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Are rivals snacking on Instacart’s core grocery delivery market?
Instacart’s growth rate is plateauing. What’s going on?
With new tech and $3.6M seed, DiviGas aims to clean up hydrogen production
Hydrogen is at the center of many industrial processes and potentially part of major future energy ecosystems, but the process of isolating and storing it is wasteful and expensive. DiviGas, armed with a $3.6M seed round, hopes to clean up the hydrogen production industry with a new tech that leapfrogs existing methods, potentially supercharging this […]
Practice Ignition lands $50M to scale globally
Practice ignition, an Australia-based client engagement and commerce platform for professional service businesses, has raised $50 million (65 million AUD) in a Series C round to accelerate its growth and expand globally. It brings the startup’s total raised to $75 million, said Guy Pearson, CEO and founder of Practice Ignition. The fresh funding was led […]
4 strategies for setting marketplace take rates
One of the most important things founders should remember is that maximizing the take rate of the platform is not the goal.
Machina Labs emerges from stealth with $16M raised for on-demand manufacturing robotics
Machina Labs today announced a $14 million Series A for its robotics and AI-based manufacturing. The round, led by Innovation Endeavors and featuring Congruent Ventures and Embark Ventures, brings the Los Angeles firm’s total funding to $16.3 million to date. The news also finds the company effectively coming out of stealth, following pilots with NASA […]
TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth budgets, hiring tips, zero-party data Twitter Space
Are you curious about marketing with zero-party data? Join a Twitter Space with with Ben Parr, president and co-founder of Octane AI, tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST.
3 ways fintech companies can help retailers launch financial services
As retailers expand banking opportunities, they will need help positioning their products, keeping them safe and selling to end users. Now is your chance to make connections in that world.
Cognixion raises $12M to build its brain-monitoring headset for people with disabilities
Cognixion, a startup designing an intuitive brain-monitoring headset and interface for people with physical disabilities, has raised a $12M A round to pursue its accessibility ambitions. Armed with this funding, it should be able to complete the long list of requirements necessary for any medical or assistive device to be made widely available. The company, […]
Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra’s 5 essential rules for your first fundraise
I am often asked for fundraising advice, and these are the five tips I give out over and over again.