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Jan 17, 2023 • 5min
CloseFactor raises $15.2M to automate repetitive sales processes
Several years ago, co-founders Leena Joshi, Ben Cheung and Erik Buchanan experienced frustration with the amount of manual work they were putting into collecting information about sales and marketing accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 17, 2023 • 6min
Nucleus aims to simplify the process of managing microservices
An increasing number of organizations are adopting microservices, the loosely-coupled, independently-deployable services that together make up an app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 16, 2023 • 4min
Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% workforce to ‘sustain through headwinds’
ShareChat, the Indian social media startup backed by Twitter, Google, Tiger Global and Temasek, has laid off 20% of its workforce — or over 400 employees — just a month after eliminating more than 100 roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 16, 2023 • 7min
As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business
Kano Computing (“Kano”), the venture-backed company best known for its DIY computer kits and software for teaching coding and STEM skills to kids, is spinning out its creative software suite and online community platform as an independent business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023 • 5min
Sam Bankman-Fried launches Substack: ‘I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away’
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried launched his own Substack newsletter today, in a very unusual move for someone who was recently arrested and is facing eight counts of U.S. criminal charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023 • 4min
Coho AI, which uses AI to help B2B SaaS companies boost revenue, raises $8.5M
Teams dedicated to boosting customer acquisition, retention and sales don’t necessarily have the time or tools to use data insights effectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2023 • 4min
Stripe’s internal valuation gets cut to $63 billion
Stripe, a richly-valued payments startup, has cut its internal valuation yet again, according to sources familiar with the manner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2023 • 5min
Project Eaden’s fiber technology poised to spin threads into whole cuts of ‘meat’
Project Eaden produces edible plant-based protein fibers, similar to those already being used to create textiles, that mimic the texture and appearance of animal-based meats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023 • 6min
Data observability startup Metaplane lands investment from YC, others
The need for data observability, or the ability to understand, diagnose and orchestrate data health across various IT tools, continues to grow as organizations adopt more apps and services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023 • 5min
Qarnot creates green data centers by putting servers in central heating boilers
Running a data center means that you have to find innovative ways to manage heat from the servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
