Daily Crunch: Generative AI search engine startup You.com adds multimodal chat

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When fundraising, anchor your company with the ‘why now?’ slide

When talking to investors, you’re answering the what (product), why (mission), where (if relevant) and how (strategy and go-to-market). But founders often ignore another important question: Why now? Why... Read more »

Roku soars past revenue expectations as it bets on streaming devices to boost growth

Over a month after Roku announced its first Roku-branded TVs, which will launch in the U.S. in spring 2023, the hardware company reported its quarterly earnings this afternoon, which... Read more »

Is the ‘exodus’ over? Here’s how Twitter alternatives have fared since Elon Musk’s acquisition

Was there a Twitter exodus or just a Twitter pause? Did it even matter? New data takes a look at how a range of “Twitter alternatives” have fared in... Read more »

Silicon Valley goes to war

At Andreessen Horowitz’s recent American Dynamism summit, Hadrian founder and CEO Chris Power painted a picture of the country in peril. “I’m here to talk to you about an... Read more »

Apkudo, a platform for managing connected devices, raises $37.5M

Apkudo, a Baltimore-based startup developing a platform to help manage, sell and test connected devices like smartphones and laptops, today announced that it raised $37.5 million in a Series... Read more »

Dear Sophie: Do I qualify for an E-1 trader visa?

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year... Read more »

a16z, GV back Thatch in its effort to simplify health benefits for startups and their employees

When you’re dealing with health issues, worrying about how you’re going to pay for care can be a major additional stressor. This can be compounded when you’re facing major... Read more »

Intuitive Machines’ post-SPAC war chest depleted by shareholder redemptions

Lunar technology company Intuitive Machines received far less cash from its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) than it forecasted, according to filings with the U.S. Securities... Read more »

Funga wants to accelerate carbon capture using belowground fungal biodiversity

Funga claims to be the first company to leverage nature’s power of carbon removal, by focusing on restoring belowground fungal biodiversity. The company just raised a $4 million round.... Read more »
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