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Dec 9, 2022 • 4min
Instant grocery app Getir acquires its competitor Gorillas
After weeks of rumors, Getir has announced that it is acquiring Gorillas. This is a major consolidation deal for the instant grocery delivery space. The Financial Times first reported that Getir has closed the acquisition of its competitor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 9, 2022 • 4min
WeWalk raises cash to bring computer vision to smart cane for visually-impaired people
WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually-impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and angel investors — this includes Manchester City and German international footballer Ä°lkay GündoÄŸan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 8, 2022 • 5min
India’s Uolo raises $22.5M to bring edtech to the masses
Uolo, an Indian edtech platform that works with private K-12 schools to offer online learning programs to middle and low-income families, has raised $22.5 million in a funding round led by UAE-headquartered VC fund Winter Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 8, 2022 • 5min
Bosch shuts down its app store for AI-powered, internet-connected cameras
In 2018, appliance conglomerate Bosch created a startup, Security and Safety Things (or “SAST” for short), whose stated mission was to develop a platform to help developers create software for AI-equipped cameras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 7, 2022 • 4min
Autonomous and electric truck company Einride raises $500M in equity and debt
Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 7, 2022 • 4min
Rezonate raises $8.7M and launches its cloud identity protection platform out of stealth
Rezonate, a Boston- and Tel Aviv-based startup that offers an agent-less cloud identity protection platform that aims to help DevOps teams minimize attackers’ opportunities to breach cloud identity and access, is coming out of stealth today and announcing an $8.7 million seed funding round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 6, 2022 • 4min
With $3M new funding, Egyptian startup OneOrder sets out on growth drive
OneOrder, Egypt’s supply chain solutions provider for restaurants, has raised $3 million seed funding led by Nclude with participation from A15, and Delivery Hero Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 5, 2022 • 3min
Looks like sextech startup Lora DiCarlo is done for
Lora DiCarlo, a sextech startup that made headlines in 2019 after being blacklisted from the Consumer Electronics Show, seems to have shut down. The company’s website is offline and reportedly orders have gone unfulfilled for months. TechCrunch has reached out to the eponymous founder for confirmation, but it sure looks like the end of the […]Looks like sextech startup Lora DiCarlo is done for by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 5, 2022 • 5min
Kenya’s Uncover raises $1M to expand skincare product enterprise across Africa
Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing accelerated by its growing young and fashion conscious population, increasing spending power, and urbanization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 2, 2022 • 5min
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision
An automated status updater for Slack isn’t the only thing Mozilla acquired this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
