AI as a service to solve your business problems? Guess again – TechCrunch

Ralf Haller is the executive vice president of sales and marketing at NNAISENSE. SaaS, PaaS – and now AIaaS: Entrepreneurial, forward-thinking companies will attempt to provide customers of all types…

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Options pool rules, voice tech hurdles, keeping employees engaged – TechCrunch

“In today’s cash-rich environment, options are more valuable than cash,” says Allen Miller, a principal at Oak HC/FT. “In turn, managing your option pool may be the most effective action…

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub – TechCrunch

There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs…

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Seqera Labs grabs $5.5M to help sequence COVID-19 variants and other complex data problems – TechCrunch

Bringing order and understanding to unstructured information located across disparate silos has been one of the more significant breakthroughs of the big data era, and today a European startup that…

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TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding – TechCrunch

After living through the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers are re-evaluating their career path. Stefan Heinrich Henriquez, a former head of Global Marketing at TikTok and chief…

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Glovo to double down African investment in the next 12 months — but will it stay put? – TechCrunch

Spanish on-demand delivery platform Glovo today announced plans to double its investment in Africa and expand its operations on the continent. The Barcelona-based company has invested up to €25 million…

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Wright tests its 2-megawatt electric engines for passenger planes – TechCrunch

Just like the automotive industry, aerospace has its sights set on going electric — but flying with battery-powered engines is a tougher proposition than rolling. Wright is among the startups…

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