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Filing shows Salesforce paid $419M to buy Spiff in February
[[{“value”:” Salespeople live and die by commissions. It’s no surprise, then, that Salesforce paid a premium to buy a platform that simplifies managing commissions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
YoLa Fresh, a GrubMarket for Morocco, digs up $7M to connect farmers with food sellers
[[{“value”:” YoLa Fresh works with over a thousand retailers across Morocco and records up to $1 million in gross merchandise volume. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Instagram now lets teens limit interactions to their ‘Close Friends’ group to combat harassment
[[{“value”:” Instagram is expanding the scope of its “Limits” tool specifically for teenagers that would let them restrict unwanted interactions with people. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Iyris makes fresh produce easier to grow in difficult climates, raises $16M
[[{“value”:” Agritech company Iyris helps growers across eleven countries globally increase crop yields, reduce input costs, and extend growing seasons. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Romanian startup FintechOS raises $60M to help old banks fight back against neobanks
[[{“value”:” FintechOS competes with other companies such as Ncino, Meridian Link, Abrigo and Backbase. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Exactly.ai secures $4M to help artists use AI to scale up their output
[[{“value”:” Exactly.ai says it uses generative AI to help artists retain legal ownership of their art while being able to reproduce their designs faster and at scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
India’s Agnikul launches 3D-printed rocket in sub-orbital test after initial delays
[[{“value”:” After two years of preparation and four delays over the past several months due to technical glitches, Indian space startup Agnikul has successfully launched its first sub-orbital test vehicle, powered by its unique 3D-printed rocket engines, space agency Indian Space Research Organisation said Thursday. Called Agnibaan SOrTeD (Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator), the single-stage launch vehicle lifted […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Fisker cuts hundreds of workers in bid to keep EV startup alive
[[{“value”:” Struggling EV startup Fisker has laid off hundreds of employees in a bid to stay alive, as it continues to search for funding, a buyout or prepare for bankruptcy. Workers suspected layoffs were coming when the company directed everyone to work from home on Wednesday — an out-of-character directive, according to multiple current and former […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Chinese EV makers, and their connected vehicles, targeted by new House bill
[[{“value”:” Chinese EV manufacturers face a new challenge in their pursuit of U.S. customers: a new House bill that would limit or ban the introduction of their connected vehicles. The bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, comes as the trade war between the U.S. and China heightens in the aftermath of the Biden administration’s decision […] © 2024 TechCrunch….