AI supply chain startup Tacto is set to raise funds from Sequoia. Talks are already underway to obtain more cash.

AI supply chain startup Tacto is set to raise funds from Sequoia.  Talks are already underway to obtain more cash.

Tacto, a small German artificial intelligence supply chain startup, is about to raise new funds from US giant Sequoia and is already in talks with another major investor to raise another round. The Munich-based company, founded in 2020, has developed a platform for SMEs that provides an overview of their supply chains, procurement processes and …

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Atlanta-based insurance technology startup raised $10 million

Atlanta-based insurance technology startup raised $10 million

Layr, part of the insurance technology or insurtech companies segment, helps independent, private insurance agencies and brokers automate and digitize property, liability and casualty insurance for small businesses. Layr does not offer employee benefits insurance or personal lines such as homeowners or car insurance. This investment round was led by San Francisco-based Cota Capital, with …

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Zerodhas Nikhil Kamath invests in influencer Sharan Hegde’s start-up The 1% Club

Zerodhas Nikhil Kamath invests in influencer Sharan Hegde's start-up The 1% Club

Zerodhas Chief Investment Officer Nikhil Kamath has invested in finfluencers Sharan Hegde and Raghav Guptas’ startup, The 1% Club. The startup has secured Rs 10 crore pre-Series A funding from Gruhas, a venture capital firm co-founded by Kamath. Other investors included Abhijeet Pai of Puzzolana Group. The 1% Club represents a unique intersection of finance …

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CEO of Ozempic, Calibrate’s prescription startup, steps down as investors rapidly shrink the size of its consumer business

CEO of Ozempic, Calibrate's prescription startup, steps down as investors rapidly shrink the size of its consumer business

Calibrates founder and CEO Isabelle Kenyon is stepping down as CEO and will no longer oversee day-to-day operations. Carsten Snejbjerg Bloomberg/Getty Images; Calibrate Calibrate, the weight loss startup backed by Founders Fund and Tiger Global, is making changes to its management team as investors restructure the company, according to an investor letter, internal correspondence seen …

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An Indian-origin techie quits his Rs 6.5 crore job at Meta to start his own startup

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Rahul Pandey, an Indian-born technology professional turned entrepreneur who left his high-paying job at Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook Inc), recently talked about what led him to make the final call on the career front. His revelations shed light on the challenges he faced, which led to his decision to leave the tech giant after nearly …

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Exclusive: 30-year-old founder establishes $5 million fund for her second startup that finances stationary stores in a new way

Exclusive: 30-year-old founder establishes $5 million fund for her second startup that finances stationary stores in a new way

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! 23andMe announces a new service, Kylie Jenner introduces her new clothing line, and the founder builds a new asset class for the second time. Have a nice Thursday. – Brick and mortar. As the co-founder of Glowbar, a chain of facial care stores, Neha Govindraj encountered financial difficulties growing a brick-and-mortar …

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The Finnish startup provides PLN 330,000. pre-seed funds to address organizational knowledge fragmentation using cutting-edge artificial intelligence – ArcticStartup

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– Advertisement – Helsinki-based startup Wudpecker has raised $330,000 in pre-seed funding from investors including Trind Ventures, Accelerace and Sofokus Ventures. The funding round was initiated on Slush’s year-round Node by Slush platform. An AI-powered knowledge management platform extracts and centralizes critical information from various sources, enabling professionals to efficiently access and use data to …

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Here are 6 personality traits you need to start a successful startup

Here are 6 personality traits you need to start a successful startup

Elon Musk founded SpaceX and co-founded Tesla. Chesnot via Getty Images Scientists used artificial intelligence to determine the personality traits of 21,000 startup founders. They found that the success of a startup is related to the personality traits of its founder. Here are six personality traits you need to be a successful startup founder. Research …

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Duo used ChatGPT to build an AI startup for Rs 15,000 and sell it for one crore

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Using the power of generative artificial intelligence, two friends – Sal Aiello and Monica Powers – turned a modest investment of $185 (approx. 15,000) into a thriving business venture. The duo conceptualized and developed DimeADozen, a groundbreaking AI research tool designed specifically for testing business ideas. Their creation, which began as a side venture, recently …

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Proptech Startup HqO Secures $50 Million Series D Funding

Proptech Startup HqO Secures $50 Million Series D Funding

Another day, another huge funding for a proptech startup. On Wednesday, a real estate experience platform HqO announced that it has secured more than $50 million in Series D financing as part of an effort to capitalize on a fundamental evolution in the real estate economy as the space has transformed from a required commodity …

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