Startups

Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says S

Bluu Seafood, a German company creating cultivated (i.e. “lab-grown”) fish products, today announced it has raised €16 million ($17.5 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded out of Berlin in 2020 originally as Bluu Biosciences, Bluu Seafood starts with a “one-time”

Meet Flowie, a new French startup that wants to facilitate money movements between companies. The company centralizes everything related to accounts receivable and accounts payable so that everyone in the company can see relevant information when it comes to getting paid by clients and receiving mo

If you own a home, you know that there is always something that needs to be repaired, installed or generally addressed. Whether it's a leaky faucet, a new bed that needs to be assembled or a Nest thermostat that needs to be installed, there is always something. One startup wants to make that pa

When you talk about investments in artificial intelligence startups versus machine learning startups, it’s important to distinguish “AI” from “machine learning.” Those phrases are often used interchangeably, but they carry a slightly different meaning. Machine learning

Prosus, the largest non-founder shareholder in Byju’s, has drastically slashed the worth of its stake in the edtech giant, implying a starkly diminished valuation of $5.1 billion to the Indian startup. Prosus disclosed on Tuesday that it had downsized the value of its 9.6% stake in Byju’

The alternative protein sector has seen a lot of movement in the past week, including U.S. regulators approving both Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell their cultivated chicken products for the first time in the country. Poised to help thriving startups in this sector is a new venture capital fund

Despite a challenging fundraising environment, venture funds able to prove their thesis are continuing to see interest from limited partners. Unshackled Ventures is the latest venture capital firm to close on a new fund, its third, with $35 million in capital commitments toward pre-seed investments

Kenyan fashion e-commerce startup ShopZetu is set to add beauty and home décor categories to its portfolio, in response to the growing needs of the young and style-conscious women in Africa. This is as it currently scales regionally over the next few months while working to attract international f

Dust is a new AI startup based in France that is working on improving team productivity by breaking down internal silos, surfacing important knowledge and providing tools to build custom internal apps. At its core, Dust is using large language models (LLMs) on internal company data to give new supe

Dexory, a company that serves warehouses with real-time inventory management data using AI software and autonomous robots, has raised $19 million in a Series A round of funding led by European VC Atomico. Founded in London in 2015, Dexory’s product can be split into two segments. On the hardw

Large brand distributors dominate the top of the supply chain, but toward the bottom, there are thousands of middlemen, including wholesalers, who are the ones creating relationships with retailers. Founded last year, Baskit wants to provide them with tools to digitize the management of their inven

The era of tech giants overstaffing and overpaying has ended, at least for now. But talent is flooding the market, and those still employed have been left to shoulder all the work — there's a huge opportunity for savvy recruiters to scoop up top performers. Today's job market is a confusi

One of the biggest mistakes startups can make at an early stage is not identifying their ideal customer personas (ICP). It is perfectly sensible though, as all your efforts at this stage of growth are usually being consumed with finding product-market fit and acquiring anyone and anything that walk