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Jul 19, 2024 • 5min
Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device management service
Both of Hofy's co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup's leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 19, 2024 • 5min
A company building Wordle for chess raises money from a16z Speedrun, Mark Pincus and Eric Wu
Echo Chunk, a company that is building Wordle-styled daily chess puzzle game Echo Chess, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed from a16z Speedrun (Andreessen Horowitz’s early stage games accelerator), founder of Zyanga Mark Pincus, South Park Commons (SPC), Opendoor founder and CEO Eric Wu and Stef Corazza, the Head of Generative AI at Roblox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 18, 2024 • 4min
Kandji raises another $100M for Apple device management as valuation rises to $850M
At a time when many startups have struggled to raise money and keep their heads above water, Kandji, an Apple device management platform, has been an exception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 18, 2024 • 6min
Astor’s ‘community’ approach to financial advice aims to help women feel more confident about investing
Astor is a free personal finance platform for women that merges community and investing in an approachable way, came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 17, 2024 • 6min
Toddle wants to ‘change how we build software’ with a collaborative visual web app builder
Danish startup Toddle has launched a no-code web app builder that's designed as a full-featured alternative to Javascript frameworks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 17, 2024 • 4min
Adaptive builds automation tools to speed up construction payments
Adaptive is a platform that provides tools designed to simplify payments and accounting for general construction contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2024 • 6min
How VanMoof’s new owners plan to win over its old customers
When VanMoof declared bankruptcy last year, it left around 5,000 customers who had pre-ordered e-bikes in the lurch. Now VanMoof is up and running under new management, and the company’s current owners are courting those same customers by offering them a €1,000 discount off a new bike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2024 • 4min
Why Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ superconducting magnet sale is more than it seems
Fusion power may still be a few years away, but one startup is laying the groundwork for what it hopes will become a bustling sector of the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2024 • 3min
A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers
The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They started out to fight the climate crisis. But in doing so, they stumbled on a way to help the whole business. Now, the company has closed a €40 million Series B financing round, and plans to expand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2024 • 6min
Beeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers
Visual effects have emerged as essential in filmmaking and have transformed storytelling and creativity in the film industry with its diverse digital techniques. However, the high cost of VFX tools often leaves independent filmmakers and content creators working with modest budgets struggling to compete with larger productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
