TechCrunch Startup News
Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
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May 1, 2024 • 5min
Carbonfact is a carbon management platform designed specifically for the fashion industry
French startup Carbonfact believes that the best carbon accounting solutions will focus on one vertical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 30, 2024 • 5min
Ex-NSA hacker and ex-Apple researcher launch startup to protect Apple devices
Two veteran security experts are launching a startup that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products to up their game in protecting Apple devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 30, 2024 • 4min
Ethiopian plastic upcycling startup Kubik gets fresh funding, plans to license out its tech
Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 29, 2024 • 4min
Zomato’s quick commerce unit Blinkit eclipses core food business in value, says Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs said in a report late Thursday that Indian food delivery giant Zomato’s quick commerce arm Blinkit is now more valuable than its core food delivery business, as per the bank’s sum-of-the-parts analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 29, 2024 • 5min
The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down.
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to ban the use of most noncompete agreements on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2024 • 6min
Playruo lets you try game demos from your web browser
It’s still unclear whether cloud gaming will ever become the next big thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2024 • 5min
Edonia grabs €2M to turn microalgae into less bitter-tasting ground meat alternative
The company produces plant-based ingredients from raw microalgae biomass, generated from spirulina or chlorella, that it claims is more nutritious than meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 25, 2024 • 4min
Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa
Madica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in up to 10 ventures by the end of the year, ramping up its funding efforts after closing three initial three deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 25, 2024 • 4min
Parloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66M
Conversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a swathe of European investors to propel its international growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2024 • 5min
Campus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund
Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive bachelor’s degrees within six years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
