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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Feb 3, 2024 • 3min
Probabl is a new AI company built around popular library scikit-learn
Probabl isn’t your average AI startup as this new French company is an Inria spin-off company that revolves around an open-source data science library called scikit-learn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 2, 2024 • 7min
CARPL guides healthcare providers through the growing market of radiology AI apps
There’s an acute shortage of radiologists around the world, which means it is harder for medical teams to get imaging studies done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 2, 2024 • 4min
Planet A Foods whips up more capital to take its cocoa-free chocolate global
Planet A Foods uses fermentation technology to turn all-natural, locally-sourced ingredients, for example, oats and sunflower seeds, into its cocoa-free chocolate brand, ChoViva. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 1, 2024 • 3min
Accel eyes new India fashion e-commerce bet with Newme
Accel, an early investor in Indian e-commerce giants Flipkart and Myntra, is preparing a new fashion e-commerce bet in India even as competition intensifies with the recent expansion of Mukesh Ambani’s Ajio platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 1, 2024 • 4min
Speedinvest closes fourth fund at $380 million to back early-stage startups in Europe
Vienna-based early-stage VC Speedinvest has closed its fourth early-stage fund, Speedinvest 4, at €350 million (around $380 million at today’s exchange rate), surpassing the initial goal of €300 million ($325 million). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 31, 2024 • 3min
Fidelity cuts Meta-backed Meesho valuation to $3.5 billion
Fidelity has cut the value of its holding in Meesho by 33.6% since the original investment, giving the Indian social commerce startup a valuation of $3.5 billion, adjusted for outstanding shares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 31, 2024 • 4min
BlueLayer is building the operating system for carbon project developers
Meet BlueLayer, a new European startup that is building a software platform specifically designed for carbon project developers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 30, 2024 • 5min
Byju’s seeks to raise $200 million in rights issue
Byju’s, the world’s most valuable edtech startup, launched a rights issue on Monday, seeking to raise $200 million as the Indian firm works to address its working capital issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 30, 2024 • 9min
Yume’s platform helps manufacturers turn potential food waste into money
While running a bar in Melbourne, Katy Barfield was taken aback by the large amount of ingredients thrown out at the end of each day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 29, 2024 • 4min
Delivery startup Veho makes corporate job cuts
The company said the layoffs are part of a "reorganization of our corporate team to improve efficiencies and accelerate our path to profitability." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
