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Spline, a no-code design tool for creating 3D assets, raises $15M

July 13, 2023

Spline, a no-code design tool for creating 3D assets, today announced that it raised $15 million in a seed round led by Gradient Ventures with participation from First Round Capital, NXTP, Chapter One, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch, Y Combinator, Webflow CEO Vlad Magdalin and Backend Capital. Co-founder and CEO Alejandro Leon say that the proceeds, […]

Spline, a no-code design tool for creating 3D assets, raises $15M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Pearpop’s new ‘Boost Mode’ feature allows brands to turn content from creators into paid ads

July 13, 2023

Pearpop, a marketplace for social collaborations, announced today that it’s launching a new product called “Boost Mode.” The new feature allows brands on the platform to turn content posted by creators into high-performing paid ads. With Boost Mode, brands can look through live content to determine which posts are performing well in terms of views, […]

Pearpop’s new ‘Boost Mode’ feature allows brands to turn content from creators into paid ads by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the 19-year old MIT drop-out “replacing gunpowder” for the defense industry

July 13, 2023

Silicon Valley loves its wunderkinds, but the same cannot be said of Washington, D.C., where the central mandate is not to take risks, but to de-risk. Or that’s how it’s been until recently. The two American power centers have been solidifying a détente, spurred by the war in Ukraine and the great global competition with […]

Meet the 19-year old MIT drop-out “replacing gunpowder” for the defense industry by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

HawkEye 360’s new funding reflects ongoing investor appetite for defense-focused tech

July 13, 2023

Virginia-based HawkEye 360 has closed $58 million in new funding, the latest sign that investor appetite for defense-heavy startups is nowhere close to slowing down. HawkEye operates a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit that collect radio frequency emissions. It can detect, characterize and geolocate these signals, including those from radar systems, some satellite […]

HawkEye 360’s new funding reflects ongoing investor appetite for defense-focused tech by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch