Construction marketplace Construex takes in first capital to expand in Latin America

[ad_1] Construex, an Ecuador-based software-as-a-service marketplace for the construction and design industries, secured $4.6 million in seed funding. Zacua Ventures and Fifth Wall co-led the round and were joined by…

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After two ambitious years, TikTok parent ByteDance starts mass layoffs in gaming

[ad_1] ByteDance’s gaming ambition has been an expensive, short-lived pursuit. In late 2021, the TikTok parent’s plans for video games came into the spotlight after it became one of the…

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TC Startup Battlefield master class with Blumberg Capital: Make the most of your investors’ expertise

[ad_1] Funding is a necessary part of growing and scaling your startup. However, investors can do more than just provide funding for your company; many VCs are highly experienced and…

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M

[ad_1] Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC….

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Startups should consider hiring fractional AI officers

[ad_1] Raphael Ouzan Contributor Raphael Ouzan is the founder and CEO of A.Team, a future-of-work company pioneering the world’s first AI-enabled team formation platform. More posts by this contributor A…

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway exits Paytm at a 40% loss

[ad_1] Berkshire Hathaway sold its shares in the Paytm-parent firm One97 Communications Friday, booking a loss of about 40% on the investment it made more than five years ago. The…

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Saviu Ventures’ second fund reaches €12 million first close to back Francophone Africa startups

[ad_1] Saviu Ventures, a VC firm targeting startups in Francophone Africa, has made an initial close of €12 million for its second fund with the backing of private investors, including…

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I’m trying so hard not to gush over Teenage Engineering’s latest gadget

[ad_1] Teenage Engineering’s new $300 groovebox has no business being this cute. That’s the whole point. The EP–133 K.O.II (we’ll just call it Knock Out II) is a combination drum machine,…

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If I’m being honest, I didn’t have what it takes to be a founder

[ad_1] Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working with some truly spectacular founders. One guy was a three-star general at one point. Another is in the U.S. because…

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US chip export ban is hurting China’s AI startups, not so much the giants yet

[ad_1] Well before Washington banned Nvidia’s exports of high-performance graphic processing units to China, the country’s tech giants had been hoarding them in anticipation of an escalating tech war between…

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