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Jul 7, 2021 • 3min
Satellite operator Planet to go public in $2.8B SPAC merger
Planet, which operates a network of around 200 satellites that provides Earth imaging, as well as analytics of the data derived from that observation, is going public in a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dMY Technology Group IV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 6, 2021 • 3min
Didi app pulled from app stores in China after suspension order
China has ordered app-store operators to remove the app of Didi from their stores, the latest as tension escalates between the nation’s largest ride-hailing giant and local regulators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 6, 2021 • 4min
E-commerce logistics startup Locad gets $4.5M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India
E-commerce is booming in Southeast Asia, but in many markets, the fragmented logistics industry is struggling to catch up. This means sellers run into roadblocks when shipping to buyers, especially outside of major metropolitan areas, and managing their supply chains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2021 • 5min
Tinybird turns raw data into realtime API at scale
Meet Tinybird, a new startup that helps developers build data products at scale without having to worry about infrastructure, query time and all those annoying issues that come up once you deal with huge data sets. The company ingests data at scale, lets you transform it using SQL and then exposes that data through API […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2021 • 5min
Edtech startup Microverse raises $12.5M to bring income share agreements to the developing world
Edtech startup Microverse has tapped new venture funding in its quest to help train students across the globe to code through its online school which requires zero upfront cost, instead relying on an income-share agreement which kicks in when students find a job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 2, 2021 • 3min
Singularity 6 raises $30M to fund upcoming fantasy ‘community simulation’ MMO
LA-based game studio Singularity 6 has banked more funding as it scales itself up and readies for the launch of its debut title. The startup tells TechCrunch, they’ve raised $30 million in a Series B bout of funding led by FunPlus Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 2, 2021 • 8min
Demand Curve: Email marketing tactics that convert subscribers into customers
Email has the highest return on investment than any other marketing channel because you have a captive audience who has opted-in to you communicating with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 1, 2021 • 5min
Codat raises $40M from Tiger for its SMB-focused API service
This morning Codat, a startup that provides APIs to link small-business fintech data to external services, announced that it has closed a $40 million round led by Tiger Global. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 1, 2021 • 3min
Rocket startup Gilmour Space raises $46M Series C to take small launch vehicle to orbit
Australian rocket launch startup Gilmour Space Technologies is betting that bigger isn’t always better. The company has developed a small launch vehicle it calls Eris, a 25 meter (82 foot) rocket that can deliver payload of up to 215 kilograms (474 lbs) to sun synchronous orbit. Now, it’s raised a $61 million AUD ($46 million […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 30, 2021 • 4min
Relativity Space will open a 1 million square foot factory to scale Terran R production
Fresh off the heels of a $650 million Series E funding round, 3D printed rocket startup Relativity Space is now preparing to increase production capacity by a factor of ten, with the opening of a 1 million square-foot factory headquarters in Long Beach, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
