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Greener, the Australian cleantech startup that creates custom action plans to help its customers become more environmentally sustainable, is launching Greener for Business today. Aimed at Australian SMBs, Greener for Business is intended to help them move more quickly toward net zero. It has the lo

Alpaca VC closed on $78 million in commitments for its third fund and launched the new Alpaca Real Estate platform. Founded in 2013 by Ryan Freedman, Alpaca initially invested in real estate-focused startups. The multi-stage venture capital firm uses a research-driven approach and invests at the in

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! It was a relatively quiet week in fintech startup land, so we took the time to scrutinize where

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. You know what isn't a great idea for my energy levels? Enjoying a week of technewss Disrupt and then getting straight on a plane to attend a startup event in Oslo, Norway. I've only just gotten over my jet lag,

Just under a year ago, the buzzy new social app BeReal looked to be on the rise, with reportedly 20 million users launching the app every day to snap their candid photos. However, in the months since, BeReal’s traction has declined, according to a new report from Similarweb, despite its rollo

Last week at technewss Disrupt (recaps coming soon), I spent less time than usual in the green room where staff and speakers work behind the scenes and walked around Moscone Center. More than 10,000 people passed through the conference hall over three days: I moderated three investor panels and a

WestBridge Capital is in advanced stages of talks to purchase shares of Meesho worth tens of millions of dollars in the secondary market, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the high-profile venture firm looks to broaden its bet on e-commerce. The crossover fund, with a two-decade

Pilot, a Vancouver-based startup, wants to connect people via travel and become “the hub of the global travel experience.” To do that, the company has built an all-in-one social trip-planning platform powered by AI to help people discover, plan, book and share trips with friends. The startup is

The AI-powered news reading app Artifact, built by Instagram’s co-founders, has been transforming itself into a more social experience over time with recent launches like profiles, commenting, link sharing and more. But yesterday, the app launched one of its most social features yet: the abil

London-based startup Apron announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Index Ventures, with Bessemer Venture Partners and Visionaries Club participating. The company wants to help small companies when it comes to processing invoices. Apron is specifically targeting smal

Being, a Delaware-based startup, is on a mission to scale its mental health app, which aims to help users create a map of their concerns to better navigate their everyday issues. The company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at technewss Disrupt, was founded in 2020 by CEO Varun Gand

Post, a publisher-focused Twitter/X alternative backed by a16z, is bringing its social news-sharing app to Android today along with new tools that will make it easier for creators to share their newsletter content on the platform. By doing so, writers will have additional opportunities to monetize

Mercury Fund, an early-stage venture firm, closed on $160 million in capital commitments for its fifth fund, also its largest. In general, it's been a busy month for venture capital firms announcing new capital commitments. Mercury Fund joins firms, including Mythos Ventures, Connect Ventures,

Over the last couple of months, I've spoken to a number of early-stage investors — both angels and VCs — who seem to be proud that they’ve been able to take 25% to 30% of a startup's equity in an early-stage funding round. In one case, an angel investor patted themselves on the ba