NocoDB takes on Airtable with open source no-code platform that connects to production databases

October 11, 2022

A new company is setting out to challenge Airtable, the 10-year-old company recently valued at a whopping $11 billion, with a slightly different take on what it means to be a no-code database platform. NocoDB is one of a number of startups to emerge on the scene with plans to usurp the mighty Airtable, with […]

NocoDB takes on Airtable with open source no-code platform that connects to production databases by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

GM is in the energy business now

October 11, 2022

General Motors is launching a new line of energy products to homeowners, businesses and utilities — the next step in an EV offensive designed to generate revenue beyond making and selling electric vehicles and aimed directly at Tesla. The product line will be housed under a new business unit called GM Energy and covers the […]

GM is in the energy business now by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Joby, Delta Air Lines to pilot home-to-airport eVTOL transportation

October 11, 2022

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft startup Joby Aviation is partnering with Delta Airlines to deliver “home-to-airport” transportation services to Delta customers starting in New York and Los Angeles — although it might be more accurate to call it a   “neighborhood-to-airport” service, one that will rely on a network of local vertiports to fly […]

Joby, Delta Air Lines to pilot home-to-airport eVTOL transportation by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Funding in Indian startups shrinks by more than half

October 11, 2022

We are getting a more realistic update on the startup funding landscape in India, and as is true elsewhere, all the figures are in red in the South Asian market. Indian startups raised $3 billion in the quarter that ended in September, down 57% from the previous quarter and 80% year-over-year, market intelligence platform Tracxn […]

Funding in Indian startups shrinks by more than half by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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October 11, 2022
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Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea

October 11, 2022

Back in 2020 I covered how the UK startup Yardlink – which allows construction companies to obtain critical equipment faster than normal equipment rental companies – had raised it’s Seed round. It was basically bringing a digital-first, marketplace approach to an industry normal hide-bound by a slow, centralized hire market. Two years later, and Yardlink […]

Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures

October 11, 2022

While studying at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, a group of graduates noticed how difficult it was to get data and information on Africa’s largest economy and their home country, Nigeria. Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti, an economist; Bode Ogunlana, a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim, a […]

Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion

October 11, 2022

Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It plans to accelerate its omnichannel and international distribution with a new Series A of $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners. Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur QingGui Huang, who previously managed fashion e-commerce platforms in China. It now works with […]

Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch