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Slash aims to corner the Gen Z market with business-focused banking features 08.05.2023 6:06

Around two years ago, Victor Cardenas and Kevin Bai built a fintech platform called Slash that lets users create shareable virtual cards to split recurring expenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI-powered supply chain startup Pando lands $30M investment 05.05.2023 6:36

Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando, a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Green-Got is a neobank for climate-conscious customers 05.05.2023 5:18

French startup Green-Got is building an alternative to your traditional bank account with a focus on climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mercu meets deskless workers where they are 04.05.2023 4:24

Many employee engagement and retention tools were created with the assumption that workers spent most of their time at desks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fiverr Enterprise aims to streamline managing large groups of freelancers 04.05.2023 4:52

In 2021, gig marketplace Fiverr acquired Stoke Talent, a startup developing freelance management tools for employers, for $95 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hackajob matches technical talent with companies looking to hire 03.05.2023 4:21

Even today with all of the layoffs we have seen in the tech industry over the last year, there is still a shortage of technical talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Citymapper lowers the paywall for premium features but keeps monthly subscription for removing ads 03.05.2023 3:06

Citymapper is lowering the paywall around its premium features and introducing a new subscription plan purely for removing ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simpplr raises $70M for its AI-powered intranet platform 02.05.2023 6:14

Several years ago, entrepreneur Dhiraj Sharma’s first company, a software consultancy, was hired by an HR tech firm to develop an app to improve the employee onboarding experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI platform to analyze creative advertising raises $5.1M from investors, including a16z 02.05.2023 2:31

In this increasingly AI-driven era, creative and media teams will probably need to employ the technology to up their game on analyzing their creative assets and A/B testing — or someone else will simply beat them to the punch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once-hot photo-sharing social app Poparazzi is shutting down 01.05.2023 4:41

Poparazzi, the once-hot photo-sharing app that hit the top of the App Store in 2021, is shutting down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chunk Foods close to opening factory to produce ‘millions’ of plant-based steaks 01.05.2023 5:25

The company develops whole cuts of alternative proteins using fermentation technology and food-grade microorganisms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clubhouse needs to fix things, and today it cut more than half of staff 28.04.2023 5:08

Clubhouse, a once skyrocketing social audio app built by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, has laid off more than half of its staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses 28.04.2023 4:33

Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Operant is changing the way you secure cloud native applications 27.04.2023 4:25

Containers and micro services may not be a new concept at this point, but lots of companies are struggling with the transition to cloud native applications, and the impact of that approach on their security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luup raises $30M ahead of Japan’s new micromobility rules 27.04.2023 3:49

Japanese shared micromobility startup Luup has raised $30 million in a Series D financing round, which consists of 3.8 billion yen in equity and 700 million yen in debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UniSieve’s filters use special crystals to reduce industrial emissions 26.04.2023 5:00

The energy-intensive process of separating and purifying chemicals and gases is a big reason why industries like plastic manufacturing cause so much pollution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore 26.04.2023 5:16

ZEBOX, an international accelerator network founded by shipping conglomerate CMA CGM to introduce more tech innovation into the supply chain industry, announced today the launch of its APAC headquarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greywing’s new SeaGPT solves email overwhelm for maritime crew managers 25.04.2023 5:39

Every time a member of their crew changes, maritime crew managers need to handle immigration regulations, COVID requirements and travel plans for each person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Constrafor, a construction procurement company, goes ‘SAFE’ route with new capital 25.04.2023 4:20

Constrafor provides embedded financing and software to keep payments flowing between contractors and their subcontractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super.com targets $85M equity, debt raise into new savings super app 24.04.2023 4:45

Super.com's super app is focused on helping “everyday Americans” find deals and savings across multiple categories, including travel and shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Home energy assessment startup Enter raises €19.4M Series A to expand in Germany and beyond 24.04.2023 4:24

Largely because of their age, houses in Europe can be notoriously hard to heat. Most were built for an era when the knowledge about energy consumption just wasn’t available in the way it is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe 21.04.2023 4:15

Betterdata, a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data secure, announced today it has raised $1.55 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kate raises $7.6 million for its electric micro-cars 21.04.2023 3:11

French startup Kate has raised a $7.6 million (€7 million) funding round from a bunch of business angels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Primo is the IT tool for companies that are too small for an IT manager 20.04.2023 5:24

Primo, a French startup that recently raised a $3.4 million funding round to build a software-as-a-service product that handles the IT needs of small and medium companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cortical Labs raises $10M for its Pong-playing stem cells which eventually could power AI 20.04.2023 4:55

While Generative AI is buzzy right now, what OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are doing may be only part of the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices