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We mentioned a conference in the wrong country in the first edition of DailyCrunch. We made the headline better. We're sorry, but we love you, Finns.
Yesterday was the day. There is a wall of new exciting things to look at and an opportunity for you if you are a space startup.
Let's start with the top three.
The TechCrunch Top 3
- I’ve got the golden IT ticket: Putting in a ticket with the IT department to make a slight tweak to some lending criteria could have a bank’s head of credit waiting for longer than necessary. Enter Taktile, which is making this more of a no-code, self-service function. With $20 million in new funding, it helps fintech companies test and deploy those tweaks without a developer, Kyle reports.
- No cloudy days here: Amazon is pouring more money into India, this time $4.4 billion for its cloud unit over the next eight years as it launches a second cloud region in Hyderabad, Manish reports.
- This is one Popup you won’t want to “X” out: When building an online store on some marketplaces, merchants are offered the basic tools. However, as their business expands, merchants have to lean on more and more tools. Popup grabbed $3.5 million in funding to solve this problem with a no-code way to design online storefronts using just one tool, Christine writes.
Startups and VC
Aura, a startup that makes digital frames and photo-sharing apps that can also be used to update those frames, has pulled in some funding to expand its business as it closes in on 3 million users of its app and 1 million frames sold. A mix of debt and equity has been raised by the company, which will be used to boost manufacturing this quarter and to make plans for the future.
The collapse of FTX is causing a lot of attention. Today's news from Bitpanda is an important signal for the Austrian company which has received a license from Germany's financial regulators.
There are more VC and startup stories for you to read.
Cold outreach with a warm touch: Here’s the fast pitch we emailed to investors
It isn't a bad idea to pitch a startup to investors without a recommendation.
According to the duo, cold outreach was a key part of their strategy.
The process to find people who were a fit after I changed my criteria was quick.
Cold outreach with a warm touch: Here’s the fast pitch we emailed to investors
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Similar social media companies have been highlighted. Ivan writes about how to manage moderation on a platform that is gaining popularity in Brazil, but that is turning into a number of challenges.
Temu, Pinduoduo's sister app, has gained some attention after topping the U.S. App Store.
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- Look who became fast friends: One-time frenemies security hacker George Hotz and Elon Musk seem to have buried the hatchet, and Hotz signed on to help at Twitter, Connie reports. Meanwhile, Amanda tells us that Twitter’s Blue Verified relaunch is again on hold. Oh, and if Twitter’s own archiving is taking too long for you, Kyle has a list of free tools that make archiving a breeze.
- Locked out of Mars: Hackers found a way to lock out Mars Stealer malware from their own servers, Zack writes.
- Tumblr to the rescue: People are flocking to Twitter-like alternatives, but many of these new platforms can’t handle the sudden interest. Here to help is Tumblr, which is adding support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps, Sarah writes.
- A global currency conundrum: Tage writes about FTX’s influence on Africa, where billions in cryptocurrency was processed monthly before the company’s collapse.
- Straight outta “Big Hero 6”: If you’ve never seen “Big Hero 6,” one of the plotlines is about this ambitious tween who creates robots that can build things, and now Brian reports that researchers are building robots that can build themselves.
