Stocks are booming globally, and cryptocurrencies have made a notable comeback, although the NFT market seems sluggish. Robotics funding is surging, driven by the e-commerce sector, showcasing innovations in warehouse automation. Meanwhile, India's potential crypto ban raises eyebrows, sparking discussions about its financial stability. Additionally, the podcasting landscape is shifting, with notable deals occurring amidst challenges, while the closure of Modsy highlights the need for transparency in startups.
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Market Rebound
Stocks are up globally, offering a respite from recent market downturns.
Key earnings reports this week will reveal insights into consumer spending, EVs, and enterprise software.
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Crypto Rebound, NFTs Lag
Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and ETH have rebounded in value.
However, NFT market volume remains low, suggesting a disconnect between crypto prices and NFT interest.
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Sirius Robotics Funding
Sirius Robotics, a Chinese warehouse robotics company, secured $7.4M in Series B extension, totaling $40M.
E-commerce remains a key driver of robotics innovation, with warehouse automation seeing increased investment.
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Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest, and most interesting technology, startup, and markets news. Today was a fun day in that we didn't start off with just bad news -- what a change!
Stocks are up around the world, and cryptos have rallied in the last week. The positive price movement in crypto-land, however, doesn't appear to be lighting a fire underneath the NFT market, for example.
Robots! Yes, our robotics-themed event -- Free! And online! -- is this week, which means that I have robots on the brain. That made the Syrius round all the more interesting. It appears that ecommerce will remain a key driver of robotic innovation for some time to come.
Podcast deals are still happening, kinda. Acast is buying Podchaser, which may or may not mean a lot to you. What does matter in this deal is that Spotify wasn't involved. That's a change!
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