TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

FunNow is a booking app for spontaneous people. For example, you can reserve a manicure or restaurant seat and head right over. As people start to spend more time outside their homes, FunNow is prepping itself for expansion into more countries. The Taipei-based company announced today it has closed a Series B of $15 million. The round was co-lead by Perfect Hexagon Commodity & Investment Bank and Ascendo Ventures, with participation from the corporate venture arms of PChome, KKday and Wistro

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

From an entrepreneur who’s bounced back from each one — including the 400k hack attack that nearly cost me everything. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Just over a year after launching its flagship product, Landing AI secured a $57 million round of Series A funding to continue building tools that enable manufacturers to more easily and quickly build and deploy artificial intelligence systems. The company, started by former Google and Baidu AI guru Andrew Ng, developed LandingLens , a visual inspection tool that applies AI and deep learning to find product defects faster and more accurately.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Success in the startup world probably looks a lot different than what you think Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

JUMO , a South Africa- and London-based company that offers financial services to entrepreneurs and businesses in emerging markets, has raised $120 million in a new round of funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. The round, which marks Fidelity’s first investment in an African company, also saw the participation from fintech giant Visa and London-based investment management firm Kingsway Capital.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As some of the most popular cryptocurrencies reach all-time highs, plenty of new users and decentralized app developers are embracing the Ethereum network and quickly discovering that the blockchain remains a pretty crowded place to do business. Ethereum’s insufficient network volume limits have led to slow transactions and prohibitively pricey fees, but it’s a familiar problem for longtime developers in the ecosystem.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Variscite has joined Hailo, a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip company, to launch a ready-to-use reference platform enabling high-performance and scalable AI capabilities at the edge. The partnership aims to deliver, complete edge AI solution that combines Variscite’s i.MX 8 platforms with Hailo’s Mini PCIe AI module to enable companies that are interested in running full-scale deep learning (DL)-based applications more efficiently and sustainably while significantly lowering their cost

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For Them announced $2 million in pre-seed funding as it launches its first two products for the queer community: a breathable binder and multi-use intimacy serum. Chloe Freeman, an actor, producer and entrepreneur started the company last year after completing an entrepreneur-in-residence program at prehype. They previously founded a production company, Boycott Entertainment, that raised more than $1 million to date for underrepresented creators.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

With the sudden global shift to remote work in 2020 and the current shift to a hybrid workplace model or even back to consistent in-office work, it has been crucial for tech providers to keep up with the changing IT landscape. This means iterating on existing products (or creating entirely new ones!) to drive them in a positive direction that empowers organizations to solve problems as they arise, or, ideally, before they’re even recognized as problems. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

With seven weeks left in holiday shopping, e-commerce platform Curated aims to help you find the perfect pair of skis or golf clubs and is attracting additional capital to expand its offerings. Following a hefty $39 million Series B announced in April, the company secured a $75 million Series C in a round led by CapitalG. Joining CapitalG in the round are existing investors Forerunner Ventures, which first came in during Curated’s $22 million Series A round in 2019, and Greylock.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Today marks the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an annual initiative that shines a light not only on the value entrepreneurs bring to our communities and global economy, but also the importance of building infrastructures that make it easier for them to start and scale their businesses. SourceLink? partners with over 60 different communities across the country to do just that, and we are thrilled to announce that our network has grown this week to Orlando, Florida.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Sebastián Vidal. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sebastián Vidal is the chief innovation officer at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and former executive director at parallel18. Business is booming in Latin America: Startups raised $9.3 billion in the first six months of 2021, and the region has produced a record number of unicorns, including Nubank, Rappi and iFood.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

When starting a new business, it can be enticing to give clients and other business contacts your personal phone number because it’s convenient. You already have one, it’s easy for you to remember, and there are no extra expenses or setup involved. However, there are a growing number of risks associated with using your personal phone number for business, and it’s essential to understand what those risks are.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

SoftBank lost some investing preeminence in recent years as names like Tiger and a16z rose to new heights thanks to rapid-fire deal-making and eager willingness to prepay for startup growth. But as SoftBank continues to cut checks from its Vision Fund 2, we’re still seeing results trickle in from the time when the Japanese conglomerate was the world’s key startup backer thanks to its megasized Vision Fund 1.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) the insurance company powered by AI and social good, and Metromile (NASDAQ: MILE, MILEW), the data science company focused on auto insurance, have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Lemonade will acquire Metromile in an all-stock transaction that implies a fully diluted equity value of approximately $500 million, or just over $200 million net of cash.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

By the time CapitalG signed on for Webflow’s Series B, the no code web design service was already profitable — a rarity for an early-stage company. It was a good position for the company and investors alike. For CapitalG, it was clear that the startup was already on the right path. And for Webflow, it meant a bit of leverage and — perhaps more importantly — an opportunity to be choosier about who it brought on as investors.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Amid a labor crunch, paycheck advance apps like DailyPay are helping employers fill jobs for low-wage workers that have been targeted in the past by payday loans. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in THV11] Paying to get your money? What you need to know about paycheck advance apps appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The biggest players in the Earth observation industry use imaging satellites to deliver intelligence and analytics, but startup HawkEye 360 is taking a different tack. The company monitors radio frequency (RF) signals, like those emitted by marine radios or emergency beacons, on the premise that invisible electromagnetic spectrum is as ripe for information as the visible world.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Nissan India announces its partnerships with Zoomcar and Orix driving its platform ‘Nissan Intelligent Ownership’ for Nissan and Datsun customers in India. The Subscription Plan is well-suited to the Indian customers’ progressive and asset-lite lifestyle. The ‘Nissan Intelligent Ownership’ model is available in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Rent the Runway is more than 10 years old now and has raised upwards of $500 million, recently filing to IPO at a valuation north of $1 billion. Jenny Fleiss is a co-founder at Rent the Runway and sits on the board of several notable companies, including Shutterfly, Party City and, of course, Rent the Runway. She’s also a partner at Volition Capital alongside Larry Cheng.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

New Delhi: Automaker Nissan India on Monday said it has tied up with Zoomcar and Orix for its vehicle subscription programme. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in The Times of India] Nissan ties up with Zoomcar, Orix for its vehicle subscription model appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is partnering with True5G to pilot the “Smart Tourist” integration of 5G solutions at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket. Read more here. The post [TytoCare in Away In Style] Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket pilots “Smart Tourist” 5G programme in partnership with True5G appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Sneaker fit startup Neatsy.ai has snagged $1 million in seed funding after a B2B pivot. Investors in the round include Cabra VC, Flyer One VC and some unnamed business angels. The U.S. startup, which was founded back in March 2019 by Artem Semyanov (the former head of the machine learning team at Prism Labs ), is now fully focused on selling its fit-tech to e-tailers via an SDK.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

JueFX to install Innoviz’s high-performance, solid-state LiDAR on smart city infrastructure and leverage annotated data to monitor traffic in real time and send alerts to autonomous vehicles. Read more here. The post [Innoviz in i-Micronews] Innoviz LiDAR selected for JueFX’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) solution to improve road safety and traffic alerts for autonomous vehicles in China appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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