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Nov 17, 2022 • 6min
Zest wants to make buying and sending gifts online ‘delightful’
While e-commerce was on the rise before the pandemic, the massive shift to digital supercharged the online shopping industry — bringing entirely new categories of products (and shoppers) to the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2022 • 4min
Thailand’s Beam simplifies checkout for social commerce
The social commerce market is already worth more than $13 billion in Southeast Asia, but the checkout process is filled with friction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2022 • 6min
Silkhaus gets $7.75M to digitize short-term rentals across emerging markets
Silkhaus, a Dubai-based platform for short-term rentals coming out of stealth, has raised $7.75 million in seed funding, money it plans to use for expansion across South Asia, Southeast Asia and the MENA region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 15, 2022 • 6min
Induction cooking heats up with a $20M cash injection for Impulse
All electric, everywhere, all of the time; that’s one of the many climate mantras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 15, 2022 • 6min
Directus wants to democratize data across the enterprise
Discover how Directus is revolutionizing data accessibility in enterprises with open-source tools, bridging developer expertise with no-code capabilities to transform SQL databases into APIs for seamless app development.
Nov 14, 2022 • 3min
Pet insurance startups chase the market as pet ownership booms among Gen Z and Millennials
Walk through any public park these days and you will see a hell of a lot more dogs than you might have done three years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 14, 2022 • 7min
Airly fights air pollution with a network of affordable sensors
Cleantech startup Airly wants to help communities around the world improve air quality with affordable sensors and software that provides actionable insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 11, 2022 • 5min
Perfekto bags $1.1M to find homes for imperfect produce in Mexico
Perfekto's customers can personalize their subscription box of imperfect produce, of which the company says 1 million pounds have been rescued from landfills since 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 11, 2022 • 5min
With new capital, Adapty is betting it can help app devs make more money
Adapty hopes to help developers earn more from their apps. So far, it has been doing this mostly by powering A/B testing for paywalls, but it has a broader road map.With new capital, Adapty is betting it can help app devs make more money by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 10, 2022 • 4min
Equals secures $15M investment to supercharge spreadsheets
Equals, a New York-based startup ambitiously aiming to challenge Excel’s dominance with a supercharged spreadsheet, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Craft Ventures, Box Group, Worklife and Combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
