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Can AI lift our spirits?

The last quarter in venture capital was quite gloomy. Even AI didn't change the picture that much, but its impact is sta...
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Big tech’s massive ad businesses are getting a boost from AI

As the American economy posts impressive growth, we take a look at how much money big tech companies raked in from adver...
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Not everyone is fond of venture debt

To understand the issue with venture debt, it is important to note that the devil is often in the details — or in this c...
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In insurtech, too, business models aren’t one-size-fits-all

German insurtech company Getsafe is still bullish about direct-to-consumer insurance, but others are moving away from th...
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European venture dealmaking shows signs of recovery, but for how long?

European venture capital data is down sharply from prior highs in the third quarter, but there’s enough bullish material...
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Latin America’s Q3 2023 venture results show glimmers of light

While some Latin American data, sourced from Sling Hub and Distrito, illustrates certain positive trends, other data fro...
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Accessercise’s app makes it easier for people with disabilities to exercise

Accessercise, which developed a fitness app for people who want to exercise despite their disabilities, was one of the S...
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More funding for defense tech?

It is too early to tell how long the Israel-Hamas war may last, but it is likely to make democracies' need for defense t...
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African startups see their fundraising prospects dry up as capital availability falls yet again in Q3

The full picture regarding capital availability for African startups is far from encouraging, but there are always green...
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Indian startups were not spared in the global venture slowdown of Q3

Indian startup ecosystem had a lackluster third-quarter in fundraising terms; total capital raised by Indian startups in...
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Canadian startups had a tough Q3, and AI’s popularity isn’t making a big difference

Funding to Canadian startups declined by 57% to $808 million in Q3 2023 from the previous quarter, per Tracxn’s Geo Quar...
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European Digital insurtech startup Getsafe acquires Luko’s German portfolio, reaches 550,000 customers

Getsafe, a German-based digital insurtech startup, has acquired the German portfolio of Luko, a French insurtech startup...
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Crypto is about a lot more than a former golden boy turned villain

"Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by investigative reporter Zeke Faux has several chapters o...
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10 investors talk about the future of AI and what lies beyond the ChatGPT hype

To better understand where startups still stand a chance, and where oligopoly dynamics and first-mover advantages are sh...
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Want to detect bad actors? Look on the bright side

Even a company the size of Airbnb, it turns out, doesn't have that much data on rule-breaking behavior. Source: TCじゃぱん
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The global VC market continues to stumble

Venture deal volume has fallen every quarter since Q2 2022 across the world, and the trend shows no signs of reversing....
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Venture capital is opening the gates for defense tech

Anduril is symbolic of a trend in which defense tech and venture capital dollars are no longer antithetic. Source: TCじゃ...
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Startups may have trouble finding their enterprise footing

According to a survey from Battery Ventures, the percentage of respondents that let their engineers self-select tools fe...
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Travel wheelchair Revolve Air launches on Kickstarter

Revolve Air, a travel wheelchair that can fold to cabin luggage size, is now available for pre-orders on Kickstarter at ...
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Disability tech startups kill the cynic in me

"Accessibility is a human right," reads a sticker from the Howe Innovation Center. And for sure, it is great to see star...
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Libra’s co-creator had geopolitical motivations to build the digital currency

Concerns while building Libra weren't limited to China, though. Source: TCじゃぱん
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TechCrunch+ picks: 9 books set around San Francisco

San Francisco is in a constant state of reinvention, and the many books set in or based on the Bay Area help prove it. ...
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The future of batteries needs more than venture capital

French battery maker Verkor secured more than €2 billion (around $2.1 billion) to build its Dunkirk gigafactory, which i...
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Is Instacart’s new IPO price range justified?

In its S-1, Instacart describes itself as a "grocery technology company." But does that warrant a tech valuation? Sourc...
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8 Latin American VCs share why they’re brimming with optimism about the region’s startups

We asked Latin American investors where they are placing their bets, when they think Brazil's IPO window might reopen, h...
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Rainbow or storm?

Some fintech companies are weathering the storm better than others and seeing an end in sight. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Signs of life in the technology M&A market

Today we’re looking at where deals are getting done from a geographic perspective. Source: TCじゃぱん
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It doesn’t look like Y Combinator’s Summer demo day batch will surprise us much

We don't want to shock your system this early on a holiday week, but there aren’t very many web3-focused startups in the...
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Making the world a better place?

Managing returns efficiently is a necessity for online sellers; to keep their customers happy to retain them, but also b...
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All that fintech investment had a real impact on banking penetration in Latin America

When a group of startups works on a similar set of problems, they frequently bring about massive shifts in how day-to-da...
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