TechCrunch Startup News
Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 3558
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
ThoughtSpot acquires Mode Analytics, a BI platform, for $200M in cash and stock
ThoughtSpot, an AI-powered analytics platform last valued at $4.5 billion, today announced that it’s entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mode Analytics, a business intelligence startup, fo…
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Tue 27 Jun 2023
French VC firm Frst reaches $80 million first close for its new seed fund
Frst, the Paris-based VC firm with no vowel in its name, is in the process of raising its second fund.
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Mon 26 Jun 2023
Plastic upcycling startup Kubik closes $3.34M seed to scale production in Ethiopia
The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to triple to over 1,000 million tonnes by 2060. The OECD report predicts that developed countries will continue to produce the most plastic w…
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Thu 22 Jun 2023
Supercritical, a carbon removal marketplace aimed at tech firms, raises $13M Series A led by Lightspeed
Supercritical, the carbon removal marketplace aimed (at the moment) mainly at tech companies that want to hit ‘net zero’, has raised a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Pa…
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Thu 22 Jun 2023
BetterBrand’s new dough raises company’s valuation to over $170M
In late 2022, BetterBrand found success on Whole Foods Market shelves, driving over $1 million in gross sales in the first five months.
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Wed 21 Jun 2023
Notarize launches Proof to ensure safe online transactions
Notarize, the world’s largest online notary network, is launching Proof, a new company and platform for digital identity verifications. Beginning in August, Notarize’s business tools will be rebrande…
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Wed 21 Jun 2023
Seedstars, Fondation Botnar launch new fund to back African startups focused on youth wellbeing
Seedstars Capital and Swiss philanthropic foundation Fondation Botnar have launched Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures, a $20 million investment mandate targeting early-stage startups in Africa that …
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Tue 20 Jun 2023
Gladia turns any audio into text in near real time
Meet Gladia, a French AI startup that wants to change how companies interact with audio data. The company develops an audio transcription application programming interface (API) that you can integrat…
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Tue 20 Jun 2023
Luminoah’s quest to reinvent tube feeding attracts new funding
Luminoah has reinvented a tube feeding device that’s more portable, discreet, and easy to use, and it has raised $6 million dollars.
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Tue 20 Jun 2023
Glystn enables creators to mass reply to multiple followers across social media platforms
Glystn is a tool for content creators that allows them to engage with followers and read/answer comments from multiple social media platforms all in one place.
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Mon 19 Jun 2023
Wargraphs, a gaming startup with only one employee and no outside funding, sells for $54M
Competition appears to be alive and well in another (smaller) area of gaming: modding and analytics.
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Mon 19 Jun 2023
European startups still have a long way to go to achieve gender parity
According to a new study from Sista and the Boston Consulting Group, women are still underrepresented in the European tech ecosystem.
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00:03:26 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
ChrysCapital invests $100 million in India’s Lenskart
ChrysCapital has invested $100 million in Lenskart, the two said Thursday, pushing the Asian eyewear startup’s raise to $850 million in the past year. The Indian venture firm is buying shares worth $…
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Thu 15 Jun 2023
Deepchecks snags $14M seed to continuously validate ML models
As companies increasingly rely on machine learning models, it’s imperative that they continuously check the models to make sure they are working as intended and that the data is valid, unbiased and n…
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Thu 15 Jun 2023
Finfra lets Indonesian businesses add embedded finance to their platforms
Finfra, an Indonesian startup that provides the tech infrastructure for online businesses that want to offer embedded finance products, has raised $1 million in new funding. The round included partic…
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Wed 14 Jun 2023
Kaya Founders backs Philippines startups from “Day 0”
The Philippines’ startup ecosystem is poised for strong growth, thanks to the country’s rising GDP, fast adoption of online services and a new generation of founders. Launched by tech and investment …
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Wed 14 Jun 2023
Oova grabs another $10.3M, unveils membership model for at-home fertility testing
Oova's new membership offering is priced at $99 and includes The Oova Kit, personalized support from healthcare professionals and access to a community of peers.
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Wed 14 Jun 2023
Nordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups
Nordic VC firm Voima Ventures today announced its third fund with an initial closing of €90 million fund and a final target of €120 million, focusing on early-stage “deep tech” startups from across t…
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Tue 13 Jun 2023
Navan takes a swipe at expense management startups with new Mastercard and Visa partnerships
Want more fintech news in your inbox? Sign up here. In recent years, a number of startups have made a business out of providing corporate credit cards to companies.
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Tue 13 Jun 2023
HSBC rebrands, expands its SVB UK buy as HSBC Innovation Banking
Acquired by HSBC in an emergency sale for just £1 in March as SVB was melting down, SVB UK is now getting a rebrand and expansion under its new owner.
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Mon 12 Jun 2023
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