Waterfund commits $50M to OurCrowd’s water and agtech portfolio – TechCrunch

Waterfund, an investment and trading firm that specializes in acquiring and managing water-related infrastructure assets, today announced a deal with Israel-based crowdfunding platform OurCrowd that will see the Waterfund team…

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Uber’s new battles in the UK, Lucid Motors’ second life plans and Cruise acquires Voyage – TechCrunch

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ironSource is going public via a SPAC and its numbers are pretty good – TechCrunch

Israel’s ironSource, an app-monetization startup, is going public via a SPAC. But before you tune out to avoid reading about yet another blank-check company taking a private company public, you’ll…

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Social shopping-focused Chums announces $3.5M raise ahead of YC Demo Day – TechCrunch

With Y Combinator Demo Day kicking off tomorrow morning, startups in the current batch are hurrying to make a little news before they show off their recent growth to investors.…

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Side raises $150M at $1B valuation to help real estate agents go it alone – TechCrunch

Side, a real estate technology company that works to turn agents and independent brokerages into boutique brands and businesses, announced Monday that it has raised $150 million in Series D…

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Binance-backed Xend Finance launches DeFi platform for credit unions in Africa – TechCrunch

Nigerian startup Xend Finance uses decentralized finance (DeFi) to address currency devaluation. DeFi aims to bridge the gap between decentralized blockchains and financial services. Aronu Ugochukwu and Abafor Chima founded…

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Astroscale launches its ELSA-d orbital debris removal satellite – TechCrunch

Space startup Astroscale has launched ELSA-d, the demonstration mission for its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA) technology, which aims to dock with, and then safely remove, orbital debris. Astroscale’s demonstrator…

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