Axion Ray brings intelligence to manufacturing to find issues before they cause trouble

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February 15, 2023

Manufacturers face a dizzying array of potential problems around the machines they produce, and it’s challenging to track down issues. This isn’t just nice to know. It’s crucial information, often tracked manually today by human auditors in spreadsheets. In some cases, failing to understand when there is a faulty part could result in costly recalls, […]

Axion Ray brings intelligence to manufacturing to find issues before they cause trouble by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Is This Diversity and Inclusion Concept the Missing Link for Real Change?

February 15, 2023

To bring more allies into the diversity, equity and inclusion conversation, you need to start incorporating this key concept. Here’s why.

Superplastic, a creator of ‘synthetic’ influencers, raises $20M led by Amazon in deal to make TV shows and more

February 15, 2023

Janky and Guggimon, ‘synthetic’ celebrities conceived in a studio and big on social platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where they exist as influencers with millions of followers, hyping up other brands, music acts and themselves, are soon coming to a streaming screen, and maybe a Whole Foods, near you. Superplastic, the startup that created and […]

Superplastic, a creator of ‘synthetic’ influencers, raises $20M led by Amazon in deal to make TV shows and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Caretakers, ageism and other topics venture needs to stop overlooking

February 15, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Elana Berkowitz, founding partner at Springbank Collective and […]

Caretakers, ageism and other topics venture needs to stop overlooking by Theresa Loconsolo originally published on TechCrunch

Crypto index platform Alongside raises $11M led by a16z

February 15, 2023

Alongside, a crypto index-focused platform, has closed an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “At a high level, we’re building what I describe as an on-chain Vanguard,” Austin Diamond, CEO and co-founder of Alongside, said to TechCrunch. “The goal is low-fee index products designed to enable total […]

Crypto index platform Alongside raises $11M led by a16z by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Today’s TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia

February 15, 2023

Layoffs. They’re everywhere throughout Silicon Valley. While it seems like every company is cutting, some industries are on an upward swing including cybersecurity. I’m excited to have Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo, and Sequoia partner, Andrew Reed to speak on Vanta’s growth, particularly around hiring when everyone else is firing. Christina Cacioppo started Vanta in 2016 […]

Today’s TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

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