by Catherine Shu | Jul 6, 2022 | Business Enhancements, Startups
Creating and grading tests is one of the most time-consuming tasks teachers need to deal with. In Vietnam, a startup called Azota wants to help with an online software platform that not only helps educators develop and proctor tests, but also automatically grades them...
by Kate Park | Jul 6, 2022 | Business Enhancements, Startups
South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions has raised a $22.8 million (30 billion KRW) extension to its Series A financing from a strategic investor KT, one of the largest telecom companies in South Korea. Last month, TechCrunch reported on Rebellions closing on $50...
by Alex Wilhelm | Jul 6, 2022 | Business Enhancements, Startups
During the most recent Y Combinator startup batch, Peakflo stood out to TechCrunch. The company’s simple pitch — Bill.com for Southeast Asia — fit neatly into the broader narrative of the world increasingly digitizing its workflows and the generally...
by Matt Burns | Jul 5, 2022 | Business Enhancements, Startups, Venture Capital
Jordan Kretchmer founded Rapid Robotics with the mission of simplifying robotics for manufacturing by providing out-of-the-box automation solutions. Founded in 2019, the company quickly gained the attention of top VCs, including Bee Partners, which led Rapid...
by Mary Ann Azevedo | Jul 5, 2022 | Business Enhancements, Startups
Loft, a Brazilian proptech unicorn, has laid off about 380 employees, or 12% of its workforce, the company announced today. The layoff marks the company’s second round of cuts this year so far. In April, Bloomberg Linea had reported that Loft had cut 159 jobs. That...
by Christine Hall | Jul 5, 2022 | Business Enhancements, Startups, Venture Capital
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Guess who’s back? Back again? Well, me after a long weekend, but also Elon Musk is tweeting again, and he has lots of thoughts about...