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Fertility startup Hannah Life Technologies gets $5.15M Pre-Series A May 10, 2022

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Hannah Life Technologies, a startup for couples trying to conceive, announced today it has raised $5.15 million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.

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South Korea’s OHouse lands $128M to add AR to home improvement app May 10, 2022

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During the worst days of the pandemic, when people were stuck at home and starving for some form of entertainment beyond streaming yet another TV series, many turned to DIY home improvement projects.

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Daniel Ek pumps $50 million into Spotify: ‘I believe our best days are ahead’ May 09, 2022

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Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek said on Friday that he’s pouring $50 million into the music streaming service, driving its stock price up by more than 3% to a high of $108.98 per share during regular trading hours.Â

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Lucid is raising prices on its luxury Air EV by as much as 13% May 09, 2022

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Lucid Group is the latest automaker to up the price of its electric vehicles. The company announced Thursday alongside its first-quarter earnings report that it was raising prices of the variants of its luxury Air sedan, beginning June 1.

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Tomorrow Farms wants to revamp the pantry May 06, 2022

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Tomorrow Farms is turning the concept of pantry and refrigerator staples on its head to create foods that are better for us.

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Shopify acquires shipping logistics startup Deliverr for $2.1B May 06, 2022

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Shopify today announced that it will acquire Deliverr, a San Francisco, California-based ecommerce fulfillment startup, for $2.1 billion.

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As supply chain issues mount, Fictiv helps companies get from prototype to manufacturing May 05, 2022

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It used to be getting from prototyping to manufacturing meant long, expensive trips to places like Shenzhen and a whole lot of trial and error. Fictiv was founded back in 2013 to address some of the biggest pain points of bringing products to market.

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Fundid’s injects first funding into providing capital, credit for small businesses May 05, 2022

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Fundid has a three-pronged approach to simplifying access to capital for small businesses with fewer than 10 employees.

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Getlife wants to democratize life insurance in Europe May 04, 2022

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Meet Getlife, a Madrid-based startup that just raised $6.3 million (€6 million) in seed funding. The company wants to make it easier to access life insurance products in Europe. For instance, there’s no medical exams needed to subscribe to Getlife.

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Backed by Tiger Global and Sequoia India, Toplyne helps product-led growth teams tackle user conversion May 04, 2022

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For product-led growth companies (PLG), the perennial question is: how do we get non-paying customers to subscribe?

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