Amazon backs Indian meat startup FreshToHome in $104 million funding

February 21, 2023

Indian startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish and meat to consumers in the South Asian market and the Middle East region, has courted a new backer: Amazon. Amazon, through its India-focused Smbhav Venture Fund, has led a $104 million Series D financing round in the Bengaluru-headquartered startup, the two said Tuesday. The new round for […]

Amazon backs Indian meat startup FreshToHome in $104 million funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together

February 21, 2023

For many segments of the population, home ownership is as elusive as ever. A recent report by the National Association of Realtors found that 26 percent of homebuyers are first-time buyers, and of this group, an overwhelming majority – 88 percent – are white.  The problem is exacerbated in certain markets, such as the San […]

Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The non-profits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision

February 21, 2023

Elon Musk tweeted Saturday a ChatGPT conversation that speculated about the 2019 transition of its creator, OpenAI, from a non-profit to a for-profit organization. The AI chatbot concluded that, if the for-profit business had used the non-profit’s resources for the change, it would have been “highly unethical and illegal.” It appears that Musk and ChatGPT […]

The non-profits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch