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YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employeesโ salaries
Y Combinator-backed Nigerian food procurement startup Vendease has changed its employee pay structure and is seeking fresh capital, TechCrunch has learned. This is after laying off 44% of its workforce โ around 120 employees โ last month, marking its second round of job cuts in five months. In the latest development, the startup has now [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Amazon launches website for Irish consumers
People based in Ireland will now be able to make transactions in Euro and avail of an Irish Prime membership. Read more: Amazon launches website for Irish consumers
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:GrubMarket raises $50M at $3.5B+ valuation to build AI for the $1 trillion food-distribution industry
U.S. president Donald Trumpโs wide-ranging tariff hikes are already resulting in growth forecasts being cut amid an uncertain public mood โ all of which will inevitably impact the technology sector. On Tuesday, however, food e-commerce startup GrubMarket seemed impervious to these macroeconomic concerns: it announced a new equity round of $50 million at a post-money [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Dear SaaStr: How Can a New Startup Take on a Big, Established Leader?
Dear SaaStr: How Can a New Startup Take on a Big, Established Leader? How can a new start-up possibly take on a successful big market leader? Today is the age of AI it seems like itโs easy. Leaders like Codeium and Clay and Mercor seem to have no issues taking on the incumbents. But itโs... Continue Reading
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Dock: Developer Optimization Content Kit
AI-powered tool to boost your app's visibility and downloads Discussion | Link
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Irish fintech Alt21 lands $12.5m for global expansion
The companyโs CEO said it should be thought of as โthe Stripe for hedgingโ. Read more: Irish fintech Alt21 lands $12.5m for global expansion
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Operative Games unveils AI-driven interactive storytelling platform
Operative Games, an interactive storytelling company, emerged today from stealth with backing from investors 1AM Gaming, Samsung Next, and LongJourney.vc.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Evera raises โฌ2M for electric fleets for businesses
Evera, a French EV subscription startup, has raised 2M fundraising from Groupe Magellimand Newfund NAEH Innopy, as well as its existing shareholders MCapital, AstoryaVC, and business angel Eric Ible...
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Google revives talks to acquire Wiz at higher valuation
Update: the deal is done at $32 billion, in cash. Read more here. Googleโs parent company Alphabet is again in advanced talks to acquire cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, a person familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. The two companies were close to securing a deal at a $23 billion valuation last summer, but the transaction [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Rippling sues Deel, Deel denies โall legal wrongdoing,โ and Slack is the main witness
Itโs gloves off in one of the more tense rivalries in the world of startups. HR company Rippling Monday morning announced a lawsuit against Deel, another big player in the same space. The dramatic 50-page complaint alleges racketeering, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, unfair competition, and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty. [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year
While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Mistral AI drops new open-source model that outperforms GPT-4o Mini with fraction of parameters
France's Mistral AI launches efficient open-source model that outperforms Google and OpenAI offerings with just 24 billion parameters, challenging U.S. tech giants' dominance in artificial intelligence.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Flexport accuses former employees of stealing its source code to create a rival startup
Flexport accuses Freightmate of being the product of "theft, not ingenuity" in its lawsuit against the startup. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Bunch for Android
Daily leadership coach personalized by AI Discussion | Link
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:YC-backed ReactWise is applying AI to speed up drug manufacturing
Artificial intelligence continues stirring things up in chemistry. To wit: Y Combinator-backed Cambridge, U.K.-based ReactWise is using AI to speed up chemical manufacturing โ a key step in bringing new drugs to market. Once a promising drug has been identified in the lab, pharma firms need to be able to produce much larger amounts of [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Gaming luminaries explore industryโs struggles and how its best days are still ahead
Matthew Ball started a big conversation about the state of the game industry when he launched a 224-slide PowerPoint deck. We continued it.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Inworld AI showcases AI case studies as they move to production
While impressive in controlled demos, today's AI technologies expose critical limitations when transitioning to production-ready games.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Crawl AI
Build Your Own AI With One Prompt Discussion | Link
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:The AI paradox: Overhyped in the short term, underinvested in the long term
If I had to pick the biggest player in today's tech hype cycle, it would be B2B AI.Many businesses have rushed to integrate AI, driven by promises of automation, hyper-personalisation, and cost savin...
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Game studios deal with uncertainty by doing more with less | Unity
Unity said in its annual report that game developers faced with uncertainty are doing more with less resources.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Moio
The future app builder for designers Discussion | Link
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:OakNorth acquires US community bank CUB
OakNorth, the UK challenger business bank, has made its first US acquisition, a Michigan-based bank which serves retail and business customers. OakNorth is endeavouring to make a big play in the US an...
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Visaโs AI edge: How RAG-as-a-service and deep learning are strengthening security and speeding up data retrieval
Visa has reduced data retrieval from hours to mere minutes and blocked $40 billion in fraud thanks to gen AI tools.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Redpoint: 31% of All VC Money Last Year Went Into Just 20 Deals
So weโve all watched the mega VC rounds for OpenAI, Databricks, Anthropic etc as VCs deploy billions into the AI winners at scale. But just how much of venture capital overall is going to โฆ the top names? Far more than ever, per Redpointโs latest data. In 2024, 31% of all VC capital went into... Continue Reading
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Zynga teams with Fast & Furious for year-long event series in CSR2
Zynga, in collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences, is speeding into a year of events bringing Fast & Furious film content into CSR2.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Vote for the session you want to see at TechCrunch Sessions: AIย
Weโve been blown away by the overwhelming response to speak at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. After thorough consideration, weโve selected six standout finalists. The power to choose who will take the stage and share their AI expertise with 1,200 AI leaders and enthusiasts is now in your [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Will The Only Humans Left In Customer Support and Customer Success Be The Ones Selling You Something?
2025 is year that AI takes over all of support and customer success โฆ that isnโt sales. This is how the 2 related but different categories are segmenting out. A lot of support is questions and problems from existing customers. Almost all of this is going to AI, as much as possible. And this... Continue Reading
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:TechCrunch All Stage unveils a powerhouse agenda for founders
TechCrunch All Stage (formerly Early Stage) returns to Boston on July 15, and the agenda for our tentpole East Coast founder event is almost complete. Weโre excited to share this sneak peek at some of the fantastic speakers and sessions we have on tap. For builders who are just starting on their founder journey, our [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Digital Bandidos wants to be an outlaw publisher that fights for devs | Steve Escalante
Digital Bandidos formed last year as an indie game publishing company just as many publishers were going out of business.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Roblox unveils Roblox Cube GenAI and other game dev tools for GDC
Roblox introduced its Roblox Cube AI tools, the core generative AI system for building 3D objects and scenes.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:GGP announces Collegiate Games Competition with $90K in prizes
Gay Gaming Professionals, a nonprofit that cultivates emerging top performers in the video games industry, has created the Collegiate Games Competition to surface new gaming talent. In partnership with Raw Thrills, the arcade entertainment company, this competition will offer $90,000 in prizes, celebrate video games, and encourage the bright creative future of the industry in[โฆ]
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:GGWP adds voice moderation for Unityโs Vivox voice chat and Gorilla Tag
GGWP, a brand safety platform for online communities, said its voice moderation tools are being used by Unity's Vivox and Another Axiom.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:The Discord Social SDK enables developers to tap into Discordโs social infrastructure at no cost
Discord, the communications for games company, has launched the Discord Social SDK, a toolkit that enables developers of all sizes to tap into Discordโs social infrastructure to drive their gameโs social and multiplayer experiences for all their players. Developers can tap into this toolkit, with or without a Discord account, at no cost. Developers can[โฆ]
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Klang Games partners with Google Cloud on AI-driven simulation game Seed
Klang, the pioneering studio behind the ambitious simulation Seed, announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Inside Zoomโs AI evolution: From basic meeting tools to agentic productivity platform powered by LLMs and SLMs
Zoom's CTO explains how the web conferencing vendorโs technology has evolved and expanded into agentic AI capabilities.
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