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Upp wants to add more broccoli to the plant-protein mix using big automation

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based agtech startup that’s using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. “They’ve using a depth-sensing camera with the 3D piece in it to determine the size of that head. What is automation good for? Spain and California.

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Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play invest in Odiggo’s $2.2M seed round

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A commission-based model is used and Odiggo charges the car suppliers 20% commission on every transaction. Over 50,000 car owners across three markets — Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — use Odiggo. Odiggo will use part of the funding to continue developing its tech and dashboard software, he said.

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Hydration brand Cure mixes new funding into its growth plans

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It’s been a hot minute since TechCrunch checked in on the brand — almost three years, actually — which is carving out a unique niche in the $10 billion functional drink mix market that founder and CEO Lauren Picasso told TechCrunch has “exploded” in the past 12 months. but we are using much better ingredients.

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Wefox grabs $400M at $4.5B valuation to buck the insurtech downturn trend

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This way of growing users, by getting third-party brokers to use Wefox to advise their own customers, is how CEO and founder Julian Teicke reckons helped the company double its revenues to $320 million last year. and Asia in 2024. billion valuation, while YuLife snagged $120 million at an $800 million valuation just last week.

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WeWalk raises cash to bring computer vision to smart cane for visually-impaired people

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Last year, WeWalk announced a partnership with Intel-owned Moovit to bring local transit data into the mix. WeWalk’s funding round was led by Nesta Impact Investments, King’s Health Partners (KHP Ventures) and APY Ventures, with participation from public investors via Crowdcube and, of course, İlkay Gündoğan.

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Plantish fishes for restaurant partners to try plant-based salmon filets

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Also betting on it is Tender Food, which this week announced $12 million in seed funding for its technology aimed at replicating whole muscle cuts, using plant protein, to make beef steaks, pulled pork and chicken breasts. The company is not alone in this idea that whole cuts are the next wave. Image Credits: Or Paravoznik / Plantish team.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

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He thinks that early use cases may center on customer service, but is certain that more will follow. We have long been pushy on such an indirect distribution, having invested in four embedded insurance startups in property and casualty, bancassurance, life, and SME insurance. That hasn’t changed.