The new look of agriculture: How can Technology make efficient & sustainable farming possible?
By the year 2050, the global population is projected to surpass 9 billion, presenting a substantial challenge in ensuring an adequate food supply for everyone. Addressing this imperative, the agricultural sector must undergo a remarkable transformation, aiming to increase production by approximately 69% from 2010 to 2050. Farmers spanning from
Read moreNigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4M to expand product offerings
Anchor, a Nigerian banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, has raised $2.4 million in seed investment. Justin Kan’s Goat Capital led the financing round which also welcomed participation from FoundersX, Rebel Fund and some existing investors, including Y Combinator and Byld Ventures. The fintech emerged from stealth a year ago with over $1 million
Read moreQept is a simple iOS note-taking app that is all about texting yourself
People have a habit of using messaging apps to send things to themselves. So much so that chat apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram have built-in features for bookmarking or note-taking. Developer Willem de Beijer has developed a new note-taking app for iOS called Qept with the “DM-to-yourself” phenomenon in
Read moreJude is building a bladder health champion
Bladder health isn’t the sexiest subject in the world so it probably won’t surprise you there are so few startups focused on the area. Only one actually, according to Jude founder Peony Li — who’s just closed a $4.24 million seed round for her London-based bladder health startup to expand
Read moreWhat’s up with Qi2 and why should you care?
If you’ve been following the onslaught of gadget news out of Berlin this week, you’ve no doubt heard Qi2 pop up more than once. Notably, Anker and Mophie have both announced products that adopt the standard. So, [Seinfeld voice] what’s the deal with Qi2? Should you care and can the
Read moreGoogle brings that cheap flight data and the feds investigate Elon’s glass house
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Kirsten is away, so I’ll be your host this week. It’s been another week of probes into Tesla that appear to be coming from
Read moreThis veteran VC doesn’t think ARM’s IPO will have the impact that everyone is hoping it will
The startup industry has been whistling a happy tune ever since the British chip designer ARM filed paperwork with the SEC late last month for an initial public offering. The growing expectation is that the hotly anticipated offering will force open the IPO window for many other offerings, too. But
Read moreLaunch into the future with the complete Space Stage agenda at TC Disrupt 2023
We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce the complete Space Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. We’re joining forces with the Aerospace Corporation to host this stage and of course are excited to hear the startup pitches from the Space Domain Awareness Challenge Pitch-off. Space tech, while one of the most complex
Read moreGreylock, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Pear VC join Startup Battlefield judges
Just a couple more weeks until 20 of the world’s top early-stage startups take to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 to compete for an equity-free, $100,000 grand prize and eternal glory. They’ll face tough questions from our judges and must stand out against a crowd of super-star founders.
Read moreCrypto funding in August wasn’t as good as the numbers may lead you to believe
At this point, it seems the only thing that could shake up the seemingly never-ending decline in venture interest in crypto would be a drastic thawing of the crypto winter.
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