Wishlink Raises $3 Million In Seed Funding Round
Wishlink is enabling creators across social media platforms to drive commerce for brands via personalized multi-brand storefronts
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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NocoDB takes on Airtable with open source no-code platform that connects to production databases
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
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
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
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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Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea
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
More Than 50 Per Cent Of Vehicles Remains Uninsured, Says IRDAI Chief
Debasish Panda also asked the insurance students to come up with the innovative and tech-enabled ways in which India can cover up the 83 per cent protection gap
Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures
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
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