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Indonesian aquaculture startup DELOS raises $8m in funding

AsiaTechDaily

MDI-KB’s Centauri and Alpha JWC Ventures are joined by existing investors, Number Capital, Arise, iSeed SEA, Irvan Kolonas, as well as Alto Partners Multi-Family Office, Mahanusa Capital, Kopi Kenangan founder James Prananto, and a number of strategic follow-on investors.

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New data shows how far VCs are pulling back on US Series A, B, and C valuations

TechCrunch

According to data collected by Carta , a unicorn startup that provides equity management and other services to private companies, round sizes from the Series A to C stages in the United States are in decline, while valuations attached to those deals are also falling. We’re only discussing the U.S.

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Daily Crunch: Meta’s upcoming VR headset will track eye movements and capture facial expressions

TechCrunch

This is a TechCrunch+ story, but if you don’t have a subscription, use the Daily Crunch discount code “DC” for 15% off. Learning from my failures: Lessons from a 2-time founder. All schadenfreude aside: learning from our own mistakes is useful, but learning from someone else’s is optimal. Big Tech Inc.

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Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare

TechCrunch

Make room for yet another preventative health play: Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially confirmed rumors of his new “health tech” startup, Neko, Friday by quietly kicking off a body scanning service in Sweden (via Tech EU ) after four years of stealthy development. Security of user data will also need close care.

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Daily Crunch: African mobility fintech Moove raises $105M in Series A2

TechCrunch

To kick off, our own Walter Thompson has a great investor survey up today that attacks the question of how to pitch venture capitalists as a founder. For founders, it appears to be a central pillar of commanding investor attention. So it’s not a surprise to see startups in the mix. Startups and VC. raised $135 million.

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