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Jan 23, 2023 • 4min
Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs
Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at Google parent company Alphabet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 23, 2023 • 4min
GoodOnes raises to help make sense of your mess of a camera roll
You know what it’s like — you’ve been on vacation and you’ve taken 28 million photos, and you just want to select the best 12 so you can make a calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 20, 2023 • 4min
Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs
Swiggy plans to lay off 380 jobs as the Prosus Venture and SoftBank-backed Indian food delivery giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced firms to become leaner and more disciplined. In an email to employees on Friday, Swiggy co-founder and chief executive Sriharsha Majety said the startup has advanced its plans for […]Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 20, 2023 • 7min
German teens went crazy for this ‘compliments’ app, and now VCs are backing its next phase
The teenage market for apps is a tough nut to crack and stay relevant in. Just ask Snapchat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 19, 2023 • 5min
Kate is a new car maker focused on micro-cars for everyday use
Meet Kate, a French company that wants to create a tiny car that you can use for your daily commute and various errands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 19, 2023 • 5min
P2P lending platform PeopleFund raises $20M Series C extension led by Bain Capital
PeopleFund, a South Korean marketplace that connects borrowers and investors to enable lending, has recently added $20 million to its $63.4 million Series C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 18, 2023 • 3min
Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore
Good Meat announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency to use serum-free media for the production of its cultivated meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 18, 2023 • 5min
Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform
Syky will serve as an incubator, marketplace and social community for the next generation of fashion designers and consumers.Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 17, 2023 • 5min
CloseFactor raises $15.2M to automate repetitive sales processes
Several years ago, co-founders Leena Joshi, Ben Cheung and Erik Buchanan experienced frustration with the amount of manual work they were putting into collecting information about sales and marketing accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 17, 2023 • 6min
Nucleus aims to simplify the process of managing microservices
An increasing number of organizations are adopting microservices, the loosely-coupled, independently-deployable services that together make up an app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
