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Metafuels lands $8 million bet on greener skies ahead

Metafuels sets out to change the landscape of sustainable jet fuel, and has just picked up an $8 million suitcase from baggage carousel 3 at its local ZRH. Ahh, Zurich. The company is making the sky green — literally — … Continue reading

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Procurement software startup Pivot raises $21.6 million just a few months after its creation

French startup Pivot is an interesting startup story as it is scaling at a rapid pace even though startup investments are down in Europe. After raising a $5.3 million pre-seed round in April (€5 million), the company worked on the … Continue reading

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Meta aims to brings its fact-checking program to Threads next year

With two large-scale elections in the U.S. in India next year, Threads aims to introduce a fact-checking checking program to the social network. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the social platform currently matches ratings from Facebook or Instagram to … Continue reading

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Startup studio Hexa wants to partner with startups growing too slowly

Just a couple of weeks after announcing $22 million in fundraising, Paris-based startup studio Hexa is expanding beyond its studio model to partner with later stage companies that have already found product-market fit. Called Hexa Scale, with this program, the … Continue reading

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British International Investment backs India’s Aye Finance in $37M funding

Aye Finance, an Indian startup that offers its digital lending platform to small firms, has raised $37.18 million in a fresh funding round led by British International Investment, as it looks to continue to help micro enterprises grow their businesses … Continue reading

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FCC issues final denial of $885M Starlink subsidy

The FCC has made a final denial of Starlink’s application for $885 million in public funds to expand its orbital communications infrastructure to cover parts of rural America, saying the company “failed to demonstrate that it could deliver the promised … Continue reading

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Feds want anti drunk-driving tech in cars. Here’s what stands in the way.

The in-car tech used by the likes of Ford and GM to make sure drivers pay attention to the road has come a long way. But it’s just not ready to help prevent or mitigate the damage done by drunk … Continue reading

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True Anomaly raises $100M to scale space security tech

True Anomaly has closed $100 million in new funding, a strong signal that the appetite for startups operating at the intersection of space and defense is far from abating. The new round was led by Riot Ventures, with participation from … Continue reading

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How to set up and use a CRM to run your VC fundraising process

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software isn’t just for managing customer relationships anymore. Here’s a detailed guide to setting up your own system for pitching investors. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Bezos’ Blue Origin aiming to make long-awaited return to launch next week

Blue Origin is aiming to finally conclude an over 15 month pause in operations of its New Shepard suborbital rocket, with the company announcing today that it will fly an uncrewed mission as early as December 18. The company confirmed … Continue reading

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