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Dec 18, 2023 • 6min
India’s Udaan scores $340 million in new funding
The investment arm of the UK retail bank M&G has led a funding of $340 million into Udaan, a business-to-business e-commerce startup, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2023 • 6min
Distributional wants to develop software to reduce AI risk
Companies are increasingly curious about AI and the ways in which it can be used to (potentially) boost productivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2023 • 4min
Startup studio Hexa wants to partner with startups growing too slowly
Just a couple of weeks after announcing $22 million in fundraising, Paris-based startup studio Hexa is expanding beyond its studio model to partner with later stage companies that have already found product-market fit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 14, 2023 • 4min
Metafuels lands $8 million bet on greener skies ahead
Metafuels sets out to change the landscape of sustainable jet fuel, and has just picked up an $8 million suitcase from baggage carousel 3 at its local ZRH. Ahh, Zurich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023 • 5min
Procurement software startup Pivot raises $21.6 million just a few months after its creation
French startup Pivot is an interesting startup story as it is scaling at a rapid pace even though startup investments are down in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023 • 3min
Tribe Capital eyes leading $75M-plus funding in India’s Shiprocket
Tribe Capital is in talks to lead a $75 million to $100 million funding into the logistics aggregator Shiprocket, according to a person familiar with the matter, a notable financing deliberation at a time when Indian startups are struggling to raise capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 5min
Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January
AtomicJar was seemingly a high flying early stage startup with a hefty (by today’s standards) $25 million Series A last January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 5min
Mistral AI, a Paris-based OpenAI rival, closed its $415 million funding round
French startup Mistral AI has officially closed its much anticipated Series A funding round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023 • 9min
Is the Texas boom town of Austin losing its luster?
Texas has been historically known for its oil booms. Today the state is perhaps better known as a magnet for tech companies and tech talent, especially in its capital city of Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023 • 7min
Simply Homes nabs $22M, leverages AI to tackle affordable housing crisis
The United States has long had an affordable housing crisis, but it’s been exacerbated as of late by a surge in mortgage interest rates and low inventory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
