Klaviyo conducts company-wide layoffs

March 15, 2023

Klaviyo, an e-commerce marketing automation platform, has laid off 140 of its staff across all teams, including engineering and design, TechCrunch has learned from a number of sources.  Klaviyo’s director of public relations, Lacey Berrien, confirmed the workforce reduction over email, adding that their “focus is supporting the departing Klaviyos who made meaningful contributions to […]

Klaviyo conducts company-wide layoffs by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M

March 15, 2023

In another sign that the current VC appetite for AI is insatiable, Adept, a startup building AI that “enables humans and computers to work together creatively to solve problems,” yesterday announced that it raised $350 million in a Series B funding round co-led by General Catalyst and Spark Capital with participation from Addition, Greylock, Atlassian […]

Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Substack brings its ‘Chat’ discussions feature to the web

March 15, 2023

Substack announced today it’s bringing its “Chat” feature to the web after launching it on mobile last November. Chat allows writers to communicate directly with their loyal readers right on Substack. When Substack first announced chat, the company was hoping to capitalize on Twitter’s upheaval in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover. The company also […]

Substack brings its ‘Chat’ discussions feature to the web by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch