TechCrunch Startup News
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Sep 8, 2023 • 6min
SimpleClosure raises $1.5M in less than 24 hours to help companies shut down faster and cheaper
It’s easy to start a startup. But it’s far more difficult to shut one down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 7, 2023 • 5min
U.K. rejoins Europe’s Horizon R&D program after prolonged Brexit stalemate
The U .K. is set to rejoin the European Union’s (EU) preeminent science R&D funding program, after a three-year hiatus resulting from a Brexit fallout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 7, 2023 • 3min
Josys, a SaaS management platform, raises $93M
Josys, a startup offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to automate corporate IT software application management, has raised a $93 million Series B round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2023 • 6min
Kotani gets $2M pre-seed to help African workers send money home via crypto — without the internet
Of the many lofty promises of cryptocurrency, one of the most commendable ones is its potential to bring financial inclusion to underserved users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2023 • 3min
Butternut Box wolfs down $354M for subscription canine cuisine
Butternut Box, a U.K.-based startup that prepares and ships healthy food and supplements for dogs, is raising £280 million ($354 million) in a round of funding from General Atlantic and L Catterton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 5, 2023 • 6min
Atomicwork connects workers and their companies
Sometimes the work of having a job takes time away from work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 4, 2023 • 5min
OpenAI-backed language learning app Speak raises $16M to expand to the U.S.
Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAI’s startup investment fund, the OpenAI Startup Fund, announced that it raised $16 million in a Series B-2 funding round led by angel investor Lachy Groom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 4, 2023 • 4min
Teale, your mental health companion at work, raises $11 million
French startup Teale has secured a funding round of $11 million earlier this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 1, 2023 • 8min
Hyperproof, a compliance and risk management startup, raises $40M
Hyperproof, a software-as-a-service risk and compliance management company, today announced that it raised $40 million in a funding round led by Riverwood Capital with participation from Toba Capital, an early-stage VC firm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 1, 2023 • 5min
MFast get backing from Wavemaker Partners to increase financial services access in Vietnam
The majority of Vietnam’s population live in rural areas and often lack access to financial services because banks and other institutions open most of their physical locations in cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
