Insurtech startups are leveraging rapid growth to raise big money
byThe investment landscape for insurtech startups is off to a hot start in Q2 2021. Since the end of the first quarter, we’ve seen…
WayUp’s new dashboard helps employers see where their recruiting process loses diverse candidates
byWayUp started out as a platform to help college graduates find jobs and internships, but over time, it has increasingly focused on helping employers…
Hustle Fund backs Fintor, which wants to make it easier to invest in real estate
byFarshad Yousefi and Masoud Jalali used to drive through Palo Alto neighborhoods and marvel at the outrageous home prices. But the drives sparked an…
Leo AR, user-facing marketplace for 3D objects, raises $3 million seed round
byApple’s introduction of ARKit changed the game for entrepreneurs, not unlike the App Store did on a much, much larger scale back in 2008….
Synthesia’s AI video generation platform hooks $12.5 million Series A led by FirstMark
byAs AI improves, the possibilities of what we can do with the technology grow exponentially (for better or worse). Synthesia, an AI video generation…
Gaming infrastructure startup Pragma raises $12M from Greylock, Mark Pincus and others
byPragma is building what it calls a “backend as a service,” providing ready-made infrastructure to developers of online, live service games. And it’s announcing…
Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will join us at TC Sessions: Mobility on June 9
byLast week, Scale AI announced a massive $325 million Series E. Led by Dragoneer, Greenoaks Capital and Tiger Global, the raise gives the San…
Amazon is opening a London hair salon to test AR and other retail technologies
byAmazon announced this morning it’s opening Amazon Salon, the retailer’s first hair salon and a place where Amazon aims to test new technologies with…
Watch Apple’s Spring Loaded event light right here
byToday, Apple is holding a (virtual) keynote at 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 6 PM in London, 7 PM in Paris)….
Cape Privacy announces $20M Series A to help companies securely share data
byCape Privacy, the early stage startup that wants to make it easier for companies to share sensitive data in a secure and encrypted way,…