
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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Dec 19, 2023 • 3min
Salesforce acquires automated commission management platform Spiff
Salesforce has announced plans to acquire Spiff, a platform that automates commission management for sales teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 19, 2023 • 4min
IBM to acquire StreamSets and WebMethods from Software AG for $2.3B
IBM is doling out €2.13 billion ($2.3 billion) to acquire a duo of data integration assets from Germany-based enterprise software company Software AG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 18, 2023 • 6min
In the fight against methane, a key GHG, Valley investors have hit upon an unusual target: Cow burps
What do iconic Valley investors Zachary Bogue and Chris Sacca have in common? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 18, 2023 • 3min
Linktree acquires link-in-bio platform Koji in its second investment of the year
Australia-based link-in-bio platform Linktree announced today that it has acquired competitor Koji from its parent company GoMeta for an undisclosed amount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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