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Injective Protocol raises $10M from Pantera Capital, Mark Cuban for its ‘DeFi Robinhood’ (TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher Back in December last year Injective Protocol launched the testnet for its DeFi protocols for cross-chain derivatives trading, with backing from giant crypto exchange Binance. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/injective-protocol-raises-10m-from-pantera-capital-mark-cuban-for-its-defi-robinhood/

WayUp’s new dashboard helps employers see where their recruiting process loses diverse candidates (TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha WayUp started out as a platform to help college graduates find jobs and internships, but over time, it has increasingly focused on helping employers find...

Hustle Fund backs Fintor, which wants to make it easier to invest in real estate (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo Farshad Yousefi and Masoud Jalali used to drive through Palo Alto neighborhoods and marvel at the outrageous home prices. But the drives...

Leo AR, user-facing marketplace for 3D objects, raises $3 million seed round (TechCrunch)

Jordan Crook Apple’s introduction of ARKit changed the game for entrepreneurs, not unlike the App Store did on a much, much larger scale back in 2008. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/leo-ar-user-facing-marketplace-for-3d-objects-raises-3-million-seed-round/

Synthesia’s AI video generation platform hooks $12.5 million Series A led by FirstMark (TechCrunch)

Jordan Crook As AI improves, the possibilities of what we can do with the technology grow exponentially (for better or worse). Synthesia, an AI video generation...

Gaming infrastructure startup Pragma raises $12M from Greylock, Mark Pincus and others (TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha Pragma is building what it calls a “backend as a service,” providing ready-made infrastructure to developers of online, live service games. And it’s announcing...

Amazon is opening a London hair salon to test AR and other retail technologies (TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez Amazon announced this morning it’s opening Amazon Salon, the retailer’s first hair salon and a place where Amazon aims to test new technologies with the...

Cape Privacy announces $20M Series A to help companies securely share data (TechCrunch)

Ron Miller Cape Privacy, the early-stage startup that wants to make it easier for companies to share sensitive data in a secure and encrypted way,...

Satellites highlight a 30-year rise in ocean acidification (ESA)

Oceans play a vital role in taking the heat out of climate change, but at a cost. New research supported by ESA and using...

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