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VC fund MSA Novo invests $15m in 6 Indian startups

AsiaTechDaily

The venture firm invested in startups such as MPL, Slice, Jar, Apps For Bharat, Flint, and Questbook, focussing on early and growth-stage tech-enabled startups. “We The firm’s sector focus is concentrated on core infrastructure layers in financial services and commerce enablers. We are incredibly bullish on investing in India.

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VCs at Freestyle, Plexo Capital and Sequoia join Startup Battlefield judges

TechCrunch

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges?

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5 lessons robotics founders can learn from the AV industry

TechCrunch

Then, in 2022, investments fell to $4 billion, with 2023 likely to see further precipitous declines. In 2022, these companies attracted $7 billion in investments, defying the broader slowdown in VC investment by growing 15% over the previous year. From 2018 to 2021, investments in the AV sector across the U.S.

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Top Ann Arbor Tech Companies and Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

A combination of university talent pipelines, top-rated quality of life, growing startup ecosystem, and growing VC funding has Tree Town topping lists as one of the best places to start a tech company or find a top tech job. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. It also enables users to automate workflows and resolve accounts.

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BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out

TechCrunch

We’re likely to see BNPL offerings become more prevalent at points of sale for a manner of different purchases through 2022. Frances Schwiep: We’re on the lookout for companies both enabling and distributing next generation financial products. If so, which types of BNPL startups will be likely acquisition targets in 2022?

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Daily Crunch: Zoom’s new AI-powered features include whiteboard generation and meeting summaries

TechCrunch

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Oh, and if you were laid off recently, we are offering a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023. Kyle has more.

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Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M

TechCrunch

In a February 2022 paper, scientists at Alphabet-backed DeepMind had an AI observe keyboard and mouse commands from people completing “instruction-following” computer tasks, like booking a flight, to learn how to do them itself. That hasn’t disrupted product development, apparently. Adept isn’t the only one exploring this idea.

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