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Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M 08.02.2023 4:56

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dotfile is a one-stop identity verification API for compliance purposes 08.02.2023 3:42

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). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gameball raises $3M to scale its CRM platform for consumer brands 07.02.2023 5:10

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breef raises $16M to match brands with marketing agencies 07.02.2023 5:40

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Labor marketplace ShiftMed secures $200M to solve nursing shortage 06.02.2023 4:25

ShiftMed, a Virginia-based W-2 healthcare workforce management marketplace that focuses on nurses and aides, closed on $200 million in new funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plant-based Rebellyous is raising millions to ‘rethink the nugget’ 06.02.2023 2:40

Rebellyous, a startup that’s striving to build “a better chicken,” has raised at least $20 million in fresh funding, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Triple Whale raises $25M for its Shopify data platform 03.02.2023 5:34

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lavender lands $13.2M for its AI-powered email marketing engine 03.02.2023 5:52

Years ago, Will Allred and William Ballance were developing a tech platform, Sorter, to apply personality and communication psychology to marketing campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants 02.02.2023 5:26

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions 02.02.2023 5:12

Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ValueBase, backed by Sam Altman’s Hydrazine, raises $1.6 million seed round 01.02.2023 4:29

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI can help usher in “unbelievable abundance,” but he says he wants to ensure that such abundance is shared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finley closes $17M to turn 100-page debt capital agreements into software-managed code 01.02.2023 4:44

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology 31.01.2023 3:14

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...

Crypto security startup Hypernative raises $9M to help prevent web3 cyber attacks 31.01.2023 3:52

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma 30.01.2023 7:16

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings 30.01.2023 6:42

Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round 27.01.2023 5:58

Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

European smart thermostat startup Tado raises $46.9M after IPO plans falter 27.01.2023 5:59

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding 26.01.2023 5:28

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sequoia, Marc Andreessen back early-stage fund Kearny Jackson 26.01.2023 4:57

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors 25.01.2023 4:05

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lightyear stops production on €250,000 solar-powered EV 25.01.2023 4:15

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scythe raises $42 million for its electric robotic mower 24.01.2023 3:36

Scythe first hit our radar when it emerged from stealth in 2021 with a $13.8 million Series B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a focus on patients with chronic illness, Nourish hopes to help Americans eat better 24.01.2023 6:23

Nourish connects users with a registered dietitian (RD) via telehealth and helps them get their consultations covered by health insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs 23.01.2023 3:30

Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at Google parent company Alphabet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices