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May 10, 2022 • 5min
South Korea’s OHouse lands $128M to add AR to home improvement app
During the worst days of the pandemic, when people were stuck at home and starving for some form of entertainment beyond streaming yet another TV series, many turned to DIY home improvement projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 9, 2022 • 3min
Daniel Ek pumps $50 million into Spotify: ‘I believe our best days are ahead’
Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek said on Friday that he’s pouring $50 million into the music streaming service, driving its stock price up by more than 3% to a high of $108.98 per share during regular trading hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 9, 2022 • 7min
Lucid is raising prices on its luxury Air EV by as much as 13%
Lucid Group is the latest automaker to up the price of its electric vehicles. The company announced Thursday alongside its first-quarter earnings report that it was raising prices of the variants of its luxury Air sedan, beginning June 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 6, 2022 • 4min
Tomorrow Farms wants to revamp the pantry
Tomorrow Farms is turning the concept of pantry and refrigerator staples on its head to create foods that are better for us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 6, 2022 • 8min
Shopify acquires shipping logistics startup Deliverr for $2.1B
Shopify today announced that it will acquire Deliverr, a San Francisco, California-based ecommerce fulfillment startup, for $2.1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 5, 2022 • 4min
As supply chain issues mount, Fictiv helps companies get from prototype to manufacturing
It used to be getting from prototyping to manufacturing meant long, expensive trips to places like Shenzhen and a whole lot of trial and error. Fictiv was founded back in 2013 to address some of the biggest pain points of bringing products to market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 5, 2022 • 4min
Fundid’s injects first funding into providing capital, credit for small businesses
Fundid has a three-pronged approach to simplifying access to capital for small businesses with fewer than 10 employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 4, 2022 • 4min
Getlife wants to democratize life insurance in Europe
Meet Getlife, a Madrid-based startup that just raised $6.3 million (€6 million) in seed funding. The company wants to make it easier to access life insurance products in Europe. For instance, there’s no medical exams needed to subscribe to Getlife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 4, 2022 • 4min
Backed by Tiger Global and Sequoia India, Toplyne helps product-led growth teams tackle user conversion
For product-led growth companies (PLG), the perennial question is: how do we get non-paying customers to subscribe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 3, 2022 • 4min
LottieFiles raises Series B to make the animation format even more ubiquitous
Lottie animations are everywhere. The JSON-based file format, first introduced as an open-source library by Airbnb engineers, can now be seen in the top 500 iOS and Android apps, said LottieFiles co-founder Kshitij Minglani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
