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Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, has announced $9 million in Series A funding led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital. The app, available on the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store, is designed to help users plan a group trip with their friends from start to finish. Founded in 2020, […] Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, raises $9M by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Synctera, a banking-as-a-service startup, has raised an additional $15 million as it expands into Canada. NAventures, the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada, led the financing, which brings Synctera’s total raised to $60 million since its June 2020 inception. Private equity firm The Banc Funds and sponsor bank partners Veritex Community Bank, Midland […] Synctera raises $15M to help companies launch embedded banking products in Canada by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The company has two new booking tool features for families with disabilities, including guaranteed accessibility in hotel rooms and a price match. Wheel the World grabs $6M to offer guaranteed accessibility, price match for hotel rooms by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Ken Van Haren and Chris Stanley were data scientists at Google and Square, respectively, who found themselves frustrated by how much time they were spending wrangling infrastructure versus doing actual data science. In surveying their colleagues, they found that it was a common problem. According to one poll, data scientists spend over half their time […] Y Combinator–backed Patterns is building a platform to abstract away data science busywork by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

I’ve spent years trying to understand which tools give you the most bang for your buck and which are just not worth the overhead. Building a lean B2B startup growth stack by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

For years, Phil George was the executive sponsor of a mentoring program at McMaster-Carr, an industrial hardware supplier, where he spent weeks trying to match program participants with only scant information about them to go on. Employees often requested resources while mentors asked for training, and mentees wanted more guidance on goals. And as the […] MentorcliQ raises over $80 million to grow its employee mentoring software and services by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Brussels-based startup Cowboy has been in the news lately for its cash burn rate. But the company wants to control its narrative again with some product and business news. Cowboy is launching a new feature called ‘AdaptivePower’, which automatically adjusts the power of the motor depending on the current slope and weather conditions. Cowboy’s electric […] E-bike maker Cowboy raises new funding round and launches AdaptivePower by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Using data to make better decisions faster helps startups in the crowded SaaS space improve product development, identify hidden market opportunities and complete work with fewer false steps, important priorities as these startups seek out a piece of the booming SaaS market, projected to increase by 19.7% over the next six years.   A Singapore- and […] Houseware launches out of stealth to help SaaS companies optimize revenue using data by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Among the wave of Spotify announcements coming out of today’s Spotify Stream On event, the company also shared some exciting news with podcast listeners — in particular, Batman fans. Spotify is launching a new podcast series “The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark,” starring comedian-actor Hasan Minhaj as The Riddler. As part of Spotify’s exclusive multiyear […] Comedian Hasan Minhaj returns as The Riddler in new Spotify podcast series by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

A steady stream of new startups pitch their ideas, concepts, products and services on a daily basis to TechCrunch reporters: Startups that claim to predict when employees might want to leave for a new job; that think they can detect depression using someone’s voice; that experiment by using chatbots on patients with depression; that scrape […] Today’s startups should terrify you by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

In addition to news related to its mobile app’s revamp and the introduction of TikTok-style music and podcast discovery feeds, Spotify today announced podcast-focused news at its Stream On event in LA this morning. The company showed off a redesigned version of its Spotify for Podcasters dashboard which will now work to better organize its […] Spotify is revamping its podcaster tools, including Anchor, and is partnering with Patreon by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

At Spotify’s Stream On event today, the company introduced new tools to help artists on the streaming service build an audience and grow. Spotify showcased a suite of tools to help artists find fans who would enjoy their music the most, and also announced new features designed to create buzz around their content, merchandise and […] Spotify debuts new new growth and discovery tools for artists, merch and live events by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Thousand Faces, a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. Meet the women-led web3 startups from Thousand Faces’ demo day by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

A startup founded by ex-Apple design and engineering team Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, Humane, today raised another $100 million to build what it calls an “integrated device and cloud services platform” for AI. Humane’s work is shrouded in mystery. But its latest round of funding, a Series C, attracted a laundry list of notable […] Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Vantage, a startup that helps businesses better understand their cloud infrastructure spend (and automate their savings), today announced that it has raised a $21 million Series A funding round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from by Andreessen Horowitz, which led its seed round, as well as Harpoon Ventures, CloudFlare CEO and co-founder Matthew […] Vantage raises $21M Series A to help bring down cloud costs by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Garin Hess, a tech entrepreneur based in Utah, experienced what he calls the “demo bottleneck” at a previous software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup while pitching to potential customers. He theorized that a self-directed interactive demo, personalized to each stakeholder, could not only streamline the process and save time, but also help organically discover and engage other stakeholders […] Consensus raises $110M to inject automation into SaaS product demos by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Meet Elyn, a new French startup that recently raised a $2.7 million (€2.5 million) pre-seed funding round led by Headline and Sequoia Arc. The company wants to offer some flexibility when it comes to e-commerce online payments. Instead of paying for items before they are even shipped, Elyn lets customers try before you buy something. […] Elyn slightly delays online payments so you can try before you pay by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: AI-driven fintech Candidly nabs $20.5M Series B to help consumers ‘crush debt’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

If your startup doesn't have a well-defined business model — and a backup in case the first one fails — it's unlikely to get funded. TechCrunch+ roundup: Building a core AI team, Brazil’s CVC climate, remote work rituals by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

The economy is a bit better — kind of, maybe, sort of? While things appear to be trending in the right direction, it’s going to be a long road. Besides, if you’re unable to find work, positive macroeconomic trends are cold comfort. One of the nice things about having a platform like TechCrunch is the […] A list of robotics companies that are hiring by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. The money to make it happen, however? That leaves a thing or two to be desired. For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets, and documents in a variety of formats. […] Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Candidly partners with employers and financial institutions to embed AI-driven student debt and savings optimization products into employee benefits engines. Candidly picks up student debt relief where new US policies leave off by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

It takes a special kind of gumption to wake up in the morning and say ‘you know what? I can do better than Airbnb,’ but that’s what Andreas King-Geovanis did with Roami. The company added a $14 million of equity and venture debt, bringing its funding to a total of $29 million. The company used […] Roami takes on Airbnb with creativity, grit and $14M by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Too often, companies start with AI technologies while skipping the business processes and the structure of the data itself, which has a much greater impact on the end results. The best way to start an AI project? Don’t think about the models by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

The Sonos One wasn’t broken, but that doesn’t mean the company’s is above fixing it. Over two generations and a few variants, the compact speaker has become one of the company’s most popular. Really, it’s been a big win for a firm whose portfolio can give off a whiff of inaccessibility, compared to other connected […] Sonos replaces the One, adds a spatial audio speaker to lineup by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Businesses dependent on the physical supply chain face a number of potential roadblocks. Customers expect fast deliveries with visibility into each step, but costs — including transportation and raw materials costs — are rising thanks to inflation and other factors. Meanwhile, there’s a talent shortage, particularly in areas like logistics and operations management, and technical […] Overhaul, which taps AI to secure physical supply chains, raises $73M in equity and debt by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok is launching a new feature called “Series” that allows eligible creators to post content behind a paywall, the company announced on Tuesday. The new monetization feature adds another way for creators to earn money for their content on the app. Series is current only available to select creators, with applications to join opening in […] TikTok’s new ‘Series’ feature lets creators put content behind a paywall by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

D-ID, the Israeli startup behind Deep Nostalgia, announced today that it’s launching the beta version of its new web app that allows users to talk face-to-face with photorealistic AI. The web app, called chat.D-ID, combines D-ID’s text-to-video streaming technology with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to make conversations with AI more accessible. The startup’s CEO and co-founder, Gil […] D-ID’s new web app gives a face and voice to OpenAI’s ChatGPT by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Upway, the French startup that refurbishes and resells electric bikes across a range of brands, launched in the U.S. Tuesday. The company will focus its efforts on the Northeast region of the country, but its bikes will be available for shipping across the continental U.S. Upway has already made a name for itself in Europe, […] Upway launches online marketplace for refurbished e-bikes in US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The company uses machine learning and predictive analytics along with science-of-aging and essential human support to offer retirement products and programs.  Assured Allies secures $42.5M Series B to help Americans ‘successfully age’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch