Threads, Meta’s Twitter competitor, is now live

Meta is taking on Twitter with a new app. Instagram today announced the anticipated launch of its text-based social networking app, Threads, which allows Instagram users to authenticate with... Read more »

Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises $65M for preventative healthcare through full-body scans

Neko Health, the health tech startup co-founded by Spotify co-creator Daniel Ek, has raised €60 million ($65 million) in its first external round of funding. The Series A round... Read more »

Cornerstone VC hires Ella Wales Bonner as first female partner

Cornerstone VC, one of the leading funds in the UK with a diversity-led investment thesis, announced today the hiring of its latest partner: Ella Wales Bonner. She will be... Read more »

PharmEasy, once valued at over $5 billion, seeks new funding at a 90% valuation cut

Indian online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has informed its existing investors that it plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a 90% markdown from the... Read more »

After bootstrapping for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million

Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015. It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. And it’s a bootstrapped company, meaning that it... Read more »

China’s WeRide secures self-driving vehicle license from UAE

The United Arab Emirates has given Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide the first national license for self-driving vehicles. The permit allows WeRide to test its Level 4 autonomous vehicles... Read more »

Kentucky is the latest state to mandate Tesla’s charging plug

Kentucky now requires that electric vehicle charging companies include Tesla’s charging plug if they want to secure federal funds from a state program to electrify highways, Reuters reports. The... Read more »

Farmers use tech too with Charles Baron from Farmers Business Network

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Charles Baron, the co-founder and CMO at Farmers Business... Read more »

Deep tech in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to skyrocket

The Tesla Gigafactory planned to be built in Mexico should be seen, Bloomberg argues, “as a graduation moment for Mexican manufacturing.” And there’s hope that the CHIPS bill, which... Read more »

Chinese EVs have yet to succeed in Europe. The Middle East could be different

For Chinese electric car manufacturers, Europe has long been a priority destination for international expansion. With its affluence, environmental consciousness, and relatively friendly attitude towards China, the continent has... Read more »
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