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Read moreMavely, the platform for everyday influencers, achieves $675M in GMV
Coined as the “Everyday Influencer” platform, Mavely is a social commerce app that enables users to earn commission by sharing and recommending products from more than 1,250 brands, including Adidas, Anthropologie, Foot Locker, Lululemon, Macy’s, Nordstrom Rack, and Old Navy. The company announced Tuesday that it reached a gross merchandise
Read moreSupio brings generative AI to personal injury cases
Supio uses generative AI to automate bulk data collection and aggregation for legal teams. It emerged from stealth Tuesday with a $25 million investment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read morePlanera raises $13.5M to help solve the gnarly problem of scheduling for construction contractors
Planera, scheduling and planning software for commercial construction projects, has raised $13.5 million to expand its reach and help general contractors with more features. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMarkforged adds metal printing to its industrial 3D printer
The world of metal 3D printing has been in-flux this past year, the most notable example being Nano Dimension’s acquisition of Desktop Metal. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read morenOps lands $30M to optimize AWS customers’ cloud spend
nOps sells software designed to "optimize" the budgets that businesses allocate to cloud products and services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGoogle’s AI overviews in Hindi need a quality upgrade
Given India’s language diversity, digital content companies already face a challenge in trying to show and translate content accurately. Google is facing a similar problem with AI overviews recently rolled out in the country. The company introduced Hindi support for AI overviews in the country earlier in August. Users in
Read moreAfrican B2B e-commerce startups Wasoko and MaxAB complete merger: Interview with co-CEO Daniel Yu
Two of Africa's largest B2B e-commerce platforms, Wasoko and MaxAB, have finally completed the continent’s much-talked-about merger. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCalendar tool Clockwise adds new AI-powered interface called Prism
Clockwise is changing up its interface with an AI-powered assistant called Prism that lets you manage calendar invites and scheduling with text prompts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreScience-heavy Swiss VC firm Redalpine raises fresh $200M fund for early-stage investments
Many VC funds, especially recent vintages, have failed to return money to their investors. Swiss VC firm Redalpine is one exception, and this largely explains why its newly announced $200 million seventh early-stage fund was oversubscribed, according to the firm. Redalpine Capital VII, or RAC VII, is already well under
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