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Generative AI startup AI21 Labs raises cash in the midst of OpenAI chaos 21.11.2023 4:49

One AI startup’s undoing is another’s opportunity. Case in point: today, AI21 Labs, a company developing generative AI products along the lines of OpenAI’s GPT-4 and ChatGPT, closed a $53 million extension to its previously-announced Series C funding round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SEVA, a new growth equity fund, secures $85M for debut fund in four months 21.11.2023 3:45

SEVA intends to invest in New York-based customer-centric founders of fast-growing, bootstrapped companies to scale via profitable growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LucidLink lands $75M for its on-demand file streaming tech 20.11.2023 4:49

LucidLink, a startup offering a platform that enables teams to work on files without having to download or sync them, today announced that it raised $75 million in a Series C round led by Brighton Park Capital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toku’s AI platform predicts heart conditions by scanning inside your eye 20.11.2023 6:11

Ehsan Vaghefi, CEO and co-founder of Toku, grew up with a blind father who lost eyesight at the age of four due to congenital glaucoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Candela’s electric hydrofoiling ferry takes flight 17.11.2023 6:16

The future is going to be electric, but in the air and on the water that transition is proving more difficult than on land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ida uses AI to prevent grocery food waste 17.11.2023 4:55

Ida is a relatively new French startup that wants to work with supermarkets and grocery stores to optimize new orders of fresh products, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Refilled wants to save 100 million plastic bottles from the landfill 16.11.2023 4:51

The Australian government recently set new packaging regulations after an official review found just 18% of plastic packaging is recycled, falling far short of a 70% target by 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Remote connects talent and employers with a new job board 16.11.2023 4:17

Remote, the HR tech company that allows companies to hire, manage and pay remote workers, is launching a remote job marketplace called Remote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding 15.11.2023 5:28

Atlas, a 3D generative AI platform, is launching today after two years in stealth with $6 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interplay secures $45M for third fund focused on B2B marketplaces, vertical software 15.11.2023 4:33

Mark Peter Davis, Interplay founder and managing partner, says the firm stands out with its outsized value proposition relative to its check size. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Etaily is a “one stop solution” for consumer brands that want to enter Southeast Asia 14.11.2023 6:13

E-commerce in Southeast Asia grew rapidly during the pandemic, and that momentum is continuing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Upciti helps cities level up their data strategy 14.11.2023 6:45

Upciti is a French startup that has been working on a hardware sensor for city centers that is easy to install and maintain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Picsart launches a suite of AI-powered tools that let you generate videos, backgrounds, GIFs and more 13.11.2023 3:50

Picsart, a photo-editing startup backed by SoftBank, is launching a new suite of AI-powered tools for businesses and individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chptr, a memorialization app for gathering and sharing memories of loved ones, raises $1.5M 13.11.2023 4:38

Chptr, an app for sharing and holding onto memories of lost loved ones, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ozone raises $7.1M to scale its AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud 10.11.2023 4:46

Ozone, the maker of an AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud, has raised $7.1 million in seed funding and is launching in open beta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

mogul club raises $3.6M toward its effort to make real estate investing more accessible 10.11.2023 5:42

While the idea of owning rental properties is appealing to many Americans, the ability to vet and afford such investments in single-family homes is out of reach for a large part of the population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Popular video chat service Omegle shuts down 09.11.2023 3:05

Omegle, an online service that allowed individuals to connect and chat with strangers, has shut down after 15 years citing growing misuse of the platform, including in committing “unspeakably heinous crimes.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vanguard slashes Ola valuation by 60%-plus; NB reduces Pharmeasy’s by over 90% 09.11.2023 3:13

Written by Manish Singh - The U.S. index fund pioneer Vanguard has cut the worth of its holding in the Indian ride-hailing startup Ola by nearly two thirds since original investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta taps Hugging Face for startup accelerator to spur adoption of open source AI models 08.11.2023 4:56

Written by Pete Sawers - Facebook parent Meta is teaming up with Hugging Face and European cloud infrastructure company Scaleway to launch a new AI-focused startup program at the Station F startup megacampus in Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead $500M Series B into German AI startup Aleph Alpha 08.11.2023 3:03

German AI startup Aleph Alpha has raised a Series B funding round of $500 million from a consortium of seven new investors, as well as existing investors from previous rounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enable, a platform for managing B2B rebates, is now worth $1B 07.11.2023 5:39

There’s a new unicorn in town, and its name is Enable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Appetite wants to help you and your friends discover, plan and book a meal out 07.11.2023 4:58

Appetite, an app for discovering and booking restaurants, is aiming to streamline the process of planning nights out with friends and family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Revel ends moped sharing, focuses on EV charging and ride-hail 06.11.2023 3:11

Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide email that CEO and co-founder Frank Reig sent Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blackbird invests in Carepatron’s “radically accessible” healthcare management platform 06.11.2023 5:54

When TechCrunch covered Carepatron’s pre-seed last year, it was focused on serving solo practitioners and small health practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flavrs, a shoppable video app for foodies, launches a new takeout feature and AI-powered recommendations 03.11.2023 4:06

Flavrs, an iOS app that lets foodies discover recipes and and then shop for ingredients, is introducing a new takeout feature and AI-powered recommendation systems thanks to a custom integration with OpenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices