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NYT learns how GM car buyers wound up in a program that raised insurance rates

April 30, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Buyers, car, insurance, learns, NYT, Program, raised, rates, wound

The story about GM sharing driving data from connected vehicles with third parties now has a third installment. The quick recap is that New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill broke the news that GM was selling driving data about specific drivers and specific trips to LexisNexis and Verisk, two companies that help auto insurance [...]read moreNYT learns how GM car buyers wound up in a program that raised insurance rates

Important Information on Feeding Raised Chickens – 2 Paws Up Inc.

March 27, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Pets Chickens, Feeding, Important, Information, Paws, raised

Chickens can eat almost everything from meat to vegetables. Many times, they can also be fed dog food and they’ll peck it with full gusto, or be given pig food and they’ll eat it without hesitation. Chickens are cleaners of garbage tidbits! They can even wipe out every insect, worm, or anything little and more [...]read moreImportant Information on Feeding Raised Chickens – 2 Paws Up Inc.

Confirmed: Photoroom, the AI image editor, raised $43M at a $500M valuation

February 27, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 43M, 500M, Confirmed, Editor, Image, Photoroom, raised, valuation

Photoroom, the AI-based photo-editing app out of Paris that has been growing like a weed targeting people doing business online while also attracting a lot of casual users to boot, confirmed it closed its latest funding round: $43 million at a $500 million valuation, according to CEO and co-founder Matthieu Rouif, who co-founded Photoroom with [...]read moreConfirmed: Photoroom, the AI image editor, raised $43M at a $500M valuation

Spain’s Embat which has raised $16M plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting

February 27, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 16M, Accounting, compete, Embat, Plans, raised, realtime, Spains, Trovata

For obvious reasons, financial teams can spend a great deal of time on corporate treasury management, accounting and bank reconciliation, so anything that speeds up that process usually garners a lot of interest. Today Embat, a Spanish fintech which does what they call “real-time treasury management”, has closed a financing round of $16 million Series [...]read moreSpain’s Embat which has raised $16M plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting

India spurs space sector investment with raised limits on foreign funding

February 22, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology foreign, funding, India, investment, limits, raised, sector, Space, spurs

India has updated official rules in the space sector to attract global investors and companies, after opening it up to private players four years ago. The new foreign direct investment (FDI) policy raises limits on foreign investment, potentially spurring renewed interest in the South Asian space community. Private and public actors in India have been [...]read moreIndia spurs space sector investment with raised limits on foreign funding

This YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’

February 21, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 31M, alum, Build, Construction, permitting, raised, TurboTax

Anyone who has ever tried to build or renovate a house knows the pain of obtaining construction permits. Challenges in receiving permits not only add frustration, but also time and expense to any project. It’s no surprise then that the startup world has seen a flurry of startups focused on streamlining the permitting process. The [...]read moreThis YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’