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TechCrunch Startup News

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6:10

Fintech veteran Jitendra Gupta is ready for his new...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/22

For most people in India, having to engage with banks doesn’t instill a sense of joy. Banks in the South Asian market are notorious for making unannounced spam calls to upsell customers loans and credit cards, even when they have been explicitly asked not to do so. Moreover, when a customer does reach out to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:43

Uber to become the sole owner of grocery delivery...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/22

Uber has reached a deal to become the sole owner of Latin American delivery startup Cornershop, just one year after acquiring a majority stake in the company. The ride-hailing giant said in a regulatory filing Monday that it will purchase the remaining 47% interest in Cornershop in exchange for 29 million shares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:48

Vietnamese financial services app MFast gets $1.5M...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/21

MFast, a mobile app that lets Vietnamese users in remote areas access financial services, announced it has raised a $1.5 million pre-Series A today. The round was led by Do Ventures, with participation from JAFCO Asia.Â Launched in 2019 by fintech company Digipay, MFast says it has been used by 600,000 people to date. It […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:45

Mediflash is a freelancer marketplace for health...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/21

Meet Mediflash, a new French startup that wants to improve temp staffing in healthcare facilities, such as nursing homes, clinics and mental health facilities. The company positions itself as an alternative to traditional temp staffing agencies. They claim to offer better terms for both caregivers and institutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:05

Neo4j raises Neo$325m as graph-based data analysis...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/18

Databases run the world, but database products are often some of the most mature and venerable software in the modern tech stack. Designers will pixel push, frontend engineers will add clicks to make it more difficult to drop out of a soporific Zoom call, but few companies are ever willing to rip out their database. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:34

Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/18

Twine, a video chat startup that launched amid the pandemic as a sort of “Zoom for meeting new people,” shifted its focus to online events and, as a result, has now closed on $3.3 million in seed funding. To date, twine’s events customers have included names like Microsoft, Amazon, Forrester, and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:07

Construction robotics firm Dusty raises $16.5M

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/17

It certainly follows then that some leading construction robotics companies are able to strike while the iron is hot with some healthy raises. Today, Bay Area-based Dusty Robotics announced a $16.5 million Series A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:58

Messaging social network IRL hits unicorn status with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/17

Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of the West.” Following its pandemic-fueled growth and further push into the social networking space with group chat and other features, IRL is today announcing a sizable $170 million Series C growth round, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:13

Europe’s tech leaders define a strategy to create...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/16

A group of 200 startup founders, investors, associations and government members are backing a manifesto and a set of recommendations in order to create the next wave of tech giants in Europe. Today, French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an event in Paris with some of the members of this group called Scale-Up Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:48

BookClub checks out a shiny new $20 million Series A

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/16

Serial edtech entrepreneur David Blake, who co-founded Degreed and launched LearnIn, is living the dream of any book worm. He reads at least one book a week, talks to the authors behind it and unpacks his biggest questions around the subtlest of passages. And it’s all thanks to his latest startup, BookClub, which first launched […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:34

Klaxoon introduces whiteboard-focused conference room...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/15

French startup Klaxoon is announcing a product update for its whiteboard collaboration platform as well as a new hardware product. With Hybridity, the company is going to sell ready-to-use conference rooms that optimize hybrid meetings between people currently in the office and people on the go. Let’s start with the software update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:08

Fraud protection startup nSure AI raises $6.8M in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/15

The round will help the company bolster the predictive AI and machine learning algorithms that power nSure AI’s “first of its kind” fraud protection platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:31

Anrok raises $4.3M to solve sales tax for SaaS companies

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/14

It’s easier than ever to build a product and sell it around the United States, or the world. But if you want to do so without incurring the wrath of any particular state, or nation-state, you’d best have your tax matters in order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:26

Lydia partners with Cashbee to add savings accounts

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/14

French startup Lydia is better known as the dominant app for peer-to-peer payments. But the company has been adding more features, such as a debit card, account aggregation, donations, money pots and more. This week, the company is adding savings accounts thanks to a partnership with French fintech startup Cashbee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:44

Money Minx aims to build a ‘Personal Finance’ OS for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/11

New regulations are making it easier to invest in alternative assets via crowdfunding, and the recent explosion of crypto and NFTs means that investors are more diversified than ever.Â Keeping up with such a variety of investments may prove difficult to those who want to handle managing their investment portfolios on their own. Money Minx, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:48

Slintel scores $20M Series A as buyer intelligence...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/11

One clear outcome of the pandemic was pushing more people to do their shopping online, and that was as true for B2B as it was for B2C. Knowing which of your B2B customers are most likely to convert puts any sales team ahead of the game. Slintel, a startup providing that kind of data, announced […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:50

Recorded Future launches its new $20M Intelligence...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/10

Threat intelligence company Recorded Future is launching a $20 million fund for early-stage startupsÂ developing novel data intelligence tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:02

Stacey Abrams co-founded fintech company Now raises...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/10

After co-founding Insomnia Consulting, Stacey Abrams and Lara O’Connor Hodgson started Nourish to address a personal problem. “We were at a meeting, I think for one of my campaigns,” explains Abrams, the Georgia-based lawyer and politician whose voting rights work became a focal point for the country in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:21

Pennylane raises $18.3 million for its accounting...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/09

French startup Pennylane has raised a new $18.3 million funding round (€15 million). Interestingly, this is Sequoia Capital’s first investment in France after they announced ambitious expansion plans in Europe. If you’re not familiar with Pennylane, the startup has been developing an accounting platform that improves accounting for both clients and their accountants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:49

Kafene raises $14M to offer buy now, pay later to the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/06/09

The buy now, pay later frenzy isn’t going anywhere as more consumers seek alternatives to credit cards to fund purchases. And those purchases aren’t exclusive to luxuries such as Pelotons (ahem, Affirm) or jewelry someone might be treating themselves to online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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