Tag: TechCrunch

TechInnovation – Single.Earth to link carbon credits to crypto token market, raises $7.9M from EQT Ventures (Mike Butcher, TechCrunch)

Here’s the theory: Instead of linking carbon and biodiversity credits to the sale of raw materials such as forests, which cause CO2, what if you linked...

TechInnovation – Meet Super.mx, the Mexico City-based insurtech that raised $7.2M from VCs and unicorn execs (Mary Ann Azevedo, TechCrunch)

Super.mx, an insurtech startup based in Mexico City, has raised $7.2 million in a Series A round led by ALLVP. Co-founded in 2019 by a...

TechInnovation – Bentley reveals Flying Spur Hybrid, its latest in the push toward electric (Rebecca Bellan, TechCrunch)

Bentley Motors, the 102-year-old ultraluxury automaker under Volkswagen Group, revealed its newest hybrid model on Tuesday. The company says this latest iteration of the...

TechInnovation – Obviously AI, a no code startup for data analysts, increases its seed round to $4.7M (Catherine Shu, TechCrunch)

Nirman Dave’s two startups are very different, but both have a DIY spirit. The first, called CircuiTricks and founded during his gap year after...

TechInnovation – Why former Alibaba scientist wants to back founders outside the Ivory Tower (Rita Liao, TechCrunch)

Min Wanli had a career path much coveted by those pursuing a career in computer science. A prodigy, Min was accepted to a top...

TechInnovation/India – E-commerce logistics startup Locad gets $4.9M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge (Catherine Shu, TechCrunch)

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...

TechInnovation – Tinybird turns raw data into realtime API at scale (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)

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...

TechInnovation/Egypt – MaxAB, the Egyptian B2B food and grocery delivery startup, raises $40M for expansion (Tage Kene-Okafor, TechCrunch)

Globally, food and grocery delivery startups have been raising mega-rounds of late, especially those in Europe as the pandemic has given rise to more...

TechInnovation/India – India’s Furlenco raises $140 million for its furniture and appliance renting service (Manish Singh, TechCrunch)

Furlenco, a Bangalore-based startup that operates an eponymous furniture and appliance rental service, said today it has raised $140 million in a financing round...

TechInnovation/China – Didi app pulled from app stores in China after suspension order (Manish Singh, Rita Liao, TechCrunch)

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...

TechInnovation – Meet Mighty, an e-commerce platform where kids are the boss; a “digital lemonade stand” (Connie Loizos, TechCrunch)

Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. Meet Mighty, an...

TechInnovation – Healthcare data sharing: How to improve patient care in the future (Paul Johnson, TechCrunch)

Far too often, we see medical mixups and even deaths caused by interoperability obstacles in our healthcare system. In these situations, patients in critical...

TechInnovation – Facebook is testing a Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature on some public figures’ pages (Amanda Silberling, TechCrunch)

Get your spool-of-yarn emojis ready — threads might be coming to Facebook soon. Facebook has been spotted testing a new feature that gives public...

TechInnovation – Fetch Robotics’ CEO on the company’s acquisition and the future of warehouse robots (Brian Heater, TechCrunch)

Yesterday, enterprise computing corporation Zebra Technologies announced its plan to acquire Fetch Robotics. The San Jose-based startup has been a mainstay in warehouse and fulfillment...

USA – Department of Justice opens investigation into EV startup Lordstown Motors (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

Lordstown Motors continues to stumble. The beleaguered electric vehicle startup is now being investigated by the Department of Justice, in addition to an ongoing...

TechInnovation – With $3M seed, Frame streamlines finding a therapist and builds a one-stop shop for private practices (Devin Coldewey, TechCrunch)

Therapy is rapidly becoming a standard part of many people’s lives, but 2020 interrupted that trend by nixing in-person sessions and forcing therapists to...