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Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch

Madison Long and Simone May founded Clutch in 2020 to help connect people to businesses looking for marketing and content creation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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ZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems

With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $13.5 million to at least improve some level of security for the kinds of devices that have been affected. California-based ZeroTier raised the Series A … Continue reading

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Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown

Apple has reduced prices of its iPhone models in India by 3-4% following a cut in import duties in the South Asian market. The price cuts range from 300 rupees ($3.63) for models like the iPhone 13, 14 and 15, … Continue reading

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Egypt’s MNT-Halan banks $157.5M, gobbles up a fintech in Turkey to expand

MNT-Halan, a fintech unicorn out of Egypt, is on a consolidation march. The microfinance and payments startup has raised $157.5 million in funding and is using the money in part to fund the acquisition of another fintech, Tam Finans, to … Continue reading

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Energy tech startup Greenely grabs €8M to reach more households and support Europe’s energy transition

The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely* has just spotted one. It’s closing an €8 million Series A funding round to expand its energy management platform into neighbouring Nordic … Continue reading

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Luxury fashion startup The Floorr empowers personal stylists with tools to grow their businesses

The Floorr offers tools for conducting sales, hosting tailored styling sessions, creating mood boards, and engaging in text or voice chats with clients, all in one place.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Here’s why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior

A decade-old drama involving VC David Sacks and Rippling founder Parker Conrad has blown up on X with many among the Silicon Valley elite taking sides. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Applied Intuition raises $300M four months after raising $250M

Autonomous vehicle software startup Applied Intuition has raised $300 million just four months after closing a $250 million Series E round, yet another sign of how white-hot the investment scene is for artificial intelligence companies. The secondary round adds Fidelity … Continue reading

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With Google in its sights, OpenAI unveils SearchGPT

OpenAI may have designs to get into the search game — challenging not only upstarts like Perplexity, but Google and Bing, too. The company on Thursday unveiled SearchGPT, a search feature designed to give “timely answers” to questions, drawing from … Continue reading

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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash can continue to classify drivers as contractors in California

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Proposition 22 – the ballot measure that passed in November 2020 and classified app-based gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees – is here to stay.  The decision is a win for … Continue reading

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