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Was it the pandemic? Did everyone follow too many ADHD TikTokers? Have smartphones fried our brains? Whatever the case, there is a boom in ADHD tech solutions, from online drug deliveries to web sites and apps. There’s definitely something going on out there. There were 139.84 million and 366.33 million ADHD affected adults in 2020, […] ADHD startups are exploding, and now there even a dedicated browser by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Cash management — tracking who needs to pay an invoice and whether it’s been done — can make or break a business. Now, a startup building SaaS software to help finance departments manage this more intelligently is announcing some funding to expand after seeing strong demand. Growfin, a Singapore- and San Francisco–based fintech startup that […] Growfin’s AI-based cash collection SaaS expands further to US and Asia by Kate Park 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: Game developer bans 6,700 cheaters and publishes their usernames by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

In a tweet, Anderson individually addressed those she felt were supportive to Catch as its scaled its app to provide payroll and benefits for people who are self-employed. Catch founder says health benefits startup is shutting down by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders boards. Khosla, who spoke on stage at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles this week, spoke about the culture of capital. “I’m not a big fan of governance; I think if you engage […] Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs? Don’t sit on your founders’ boards by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

A lot of music streaming services and discovery apps have followed a formula for introducing new artists and songs to their users: an AI-powered vertical feed that highlights clips of songs. SoundCloud is the latest app to try this feature out. The company is testing a vertical feed discovery feature both on its iOS and […] SoundCloud is testing a TikTok-like feed for music discovery by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Any organization hoping to scale can create rituals that engage people in their work and inspire them to be their best selves. Creating remote work rituals that stick by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

Alerzo, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce platform that digitizes commerce and payments processes between FMCG suppliers and informal retailers, has laid off 15% of its full-time workforce, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. This is the company’s second round of layoffs in seven months. As a first-party e-commerce business, Alerzo had a headcount of more than 2,000 […] Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup Alerzo cuts 15% of full-time staff in second round of layoffs by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Last month, Flutterwave, Africa’s largest startup by private valuation, was involved in a hack that resulted in over ₦2.9 billion (~$4.2 million) missing from its accounts, according to local tech publication Techpoint Africa. According to the documents seen by the publication and reviewed by TechCrunch, unknown actors transferred the funds across 28 accounts in 63 transactions […] Alleged security breach leaves millions of dollars missing from Flutterwave accounts by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

TGIF, my TechCrunch homies. It’s that time of week again — the time for Week in Review, where we recap the past five days in tech news. As always, lots happened, so let’s dig in sans delay. Well, perhaps with a slight delay. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that TechCrunch Early Stage, TechCrunch’s […] OpenAI launches an API for ChatGPT, a startup attempts a humanoid robot, and Salesforce turns it around by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. One of the quieter conversations in venture capital has only grown louder, in my DMs and interviews, over the past few months: The known bias […] The oh-so-biased branding risk in venture capital by Natasha Mascarenhas 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: Japanese marketing tech firm Geniee acquires Zelto for $70M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Uber has rolled out updates to its Shop and Pay feature that address three of the most commonly raised courier issues: out of stock items, digital payments and order clarity before accepting a trip. The ride-hail and delivery giant quietly launched Shop and Pay last year, a feature that lets delivery workers opt into receiving […] Uber is coming for Instacart by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Movies Anywhere, the Disney-owned app that lets users access their digitally owned movie collection from across services, is shutting down two features, “Screen Pass” and “Watch Together.” Screen Pass, which launched in 2020, allows you to loan out three movies per month within the app, which recipients can then watch for up to 72 hours. […] Digital locker app Movies Anywhere sunsets ‘Screen Pass’ and ‘Watch Together’ features by Lauren Forristal 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: Stealth startup Figure releases first photos of its all-purpose humanoid robot by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Neuralink’s ambition to provide a brain-computer interface orders of magnitude better than what’s out there now has hit headwinds with the FDA, Reuters reports. The agency reportedly rejected the company’s application to begin human testing last year, a somewhat expected obstacle that seems nevertheless to have frustrated backer Elon Musk. The well-sourced report explains that […] Neuralink human testing has reportedly received one FDA rejection already by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Pinterest has begun alpha testing a new advertising product that allows brands to reach consumers from a more prominent position within the company’s mobile app. With the “Premiere Spotlight” ad, as the new format is currently being called, advertisers will gain access to a premium placement for 24 hours on the Pinterest app’s search page. […] Pinterest is testing a new premium video ad format on its app’s search tab by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Drone developer Brinc today showed off its newest drone, designed to help cops and others who care about public safety do their jobs from a safe distance. The new quadcopter is called Lemur 2 and is tooled up and ready to go into areas that otherwise would be too dangerous for humans. The new drone […] Brinc’s Lemur 2 straps on blue strobes and is ready for action by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

It is raining AI-powered features all across search engines. Today, Brave Search launched a new “Summarizer” feature, which is powered by different large langue models (LLMs) — OpenAI’s GPT tech isn’t one of them. Just like the name suggests, its job is to provide a synopsis of a search query using different sources. The summary […] Brave Search launches an AI-powered summarization feature by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Immi carved out a niche in the huge instant noodle market with its plant-based version of instant ramen that also has lower carbohydrates and increased protein. Naomi Osaka, Usher, Apolo Ohno back Immi’s next phase of instant ramen domination by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Wunderkind, a platform that enables brands to target web visitors through emails, texts and other digital advertising formats, today announced that it raised $76 million in a Series C round led by Neuberger Berman, the financial services company. Wunderkind’s newly appointed CEO, Bill Ingram, says that the tranche — which brings Wunderkind’s total raised to […] Behavioral marketing platform Wunderkind nabs $76M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

SpotDraft, an Indian legaltech startup that has built an AI-powered Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution, has raised $26 million in a funding round led by Premji Invest. As a company grows, so does the need for business contracts. Whether it’s with employees, clients, investors, or regulatory authorities, contracts become an essential tool for expansion. However, […] Legaltech startup SpotDraft raises $26M to streamline contracts by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

High employee turnover is often a hint that a company’s human resources strategy isn’t working, but it’s also difficult for managers to identify who is thinking of leaving. HR Signal wants to make retention easier by using algorithms to predict which employees are most likely to seek another job. The worker analysis startup, which has […] HR Signal helps companies figure out who is most likely to quit and why by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

VCs see a rich opportunity in tools to manage the contract lifecycle. Two years ago, startups developing software that helps draft, manage and review contracts raised over $70 million in venture equity. While a relatively small space compared to, say, the market for customer relationship management ($44.9 billion in 2023), contract lifecycle management, or CLM, […] SpotDraft shows that contract lifecycle management remains profitable, raises $26M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Hexa, a 3D asset visualization and management platform, today announced that it closed a $20.5 million Series A round from Point72 Ventures, Samurai Incubate, Sarona Partners and HTC. CEO and co-founder Yehiel Atias said that the cash will be put toward product development and expanded customer acquisition efforts well into 2023. HTC’s participation in the […] Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

While a partner at a VC firm, Nicolas Sharp took on the project of finding customer relationship management (CRM) software for the firm. The process, he says, was “a nightmare,” leading him to build a CRM platform that could meet his — and his company’s — needs. “I became a developer by night and a […] Attio raises $23.5M to build a next-gen CRM platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Jon Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund. In a blog post published today, Lonsdale — who serves as 8VC’s general partner — said that his firm’s mission is “to fix a broken world.” While he did not specify which industries the new fund […] 8VC raises $880M in new fund that aims ‘to fix a broken world’ by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter last month officially banned third-party clients putting a sudden end to popular apps including Tweetbot, Twitterific, and others. Now, in an unusual turn of events, two developers this week have updated their shuttered apps with new functionality: they’re asking their subscribers to decline to receive a refund by clicking a new “I don’t need […] Tweetbot and Twitterific ask customers to decline refunds in rare App Store exception by Sarah Perez 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: Chase and DoorDash deliver new co-branded credit card with loyalty rewards by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Koji, the link-in-bio platform that gives creators a digital storefront on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, launched a new e-book tool that lets users sell e-books and audiobooks, the company announced yesterday. The new tool is essentially a template that creators can use to sell any e-book or audiobook from within social media […] Link-in-bio platform Koji launches new tool to let creators sell e-books by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch