With $6M in seed funding, Enso plans to bring AI agents to SMBs
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With $6M in seed funding, Enso plans to bring AI agents to SMBs

Running a small business means doing more with less. AI agents can help, but building custom agents for specific workflows remains challenging, even with today’s low-code/no-code tools. The idea behind Enso — which is came out of stealth by announcing a $6 million seed funding round Tuesday — is to give small and medium-sized businesses […]

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Running a small business means doing more with less. AI agents can help, but building custom agents for specific workflows remains challenging, even with today’s low-code/no-code tools. The idea behind Enso — which is came out of stealth by announcing a $6 million seed funding round Tuesday — is to give small and medium-sized businesses
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Nala to use $40M Series A to build B2B payments platform, scale remittance services
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Nala to use $40M Series A to build B2B payments platform, scale remittance services

Nala, a remittance startup that is now widening its portfolio through a new B2B payments platform, has raised $40 million equity in a rare deal that becomes one of the largest Series A transactions in Africa.  The oversubscribed round was led by San Francisco-based VC firm Acrew Capital, with participation from DST Global, Norrsken22, HOF Capital, […]

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Nala, a remittance startup that is now widening its portfolio through a new B2B payments platform, has raised $40 million equity in a rare deal that becomes one of the largest Series A transactions in Africa.  The oversubscribed round was led by San Francisco-based VC firm Acrew Capital, with participation from DST Global, Norrsken22, HOF Capital,
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Byway is using AI to help travelers slow down and take the scenic route
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Byway is using AI to help travelers slow down and take the scenic route

Solo founder Cat Jones took the plunge on setting up a travel business right around the time the pandemic was hitting Europe in March 2020. Fast forward to summer 2024 and her curated package tour business, Byway, is announcing close of an oversubscribed £5.04 million Series A round (around $6.4M at current exchange rates). Jones’ […]

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Solo founder Cat Jones took the plunge on setting up a travel business right around the time the pandemic was hitting Europe in March 2020. Fast forward to summer 2024 and her curated package tour business, Byway, is announcing close of an oversubscribed £5.04 million Series A round (around $6.4M at current exchange rates). Jones’
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Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs. Some investors say the slump is over. 
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Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs. Some investors say the slump is over. 

Generative AI businesses aside, the last couple of years have been relatively difficult for venture-backed companies. Very few startups were able to raise funding at prices that exceeded their previous valuations.   Now, approximately two years after the venture slump began in early 2022, some investors, like IVP general partner Tom Loverro, are saying that the […]

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Generative AI businesses aside, the last couple of years have been relatively difficult for venture-backed companies. Very few startups were able to raise funding at prices that exceeded their previous valuations.   Now, approximately two years after the venture slump began in early 2022, some investors, like IVP general partner Tom Loverro, are saying that the
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A new trend for seed VCs and the scariest part about OpenAI’s data breach
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A new trend for seed VCs and the scariest part about OpenAI’s data breach

On today’s episode of Equity, we’re taking a look at news you might’ve missed over the holiday weekend here in the U.S., starting with the recent OpenAI security breach. While it doesn’t seem that people have to be too worried about what the hackers actually accessed, the fact that it happened is worth paying attention […]

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On today’s episode of Equity, we’re taking a look at news you might’ve missed over the holiday weekend here in the U.S., starting with the recent OpenAI security breach. While it doesn’t seem that people have to be too worried about what the hackers actually accessed, the fact that it happened is worth paying attention
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Database startup Tembo lands new cash to expand
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Database startup Tembo lands new cash to expand

One of the vendors to benefit from the database boom is Tembo, a startup creating a platform that lets developers deploy different flavors of Postgres.

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One of the vendors to benefit from the database boom is Tembo, a startup creating a platform that lets developers deploy different flavors of Postgres.
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Investors chase wealthtech startups in India as affluent class grows
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Investors chase wealthtech startups in India as affluent class grows

Investors are betting on Indian wealthtech startups as a growing middle class turns to diversify investments and startups challenge traditional financial advisors for high-net-worth clients. Premji Invest is in advanced stages of talks to lead a funding round of $30 million to $40 million in Dezerv, an app offering a suite of investment solutions to […]

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Investors are betting on Indian wealthtech startups as a growing middle class turns to diversify investments and startups challenge traditional financial advisors for high-net-worth clients. Premji Invest is in advanced stages of talks to lead a funding round of $30 million to $40 million in Dezerv, an app offering a suite of investment solutions to
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Space for newcomers, biotech going mainstream, and more
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Space for newcomers, biotech going mainstream, and more

Welcome to Startups Weekly — TechCrunch’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Most interesting startup stories from the week Even seemingly crowded categories can see newcomers climb up the ranks. This includes social media: A new app called […]

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Welcome to Startups Weekly — TechCrunch’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Most interesting startup stories from the week Even seemingly crowded categories can see newcomers climb up the ranks. This includes social media: A new app called
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Meet Brex, Google Cloud, Aerospace and more at Disrupt 2024
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Meet Brex, Google Cloud, Aerospace and more at Disrupt 2024

We’re about four months away from TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, taking place October 28 to 30 in San Francisco! We could not bring you this world-class event without our world-class partners — some of the startup ecosystem’s leading tech companies. Why? They show up armed with their expertise, educational resources and connections. They present sessions on […]

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We’re about four months away from TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, taking place October 28 to 30 in San Francisco! We could not bring you this world-class event without our world-class partners — some of the startup ecosystem’s leading tech companies. Why? They show up armed with their expertise, educational resources and connections. They present sessions on
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Quantum Rise grabs $15M seed for its AI-driven ‘Consulting 2.0’ startup
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Quantum Rise grabs $15M seed for its AI-driven ‘Consulting 2.0’ startup

Quantum Rise, a Chicago-based startup which does AI-driven automation for companies like dunnhumby (a retail analytics platform for the grocery industry), has raised a $15 million seed round from Erie Street Growth Partners. Its approach is somewhat akin to UIPath’s, a company famous for bringing robotic process automation to the enterprise, but with a broader […]

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Quantum Rise, a Chicago-based startup which does AI-driven automation for companies like dunnhumby (a retail analytics platform for the grocery industry), has raised a $15 million seed round from Erie Street Growth Partners. Its approach is somewhat akin to UIPath’s, a company famous for bringing robotic process automation to the enterprise, but with a broader
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