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Resourcify, a platform to digitize waste management, raises €14M | TechCrunch
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Resourcify, a platform to digitize waste management, raises €14M | TechCrunch

Resourcify, a waste management and recycling platform, today announced that it raised €14 million ~($14.94 million) in a Series A round led by Vorwerk Ventures with participation from Revent, Ananda Impact Ventures, Speedinvest, BonVenture and WEPA Ventures. It’s a win for Gary Lewis, Resourcify’s CEO, who joined forces with Felix Heinricy in 2018 to launch...

Thai central bank raises key rate, cuts growth outlook By Reuters
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Thai central bank raises key rate, cuts growth outlook By Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate for an eighth straight meeting on Wednesday, despite slowing economic growth, below-target inflation and rising global uncertainties. The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) monetary policy committee voted to hike the one-day repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 2.50%. The rate has now been...

Sierra Space raises $290M at a $5.3B valuation | TechCrunch
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Sierra Space raises $290M at a $5.3B valuation | TechCrunch

Sierra Space has raised $290 million in a Series B round to scale its Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station projects, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The company has now raised $1.7 billion to date, a record-setting figure for investment for a commercial space company, Sierra said in a statement. The equity round...

AI chip company Kneron raises $49M to scale up its commercial efforts | TechCrunch
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AI chip company Kneron raises $49M to scale up its commercial efforts | TechCrunch

Kneron, which is developing AI chips to power self-driving cars, among other autonomous machines, today announced that it raised $49 million in an extension to its Series B round from investors including Foxconn, Alltek, Horizon Ventures, Liteon Technology Corp, Adata and Palpilot. Kneron’s CEO, Albert Liu, says that the new tranche, which brings Kneron’s total...

Taiwan raises concerns about situation ‘getting out of hand’ with China drills By Reuters
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Taiwan raises concerns about situation ‘getting out of hand’ with China drills By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Customers dine near a giant screen broadcasting news footage of aircraft of the Air Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) taking part in a combat readiness patrol and “Joint Sword” exercises around T TAIPEI (Reuters) – The increased frequency of China’s military activities around Taiwan...

AI startup Gizmo raises $3.5M by using gamified quizzes and flashcards to make learning fun | TechCrunch
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AI startup Gizmo raises $3.5M by using gamified quizzes and flashcards to make learning fun | TechCrunch

Gizmo, a generative AI learning startup that uses gamified quizzes to engage learners, today announced $3.5 million in seed funding from NFX, Ada Ventures, and Capital T. The company will use the funding to scale its platform globally, hire more engineers and roll out new features. Gizmo generates quizzes from user’s class notes, which can...