P97 fills up its tank with $40M to fuel its gas station mobile commerce services
16m By Ingrid LundenThe rising prices for gas continue to be a headache and stress for a lot of people around the world, but it underscores something more besides the cost of living becoming increasingly untenable: Cars are a central part of modern life. So for the…DataDome, which uses AI to protect against bot-based attacks, raises $42M
1h By Kyle WiggersOnline businesses are at risk of bad bot activity, certainly more now than they used to be. According to a survey from Imperva, 42.3% of internet traffic in 2021 wasn’t human, but instead bots that ran automated routines with ill intent. Given the damage…Web3 protocol Polytrade raises $3.8M to improve global trade
2h By Jacquelyn MelinekPolytrade, a web3 protocol focused on global trade, has raised $3.8 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave, Matrix Partners, Polygon Ventures and CoinSwitch Ventures, the startup exclusively told TechCrunch. Other investors include Singularity Ventures and…How to build a sales development representative strategy that will fill your B2B pipeline
3h By Jenna RoutenbergMove over, marketers: Sales development representatives (SDRs) can be responsible for more than 60% of pipeline in B2B SaaS.…Qualcomm-backed Aravita wants to help Brazilian supermarkets control food waste
3h By Christine HallAravita's AI-powered solution for supermarkets looks at variables, including climate, seasonality and consumer behavior, to manage the purchasing of fresh food.…Uber expands Comfort Electric to 14 new US, Canadian markets
6:00am By Rebecca BellanUber is expanding Comfort Electric, the ride-hailing giant’s premium electric vehicle offering, to 14 new markets across the U.S. and Canada. Now, customers in a total of 40 North American markets can book a flashy, environmentally friendly ride. Eligible…Parloa raises $21M to add a little automation to contact centers
4:00am By Kyle WiggersIt’s estimated that over $400 billion are spent annually to run customer contact centers around the world. To cut costs, in recent years, contact centers have embraced AI and automation; research from The Harris Poll indicates that 46% of customer…Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with €20M Pepea fund
3:00am By Annie NjanjaImpact investor Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib, a Dutch foundation and Oxfam International affiliate, have set up Pepea, a €20 million ($21.7m) fund, to provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The fund, created with…After bootstrapping for 15 years, energy renovation company Effy raises $22 million
2:00am By Romain DilletEffy is at a crossroads. The energy renovation company based in France is doing well, but it is addressing a market that is much bigger than anticipated. That’s why it is making a bet. The company just closed a €20 million funding round (roughly $22…Twitter announces new API with only free, basic, and enterprise levels
1:43am By Ivan MehtaAfter weeks of stalling, Twitter finally announced its new API price structures on Wednesday. These three tiers include a barebone free level mostly meant for content posting bots, a $100 per month basic level, and a costly enterprise level. The company said…Indian edtech Unacademy slashes another 12% jobs
1:11am By Jagmeet SinghUnacademy has laid off 12% of its workforce, or over 350 roles, in its latest round of layoffs — just over four months after cutting about 350 roles in November. Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal announced the new layoff decision in a Slack post to…Jeep puts electrification front and center at Easter Jeep Safari
12:01am By Kirsten KorosecWhen Stellantis brand Jeep descended on Moab, Utah this week for its annual off-roading and concept roadshow, electrification ruled the road. The automaker showed off this week seven concepts — four of which are electrified — from the Jeep brand and Jeep…Lyft might drop shared rides, stay focused on basics under new CEO
Wed 7:10pm By Rebecca BellanLyft might once again drop its shared rides offering, just one of several changes the company’s newly appointed CEO could make in a bid to focus on its core ride-hailing business and become profitable. David Risher, who is taking over as Lyft’s CEO in…Daily Crunch: After raising $3M seed, global fintech platform Payday plans to secure licensing in…
Wed 6:05pm By Christine HallHello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.…NASA pushes back Boeing Starliner’s crewed flight test to July
Wed 5:47pm By Aria AlamalhodaeiThe first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is facing yet another delay, with NASA officials saying Wednesday that it is now targeting no earlier than July 21 for launch. The space agency and Boeing blamed the delay on certification issues…Battery sourcing guidance might slash EV tax credits
Wed 5:24pm By Rebecca BellanUPDATE: Tesla tweaks Model 3 page of U.S. website encouraging buyers to take delivery now in anticipation of reduced tax incentives by March 31. The U.S. Treasury Department’s guidance on battery sourcing requirements for the electric vehicle tax credits…That was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing Chat
Wed 5:10pm By Devin ColdeweyMicrosoft is “exploring” putting ads in the responses given by Bing Chat, its new search agent powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. While these sponsored responses are clearly labeled as such, it does make one question how far we’ve really come from the old…Hampton is tech’s new membership community for chief executive officers
Wed 5:02pm By Natasha MascarenhasSam Parr, founder of HubSpot-acquired newsletter and media brand The Hustle, doesn’t watch “Succession” because “it’s too real” (and because he prefers watching comedy compared to behemoth business billionaires fighting). But when he announced his…Irrigreen’s precision sprinklers prevent water waste and wet legs
Wed 4:56pm By Harri WeberInvestors just pumped millions into Irrigreen, a startup vying to quench America’s thirsty lawns with “approximately 50% less water.” Seed investor Ulu led the $15 million funding round. Two tech investors that are focused on water conservation — Burnt…6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech
Wed 4:42pm By Anna HeimAccording to David Wechsler, a principal at OMERS Ventures, “having an embedded strategy is not required for venture funding.” 6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
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