Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Uber leads $20M round in India’s Everest Fleet for EV expansion

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Uber has led a $20 million round into Everest Fleet, a Mumbai-based fleet management company that boasts over 10,000 vehicles running on rideshare platforms Uber and Ola throughout India. The company will use the funds to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles, with a goal of having 10,000 EVs in its fleet by 2026. Uber […]

Uber leads $20M round in India’s Everest Fleet for EV expansion by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Lee Fixel’s Addition raising $1.5 billion for its fifth fund in four years

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Lee Fixel’s Addition is looking to raise $1.5 billion venture capital fund as the former Tiger Global executive continues to secure large sums of money despite the slowdown in the market. Fixel’s Addition disclosed the fundraising target in a securities filing. It’s Addition’s fifth fund in less than four years with all previous funds amassing […]

Lee Fixel’s Addition raising $1.5 billion for its fifth fund in four years by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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One Future Football’s virtual worldwide soccer league launches with backing from Blackbird

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Founded in Melbourne, One Future Football (1FF) bills itself as the “world’s first global soccer league,” and it’s goal is to attract first-time soccer fans. It launches today with more than 250 CGI generated players, who have backstories created so all fans have someone they can relate to (for example, there are players with diabetes […]

One Future Football’s virtual worldwide soccer league launches with backing from Blackbird by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

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Google’s June Pixel drop brings new safety and health features

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Google announced the June Pixel Drop today with features like the ability to schedule a safety check with Google Assistant, instant location sharing with emergency contacts in case of a car crash, a new hands-free photos gesture, and oxygen saturation monitoring for the Pixel Watch. Pixel Features Google Pixel’s safety check feature sends an alert […] Google’s June Pixel drop brings new safety and health features by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Kaya Founders backs Philippines startups from “Day 0”

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The Philippines’ startup ecosystem is poised for strong growth, thanks to the country’s rising GDP, fast adoption of online services and a new generation of founders. Launched by tech and investment veterans, Kaya Founders wants to back the most promising startups from the very beginning. The venture firm announced today that it has closed $12 […]

Kaya Founders backs Philippines startups from “Day 0” by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

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Finfra lets Indonesian businesses add embedded finance to their platforms

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Finfra, an Indonesian startup that provides the tech infrastructure for online businesses that want to offer embedded finance products, has raised $1 million in new funding. The round included participation from DSX Ventures, Seedstars International Ventures, Cento Ventures, Fintech Nation, FirstPick, BADideas Fund and Hustle Fund. The startup’s new funding will be used on product […]

Finfra lets Indonesian businesses add embedded finance to their platforms by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

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OpenInfra Foundation opens regional hubs in Europe and Asia

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The Open Infrastructure Foundation, the open-source foundation that hosts projects like the OpenStack cloud computing platform and Starling X edge computing stack, today announced that it is launching two regional hubs — OpenInfra Asia based in Singapore and OpenInfra Europe based in Belgium — to better promote and protect open source in those regions. The […]

OpenInfra Foundation opens regional hubs in Europe and Asia by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

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Match launches new live in-app event called ’72 Hours’

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Match is introducing an unconventional way of online dating to its users in order to promote more intentional connections. The dating app announced Tuesday a new time-sensitive feature called “72 Hours,” an in-app weekly experience where users have three days to message potential matches before the chats disappear. During the designated time frame, members can […]

Match launches new live in-app event called ’72 Hours’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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US intelligence confirms it buys Americans’ personal data

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A newly declassified government report confirms for the first time that U.S. intelligence and spy agencies purchase vast amounts of commercially available information on Americans, including data from connected vehicles, web browsing data, and smartphones. By the U.S. government’s own admission, the data it purchases “clearly provides intelligence value,” but also “raises significant issues related […]

US intelligence confirms it buys Americans’ personal data by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

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How to pitch me: 10 investors discuss what they’re looking for in June 2023

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Tech is not a meritocracy. There's a direct correlation between the size and strength of your network and your chances of success.

How to pitch me: 10 investors discuss what they’re looking for in June 2023 by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Hong Kong eyes stablecoin regulatory regime by 2024

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While the Western world debates how to regulate stablecoins, Hong Kong is forging ahead with a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies pegged to traditional financial assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is in the process of seeking comments from the public regarding stablecoins and aims to introduce a regulatory framework by the end of 2024, […]

Hong Kong eyes stablecoin regulatory regime by 2024 by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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Nordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups

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Nordic VC firm Voima Ventures today announced its third fund with an initial closing of €90 million fund and a final target of €120 million, focusing on early-stage “deep tech” startups from across the science realm. Founded out of Helsinki, Finland, in 2019, Voima Ventures targets companies at the pre- and seed-stage, and mostly involving […]

Nordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Monday, June 12, 2023

Thousands of subreddits go dark to protest Reddit’s API pricing

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Over 8,000 subreddits went dark in protest of Reddit’s API pricing, which will shut down many third-party apps like Apollo and Reddit is Fun because of the high fees.  The blackout, which began on Monday and will last for 48 hours, is a coordinated effort between tens of thousands of moderators and millions of Reddit […]

Thousands of subreddits go dark to protest Reddit’s API pricing by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch

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