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4:14

Some shareholders of a16z-backed Divvy Homes may not...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/27

The $1 billion acquisition of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes, which was announced Wednesday, is expected to leave some shareholders without a payout, according to sources familiar with the deal. The terms — and Divvy’s journey from buzzy startup to acquisition target — reflects the rollercoaster ride the proptech industry has endured over the past decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:15

Neko, the body-scanning startup co-founded by...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/24

Stockholm startup Neko Health has made a big bet on consumers wanting to learn about their state of health and how to prevent things going wrong. Now, investors are making a big bet on Neko. The startup has raised a fresh $260 million in funding, a Series B that values Neko at $1.8 billion post-moneyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:56

Sales knowledge automation platform 1up gets a third...

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2025/01/24

When George Avetisov was the founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup HYPR, he spent a lot of time in the trenches with the company’s sales team. He quickly realized that regardless of how good his sales team was, they were consistently pulling in other departments to answer customer questions or fill out technical questionnaires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:36

Vertice raises $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend...

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2025/01/23

London startup Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the very crowded world of expense management with a focus on applying AI to optimize a single area where businesses, collectively, are currently sinking hundreds of billions of dollars in IT budgets that are exceeding $5 trillion annually.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:19

US safety regulators expand Ford hands-free driving...

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2025/01/23

A U.S. federal safety regulator has “upgraded” its investigation into Ford’s hands-free advanced driver assistance system known as BlueCruise — a required step before a recall can be issued. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation launched a probe into Ford BlueCruise last April after the agency confirmed the system was active. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:27

At the Microsoft Excel World Championship, selfies...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/22

An arena. A hype tunnel, the kind through which NBA players typically streak. A competitor dressed in a jersey patterned with a six-pack abs. In a new piece, the New York Times takes readers to an event that organizers call the Microsoft Excel World Championship, a 40-minute, Las Vegas-based competition featuring 12 contestants; Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says that the company plans to release a “two-way” voice mode for its chatbot, Claude, as well as a memory feature that lets Claude remember more

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3:57

Teal Health raises $10M to create at-home cervical...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/22

The process of getting screened for cervical cancer is quite intimidating. It’s the once-a-year, sometimes life-changing treatment that involves the bright lights of a doctor’s office and an uncomfortable insertion that always seems to last too long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:21

Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/21

Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. In anticipation of the coming U.S. TikTok ban, which will go through on Sunday unless paused by the Supreme Court, users have been fleeing to other video platforms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:38

Dub.co is an open-source URL shortener and link...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/21

In the last few weeks, PayPal-owned Honey, which claims to find you the best coupon codes for a deal, has been at the center of controversy. Allegedly, the tool sneakily earned affiliate money by changing attributes of product links creators posted on their videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:10

Chinese AI company MiniMax releases new models it...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/20

Chinese firms continue to release AI models that rival the capabilities of systems developed by OpenAI and other U.S.-based AI companies. This week, MiniMax, an Alibaba- and Tencent-backed startup that has raised around $850 million in venture capital and is valued at more than $2.5 billion, debuted three new models: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:50

Hyperline secures $10 million for its automated...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/20

French startup Hyperline wants to build the next-generation Chargebee. Over the past two years, the startup has built a new billing platform that can be used for recurring subscriptions, one-off purchases, usage-based billing and more. Hyperline raised an initial €4 million funding round from Index Ventures back in 2023 ($4.1 million at today’s exchange rate). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:27

Nvidia backs MetAI, a Taiwanese startup that creates...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/17

Nvidia has been doubling down on the opportunity to build robotics and other industrial AI applications, with the launch of its Omniverse platform, and most recently Mega, an Omniverse Blueprint framework to create digital twins to operate these applications. It’s also investing in digital twin startups to get the effort off the ground.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:36

EV startup Harbinger’s obsession with simplicity...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/17

It’s not an easy time to raise money for an electric vehicle startup, especially given how many have failed or are close to failing. But Los Angeles-based Harbinger has pulled it off by taking a hyper-focused approach to electrifying commercial trucking E-commerce giant eBay has announced plans to acquire Caramel, a startup that helps car sellers and buyers complete the final steps of the transaction — including verification, financing, paperwork, ownership transfer, insurance, and more. Founded out

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6:56

Nelly raises $51 million to digitalize medical...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/16

Nelly wants to become the biggest fintech startup in the healthcare industry. The Berlin-based startup is already working with more than 1,200 medical practices in a handful of European countries. But there are thousands more that could benefit from an upgrade for their administrative workflows.Float Financial, an expense management and corporate card startup focused on the Canadian market, has raised $48.5 million in a Series B funding round. The Toronto-based fintech likens itself to U.S.-based

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3:47

AWS pledges to spend $5B in Mexico, launches new...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/16

In an announcement Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, said it plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next 15 years as a part of a “long-term commitment” in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:04

Venture funding remains stable in France thanks to AI...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/15

Alex Dewez, a partner at 20VC, just released its highly anticipated State of the French tech ecosystem report. This is a nice followup to Atomico’s State of European Tech report, with a more granular view on French startups in particular.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:10

Raspberry AI raises $24M from a16z to accelerate...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/15

The world of fashion is moving at a faster pace each year. Most retailers introduce new styles each season, and fast-fashion companies like Shein, H&M and Zara update their collections continuously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:33

Mastodon announces transition to non-profit structure

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/14

Decentralized social network organization Mastodon said Monday that it is planning to create a new non-profit organization in Europe and hand over ownership of entities responsible for key Mastodon ecosystem and platform components. This means one person won’t have control over the entire project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:17

Gumloop, founded in a bedroom in Vancouver, lets...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/14

Developers Max Brodeur-Urbas and Rahul Behal think that AI has the potential to automate lots of business-relevant tasks, but that many of the AI-powered automation tools on the market today are unreliable and costly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:56

Grand Games, the Turkish startup behind Magic Sort,...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2025/01/13

Gaming startups, specifically those building casual mobile games, are very hot in Turkey right now, and today another one is announcing a sizable round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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