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Noom, a health coaching platform valued at $3.7 billion last year, is laying off a portion of staff for the second time in a matter of months, TechCrunch has learned from sources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French startup Homa has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. Quadrille Capital and Headline are leading the round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Insite AI, a platform for consumer packaged goods companies that uses AI to provide recommendations on how to price, distribute and promote their products in physical stores, today launched out of stealth with $19 million in Series A capital from NewRoad Capital and M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture arm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Workmate, a Singapore-based on-demand staffing platform, has been acquired by Persol Asia Pacific, one of the region’s largest HR service providers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the traditional business-to-business world, sellers often don’t know how much of a product they should order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fintor, a fintech startup making it easier for non-accredited investors to invest in real estate properties, has just launched its mobile app for both iOS and Android. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers. But over time, the fintech startup has evolved its model – mostly fueled by demand – and is now making a push into corporate money storage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The proliferation of delivery services give customers many options, but means chaos for busy restaurants that need to manage orders across multiple apps and channels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oort, an identity threat detection and response platform, today announced that it raised $11.5 million in a Series A round co-led by .406 Ventures and Energy Impact Partners with participation from Cisco Investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Techstars, a network of startup accelerators and an investment company, is launching a new accelerator in Paris called Techstars Sustainability Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French startup Gourmey just raised a Series A funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital. In total, the company banked $48 million (€48 million). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

IriusRisk, a threat modeling platform, today announced that it raised $29 million in a Series B funding round led by Paladin Capital Group with participation from BrightPixel Capital, SwanLab Venture Factory, 360 Capital and Inveready. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The role of HR professionals grew in scope during the pandemic as companies were forced to navigate major workplace changes, like working from home. Unsurprisingly, those professionals have had some of the highest burnout rates over the past two years, particularly as HR departments remain under-resourced. According to an August survey from Workvivo, an employee […]Humaans raises $15M to simplify...

Another major piece of mobile M&A appears to be in the works in the UK. Today, Vodafone confirmed that it was in merger discussions with Three UK, a carrier owned by CK Hutchison, to accelerate their 5G rollout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juno, a startup that provides checking accounts to crypto enthusiasts and allows them to take their paychecks in digital tokens, has raised a new funding round as it expands its offerings to include a tokenized loyalty program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2011, the Apache Software Foundation released Flink, a high-throughput, low-latency engine for streaming various data types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Created by developer who needed to test apps at scale, TestGrid is an on-demand platform that lets users run tests on websites and apps across browsers, operating systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Software product marketers typically are charged with creating demos for potential customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The digital ads market is robust, with Statista predicting that worldwide spend will reach nearly $900 billion by 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French startup Pigment has raised a new round of funding less than a year after raising a $73 million Series B round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Although today’s rocket engines are advanced and powerful, they tend to rely on traditional — and naturally volatile — fuels like hydrazine or liquid oxygen and kerosene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French startup Stockly is raising a $12 million Series A round (€12 million) from Eurazeo, Daphni and several business angels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AmazeVR, a Los Angeles-based virtual concert platform, said Tuesday it has raised a $17 million funding round to create immersive music experiences through virtual reality (VR) concerts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a world of climate change-fueled food shortages, insect-based proteins are being viewed as an increasingly valuable potential alternative food service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices