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4:07

Revisiting 19th-century Paris with VR

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/17

While I have fond memories of past efforts to combine VR content with real-world locations, I’d assumed the pandemic had put those ambitions to an end. If I wanted VR in 2024, I thought I’d have to buy a headset, and it would be a largely solitary experience at home or in the office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:09

Flare raises $30M to thwart info-stealers like those...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/17

Threat exposure management startup Flare thinks it has an answer to info-stealers with a service that watches the dark web, resets passwords. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:01

As AI-fueled disinformation explodes, here comes the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/16

With disinformation on the rise, especially given the explosion of AI, companies are just as vulnerable to its effects as individuals. Refute is a London-based startup that detects and responds to disinformation on behalf of these commercial entities. It’s now raised a £2.3 million ($2.9 million) pre-seed round led by UK investors Playfair and Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:46

Activate and The Engine Accelerator team up to train...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/16

Two prominent programs, Activate and The Engine Accelerator, have decided they can give founders an advantage if they team up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:19

Twelve Labs is building AI that can analyze and...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/13

AI models that understand videos as well as text can unlock powerful new applications. At least, that’s what Jae Lee, the co-founder of Twelve Labs, believes. Granted, Lee’s a little biased. Twelve Labs trains video-analyzing models for a range of use cases. But there may just be something to his assertion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:57

Upvest, a stock trading API used by N26, Revolut and...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/13

Upvest might not be a familiar name if you don’t pay close attention to the fintech industry, but chances are you’ve already interacted with the company’s products. Founded by Martin Kassing (pictured above), the Berlin-based startup builds a white-label investment platform that is used by some of the biggest fintech companies in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:02

Albert Invent hopes to revolutionize the chemicals...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/12

If startup funding rounds are any metric, generative AI is seeing ample adoption in the sciences. It makes sense: there’s a lot of trial and error involved in research and development, and any tool that can speed up the process for researchers is bound to be useful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:41

Mynt raises a cool $23M on a $210M valuation to build...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/12

Small and medium businesses are getting more love in the world of fintech these days, and one example of that is the growth of a startup out of Sweden. Mynt, which has built an AI-based platform for corporate cards and spend management catering to SMEs, has closed a round of €22 million ($23 million). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:35

Software testing platform LambdaTest secures $38...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/11

LambdaTest, a cloud-based software testing platform, has raised $38 million in a funding round as it looks to expand its presence in existing markets and advance its AI capabilities. The San Francisco and Noida-headquartered startup’s Series D round has been led by Avataar Ventures with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, bringing its total funding to $108 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:48

Nexalus has a new method for liquid-cooling data...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/11

The startup argues that its hot-water approach is not only more efficient, but also more useful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:46

Riverside raises $30 million Series C to expand its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/10

Podcast recording platform Riverside said Monday that it has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Zeev Ventures, with participation from Seven Seven Six, and angel investor Sam Lessin. The company wants to use this funding to grow its team and build out solutions for the podcast and content creation space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:37

Connyct, an exclusive social media app for college...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/10

Do we really need another social media app for college students? With the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., a new app called Connyct seems to think so. Connyct closely resembles the popular short-form video app, providing all the features you would expect, such as a personalized content feed, private chatting, as well as video . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:34

Fitness startup Ladder comes after Peloton for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/09

Ladder, an Austin, Texas-based fitness startup that makes a popular strength-training app, is accusing Peloton of ripping off its work with the launch of Peloton’s new Stength+ app, which exited beta on Wednesday. After receiving feedback from Peloton’s beta testers that the app looked, felt, and functioned much like Ladder’s own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:16

Planet A Foods nabs $30M to make tons more cocoa-free...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/09

Turning sunflower seeds into sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate has netted Munich-based B2B foodtech startup Planet A Foods (formerly QOA) a $30 million Series B funding round. Now, the Y Combinator alum is gearing up for industrialization, with the funds set to be deployed to scale its production capacity by around 7.5x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:09

After selling his startup to IBM, this founder wants...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/06

Not everyone agrees on what an “AI agent” actually is, but they are all still the rage. At a broad level, these so-called “agents” promise to go several steps beyond a mere chatbot, making decisions and taking actions on people’s behalf.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:21

Twos to-do app adds a feature that automatically adds...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/06

The overarching promise of companies working on AI-powered productivity tools is to build solutions that would do a task for you. Some of the early demos that we have seen don’t really fare well in fulfilling those promises. A to-do list app called Twos is approaching this problem differently.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:07

This ex-Scale AI leader built a platform to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/05

In this hyperconnected world we live in, it’s easier than ever to send feedback to the companies we patronize. But just because businesses offer more ways to get in touch doesn’t mean they’re poring over every comment. According to a 2020 survey from Productboard, 90% of companies fail to successfully capture feedback from all channels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:44

Google’s Gradient backs Cake, a managed open-source...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/05

A new company is emerging from stealth today with backing from Google’s AI-focused venture fund to help businesses compile their open-source AI infrastructure and reduce their engineering overheads. Cake integrates and secures more than 100 components for enterprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:31

Yurts raises $40 million to be the DoD’s AI Chatbot

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/04

Yurts has raised a $40 million Series B led by XYZ Venture Capital to provide the DoD with gen AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:38

Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/12/04

Cancer incidence is on the rise, particularly among younger adults, but most new drug compounds fail to progress through clinical trials. According to French entrepreneur Fanny Jaulin (on the right in the picture above), the problem lies with clinical trial design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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