Typeface emerges from stealth with $65M to bring generative AI to the enterprise

Typeface, a startup developing an AI-powered dashboard for drafting marketing copy and images, emerged from stealth this week with $65 million in venture equity backing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV (Google Ventures), M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund) and Menlo Ventures. Founded by former

Archetype wants to help developers build a metered API billing solution

When developers are building software with API access, they need to figure out how to bill users fairly for hitting the API gateway. A flat fee probably wouldn't cover the heavy users and would be unfair to the lighter ones. Archetype, an early-stage startup, has created a metering solution, so

Serena Ventures backs SoLo Funds as finance platform tops 1M registered users

SoLo Funds has acquired over 1 million registered users and over 1.3 million downloads to make it “the largest and first Black-owned personal finance platform” to do so, Rodney Williams, co-founder and president of SoLo, told technewss. The community finance company defines the claim “as a b

Gable raises the roof (and $12M) for better remote working options

Remote working options and workplace flexibility can be a bit of a head-scratcher for employees and employers alike, but Gable, which has just raised $12 million in Series A funding following on a $3.25 million round of seed funding, is hoping to make it smoother for everyone. The company provides

Want to go from direct-to-consumer to retail? This startup has a platform for that

While the global pandemic was still in full force, Dipti Desai, who had been building data platforms at Uber at the time, started working with a nonprofit selling masks on Shopify. As she helped them build out their digital storefront, Desai began talking to other brands about their challenges with

Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS

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Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’

Emily Kramer is well known in the marketing world, both for her professional expertise and her voice. The entrepreneur was Carta's former VP of marketing and made headlines in 2020 when she filed a lawsuit that accused the company of gender discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and

SepPure’s nanofilters massively reduce energy cost of industrial separation processes

As pressure grows on companies to reduce reliance on gas and oil, established processes even at industrial scales are being questioned, offering an opportunity for tech to step in. SepPure is looking to replace the complex gas-based distillation of oils with a membrane engineered at the nanometer s

Bending Spoons lays off 129 Evernote staffers

Months after acquiring Evernote, Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons has made steep cuts at the note-taking and task management app. Layoffs took place at Evernote on Friday, February 17, an Evernote spokesperson confirmed to technewss, affecting 129 people. “This was a

Using predictive LTV to juice up marketing campaigns

As a marketing veteran, you’re likely familiar with the concept of LTV (lifetime value) and its importance in determining the success of your acquisition strategies. But, are you utilizing predictive LTV in your day-to-day decision-making? If not, you’re missing out on a powerful tool t

Fantasy sports app Champions Round raises $7M to build new content creator feature

Champions Round, a fantasy league startup that caters to Gen Z sports fans, announced today that it raised $7 million in new Series A funding. The funding round will go toward developing a new “Creator Rooms” feature, which gives sports content creators the opportunity to engage further with yo

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

"" > City Spotlight: Boston Register for the free event here! 5 investors discuss Boston's resilient tech ecosystem Boston's university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in pl

5 investors discuss Boston's resilient tech ecosystem

"" > City Spotlight: Boston Register for the free event here! Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders Boston's university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change

Spade turns credit card transaction gibberish into clear, actionable data

We've all looked at our credit card statements and seen the reference numbers that are just a string of letters, numbers and symbols that don't mean much to the average consumer. Most times the statement shows where something was purchased and the company, but what happens when a company