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TechCrunch Startup News

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7:07

Lime is piloting two new e-bikes to attract more...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/31

Shared micromobility giant Lime is piloting two new vehicles designed to appeal to women and older folks who might appreciate a lower step-through frame, smaller wheels and an upgrade from pedal-assist. Lime has experimented with several new form factors over the years, something it can do because it designs and engineers its vehicles in-house.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:17

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is gearing up for a...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/31

The California Department of Motor Vehicles this week granted Nuro approval to test its third-generation R3 autonomous delivery vehicle in four Bay Area cities, giving the AV startup a positive boost after facing some setbacks and financial struggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:39

Alphabet X spinoff Skip partners with Arc’teryx to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/30

Skip exited stealth this week to announce a partnership with outdoor clothing specialist Arc’teryx. The deal is the first to bring Skip’s MO/GO technology to market: “powered pants” that utilize a soft exoskeleton technology, developed in-house at Alphabet’s X Labs moonshot factory. MO/GO, short for “mountain goat,” is a hybrid soft/rigid exoskeleton system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:14

Stripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/29

Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a self-proclaimed “merchant of record,” Lemon Squeezy calculates and pays global sales tax for digital products, handling legal processing and fees in every country. It primarily serves SaaS and software businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:48

Energy tech startup Greenely grabs €8M to reach more...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/29

The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely* has just spotted one. It’s closing an €8 million Series A funding round to expand its energy management platform into neighbouring Nordic countries (so around $8.7M at current exchange rates). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:37

Intron Health gets backing for its speech recognition...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/26

Voice recognition is getting integrated in nearly all facets of modern living, but there remains a big gap: speakers of minority languages, and those with thick accents or speech disorders like stuttering are typically less able to use speech recognition tools that control applications, transcribe or automate tasks, among other functions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:39

Kodiak Robotics is taking self-driving trucks off...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/26

Don Burnette, CEO and co-founder of self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics, had an “a-ha” moment when the company started working with the U.S. Department of Defense. Kodiak’s mission has always been to pursue long-haul autonomous trucking, but two years ago, the startup won a $50 million contract from the DoD to help the Army automate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:40

Micropep taps tiny proteins to make pesticides safer

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/25

Farmers have got to do something about pests. But nobody really likes the idea of using more chemical pesticides. Thomas Laurent’s company, Micropep, thinks the answer might already be in the plants themselves. Micropep is exploring how naturally occurring compounds, known as micropeptides, might work as an entirely new class of pesticides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:27

QA Wolf secures $36M to grow its app QA-testing suite

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/25

Quality assurance in the app development world is a necessary, but often resource-draining, undertaking. According to Statista, 23% of companies’ annual IT budgets are allocated to in-house or third-party contracted QA and testing. The stakes are high. In a survey by QA software-testing company QualiTest Group, 88% of app users said that they’d abandon apps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:45

Linx emerges from stealth with $33M to lock down the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/24

Identity management is one of the most common fulcrums around which security breaches have pivoted in the last several years. One of the main reasons it has become the gift that keeps on giving to malicious hackers is that it’s a nightmare for organizations to track. A security startup founded in Tel Aviv called LinxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:18

Farmblox puts the control into farmers’ hands with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/24

Nathan Rosenberg, the founder of farm automation platform Farmblox, said if there is one thing to know about trying to sell technology to farmers, it’s that you can’t tell them what to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:58

Without this company’s technology, future fusion...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/23

Marathon Fusion emerges from stealth with a plan to help fusion power plants extract tritium, a necessary fuel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:33

Unpacking how Alphabet’s rumored Wiz acquisition...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/23

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. TechCrunch’s sources heard similar and added that deal discussions could last into next week. If this deal does end up getting done, it would be Alphabet’s largest acquisition yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:07

PE firm PartnerOne paid $28M for HeadSpin, a fraction...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/22

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder has been sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:05

Fintech startup Coast lands $40M just 4 months after...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/22

Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. Back-to-back fundraises were common prior to and during the wild investment days of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:56

WHAM! Nuclear fusion experiment hits new record for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/19

Strong magnets are essential for the type of fusion power being pursued by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and a number of other startups.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:33

Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/19

Both of Hofy's co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup's leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:38

A company building Wordle for chess raises money from...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/19

Echo Chunk, a company that is building Wordle-styled daily chess puzzle game Echo Chess, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed from a16z Speedrun (Andreessen Horowitz’s early stage games accelerator), founder of Zyanga Mark Pincus, South Park Commons (SPC), Opendoor founder and CEO Eric Wu and Stef Corazza, the Head of Generative AI at RobloxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:15

Kandji raises another $100M for Apple device...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/18

At a time when many startups have struggled to raise money and keep their heads above water, Kandji, an Apple device management platform, has been an exception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:14

Astor’s ‘community’ approach to financial advice aims...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2024/07/18

Astor is a free personal finance platform for women that merges community and investing in an approachable way, came to be.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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