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You know what it’s like — you’ve been on vacation and you’ve taken 28 million photos, and you just want to select the best 12 so you can make a calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Swiggy plans to lay off 380 jobs as the Prosus Venture and SoftBank-backed Indian food delivery giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced firms to become leaner and more disciplined. In an email to employees on Friday, Swiggy co-founder and chief executive Sriharsha Majety said the startup has advanced its plans for […]Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs by Manish S...

The teenage market for apps is a tough nut to crack and stay relevant in. Just ask Snapchat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Kate, a French company that wants to create a tiny car that you can use for your daily commute and various errands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PeopleFund, a South Korean marketplace that connects borrowers and investors to enable lending, has recently added $20 million to its $63.4 million Series C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Good Meat announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency to use serum-free media for the production of its cultivated meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Syky will serve as an incubator, marketplace and social community for the next generation of fashion designers and consumers. Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Several years ago, co-founders Leena Joshi, Ben Cheung and Erik Buchanan experienced frustration with the amount of manual work they were putting into collecting information about sales and marketing accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An increasing number of organizations are adopting microservices, the loosely-coupled, independently-deployable services that together make up an app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ShareChat, the Indian social media startup backed by Twitter, Google, Tiger Global and Temasek, has laid off 20% of its workforce — or over 400 employees — just a month after eliminating more than 100 roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kano Computing (“Kano”), the venture-backed company best known for its DIY computer kits and software for teaching coding and STEM skills to kids, is spinning out its creative software suite and online community platform as an independent business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried launched his own Substack newsletter today, in a very unusual move for someone who was recently arrested and is facing eight counts of U.S. criminal charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teams dedicated to boosting customer acquisition, retention and sales don’t necessarily have the time or tools to use data insights effectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stripe, a richly-valued payments startup, has cut its internal valuation yet again, according to sources familiar with the manner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Project Eaden produces edible plant-based protein fibers, similar to those already being used to create textiles, that mimic the texture and appearance of animal-based meats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The need for data observability, or the ability to understand, diagnose and orchestrate data health across various IT tools, continues to grow as organizations adopt more apps and services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Running a data center means that you have to find innovative ways to manage heat from the servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

About a decade ago, Donghwan Kim helped his cousin, a ceramist, look for sales channels, like flea markets, to sell his ceramics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Releaf, a Nigerian agritech startup that supplies ingredients (starting with the oil palm) to consumer goods manufacturers and their food factories, has received $3.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-Series A round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Superscript, an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £45 million ($54 million) in a Series B round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft plans to collaborate with the Indian space agency to give Indian space tech startups free access to cloud tools, the two said Thursday, the latest in the U.S. tech giant’s attempts to deepen its ties with young firms in the South Asian market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indian fintech Kreditbee has raised an additional $100 million in a funding round, it said, as the lender looks to scale its business in the South Asian market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the past year, OneRoof has transformed from a chat room app into a platform offering in-person events, a neighbor directory and a “grow” feature to help people create their own communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. But MeetKai is among the steadfast optimists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s plenty of vendors in the managed database services market — and plenty that are well-financed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices