch.
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  42. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

    30 januari 2023 · 7 min

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    Chroma, a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board.
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  43. Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings

    30 januari 2023 · 7 min

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    Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment.
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  44. Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round

    27 januari 2023 · 6 min

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    Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
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  45. European smart thermostat startup Tado raises $46.9M after IPO plans falter

    27 januari 2023 · 6 min

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    Smart home energy startup Tado has raised €43 million ($46.9 million) in a round of funding led by Trill Impact Ventures, as the company pursues plans to become profitable in 2023.
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  46. Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding

    26 januari 2023 · 5 min

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    Mega Ranch enables Meati Foods to grow, harvest and process its mycelium and then produce its products under one roof.Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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  47. Sequoia, Marc Andreessen back early-stage fund Kearny Jackson

    26 januari 2023 · 5 min

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    Sequoia Capital and Bain Ventures are among the high-profile investors that have backed the venture firm Kearny Jackson’s second fund, the early-stage focused firm said Wednesday as it gears up to invest in more startups.
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  48. Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors

    25 januari 2023 · 4 min

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    Terra Drone said today it has raised $14 million in Series C funding from Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, marking the VC firm’s first investment in Asia.Â
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  49. Lightyear stops production on €250,000 solar-powered EV

    25 januari 2023 · 4 min

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    Solar-powered electric vehicle maker Lightyear said it’s halting production on its flagship Lightyear 0, its premium EV with a sticker price of €250,000.
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  50. Scythe raises $42 million for its electric robotic mower

    24 januari 2023 · 4 min

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    Scythe first hit our radar when it emerged from stealth in 2021 with a $13.8 million Series B.
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