AI’s emergence will cut through material use cases in proptech, from search and listings to mortgages, construction and sustainability.
Generative AI is building the foundation of proptech’s next wave by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
After quarters of rapid growth fueled by remote work, the cloud market is cooling down as businesses look for ways to curb cloud spending in post-COVID times and an uncertain economy. AWS saw its growth slide to the mid-teens in the first month of the new year; across the industry, the market slowed to 21% […]
China’s globalizing startups could be a boon to US cloud giants by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Zeitview, the company formerly known as DroneBase, today announced that it raised $55 million to further develop its air and ground data capture tech. Led by Valor Equity Partners with participation from Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Euclidean Capital, Energy Transition Ventures and Hearst Ventures, the tranche — which brings Zeitview’s war chest to $114 […]
Drone imagery firm DroneBase rebrands to Zeitview, lands $55M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Partech, the global VC firm with several funds, has reached first close of Partech Africa II at €245 million (~$263 million), making it the largest Africa-focused fund yet. The fund, which focuses on early- and growth-stage startups across the continent, intended to raise about €230 million (~$250 million) for its second African fund and reach a first […]
Partech hits first close of largest Africa-focused fund, at €245M by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
WhatsApp Status, the feature that was introduced in 2017 as the company’s take on Snapchat Stories, has received a number of updates to make it more attractive and appealing to users. One of the latest additions is the ability to set voice notes as status updates. On Tuesday, WhatsApp announced voice status, which enables users […]
WhatsApp lets users put voice notes as status updates by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Almost a year ago to the day, the 50-year-old investing powerhouse Sequoia Capital announced that it had reorganized itself around a singular, permanent structure: The Sequoia Capital Fund. Now, thanks to an SEC form filed on Friday, we know how much is sitting in the fund: $13.6 billion. The number represents two things: the value […]
Sequoia reveals in filing how much is sitting in its Sequoia Capital Fund (and yes, it’s a lot) by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
SoftBank Group’s investment vehicles posted a loss of nearly $6 billion in the quarter that ended in December as the Japanese tech investor continues to bleed through the market downturn. This is the fourth consecutive quarter in which SoftBank Group has lost money, prompting many to challenge the fundamental thesis of the giant, which has […]
SoftBank loses nearly $6 billion in a quarter as downturn continues by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Meet Dotfile, a new startup backed by eFounders that just raised a $2.7 million funding round (€2.5 million) to help companies verify users and other companies with a single application programming interface (API). Serena is leading the funding round through its V13 Invest fund (backed by FDJ). Kima Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Super Capital, Upscalers, Polymatter […]
Dotfile is a one-stop identity verification API for compliance purposes by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch