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How Techstars, Meta helped profitable LatAM startup Mercately raise a $2.6M seed
In Latin American countries like Brazil and Chile, messaging platform WhatsApp has become one of the most popular apps to buy things online. It was even the ecommerce platform of choice in the region during the pandemic. But WhatsApp is designed to be a messaging platform, not an e-commerce site. A startup called Mercately is
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In Latin American countries like Brazil and Chile, messaging platform WhatsApp has become one of the most popular apps to buy things online. It was even the ecommerce platform of choice in the region during the pandemic. But WhatsApp is designed to be a messaging platform, not an e-commerce site. A startup called Mercately is […]
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Eric Ly from KarmaCheck shares his entrepreneurial lessons after decades in the industry
Eric Ly has a storied career: he started as an engineering intern at IBM, and twenty years later found himself co-starting and serving as the founding CTO of LinkedIn. After that, he went on to start a slew of companies, including his most recent one, KarmaCheck, which uses AI-driven technology to make background checks easier.
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Eric Ly has a storied career: he started as an engineering intern at IBM, and twenty years later found himself co-starting and serving as the founding CTO of LinkedIn. After that, he went on to start a slew of companies, including his most recent one, KarmaCheck, which uses AI-driven technology to make background checks easier. […]
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Is open source AI possible, let alone the future? Find out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Some believe open source AI is a way to break out of the familiar proprietary software quagmire that the technology has predictably fallen into. Hugging Face’s Irene Solaiman and AI2’s Ali Farhadi will discuss this complex issue on a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 — taking place in San Francisco from October 28-30. AI may
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Some believe open source AI is a way to break out of the familiar proprietary software quagmire that the technology has predictably fallen into. Hugging Face’s Irene Solaiman and AI2’s Ali Farhadi will discuss this complex issue on a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 — taking place in San Francisco from October 28-30. AI may […]
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Students and recent grads: Save on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets
It’s back-to-school season, and that often means a surge in expenses. Or perhaps you’ve recently graduated and are navigating the job hunt. Either way, your wallet might be feeling the pinch. We’re here to help with a limited-time offer: $200 off the Student Pass for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Don’t miss out — this discount is
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It’s back-to-school season, and that often means a surge in expenses. Or perhaps you’ve recently graduated and are navigating the job hunt. Either way, your wallet might be feeling the pinch. We’re here to help with a limited-time offer: $200 off the Student Pass for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Don’t miss out — this discount is […]
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Data infrastructure startup Cribl raises $319M at a $3.5B valuation
San Francisco-based data infrastructure startup Cribl has raised $319 million in a Series E funding tranche led by new investor GV (Google’s corporate venture arm) with participation from GIC, CapitalG, IVP and CRV. Bringing Cribl’s total raised to $600 million, the cash injection values the company at $3.5 billion — up around 40% from Cribl’s
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San Francisco-based data infrastructure startup Cribl has raised $319 million in a Series E funding tranche led by new investor GV (Google’s corporate venture arm) with participation from GIC, CapitalG, IVP and CRV. Bringing Cribl’s total raised to $600 million, the cash injection values the company at $3.5 billion — up around 40% from Cribl’s […]
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Food delivery is seeing more consolidation: GrubMarket snaps up FreshGoGo
GrubMarket, the $3.6 billion food delivery and supply chain startup backed by Tiger Global, BlackRock and nearly 100 other investors, has snapped up another food delivery startup on its consolidation march: It is acquiring FreshGoGo, a New York-based, B2C platform selling Asian groceries and ready-made dishes. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed, but
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GrubMarket, the $3.6 billion food delivery and supply chain startup backed by Tiger Global, BlackRock and nearly 100 other investors, has snapped up another food delivery startup on its consolidation march: It is acquiring FreshGoGo, a New York-based, B2C platform selling Asian groceries and ready-made dishes. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed, but […]
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Supio brings generative AI to personal injury cases
Supio uses generative AI to automate bulk data collection and aggregation for legal teams. It emerged from stealth Tuesday with a $25 million investment.
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Supio uses generative AI to automate bulk data collection and aggregation for legal teams. It emerged from stealth Tuesday with a $25 million investment.
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Planera raises $13.5M to help solve the gnarly problem of scheduling for construction contractors
Planera, scheduling and planning software for commercial construction projects, has raised $13.5 million to expand its reach and help general contractors with more features.
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Planera, scheduling and planning software for commercial construction projects, has raised $13.5 million to expand its reach and help general contractors with more features.
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nOps lands $30M to optimize AWS customers’ cloud spend
nOps sells software designed to “optimize” the budgets that businesses allocate to cloud products and services.
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nOps sells software designed to “optimize” the budgets that businesses allocate to cloud products and services.
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Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits
Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local governments, according to a two-part report from The Australian. Cities place caps on the number of vehicles operators can deploy to avoid saturating streets and sidewalks with
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Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local governments, according to a two-part report from The Australian. Cities place caps on the number of vehicles operators can deploy to avoid saturating streets and sidewalks with […]
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