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Meta axed CrowdTangle, a tool for tracking disinformation

Meta axed CrowdTangle, a tool for tracking disinformation
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August 19, 2024

What We're Reading

  • Meta axed CrowdTangle, a tool for tracking disinformation. Critics claim its replacement has just ‘1% of the features’ [TechCrunch]
  • California AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disasters, but Silicon Valley warns it will cause one [TechCrunch]
  • Rivian launches smaller $1,400 camp kitchen, 5 years after initial demo [TechCrunch]
  • NASA and Rocket Lab aim to prove we can go to Mars for 1/10 the price [TechCrunch]

Trending Companies

 

Walnut Insurance, a company that provides digital insurance services, raises $4.6MM Equity Funding from NAventures.

Insurtech • Toronto, Canada

 

Bardeen, a company that provides productivity tool to automate repetitive tasks and control web apps from anywhere, raises $3MM Equity Funding from HubSpot Ventures.

Workflow Management • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Anduril, a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance, raises $1.5BN Series F from Sands Capital Management.

Surveillance • Costa Mesa, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Prana Thoracic, a manufacturer of medical devices intended for minimally invasive surgery, raises $3MM Series A from cultivate(MD).

Diagnostics • Houston, TX • Post-Money Valuation

 

Levitate, a firm that develops a marketing software platform, raises $15MM Series D from Bull City Venture Partners.

SaaS • Raleigh, NC • Post-Money Valuation

 

Plonts, a company that discovers and designs microbial communities to transform inexpensive plants into new categories of sustainable fermented foods, raises $12MM Seed from Lowercarbon Capital.

Alternative Protein • Oakland, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

InventWood, a firm that develops wood-based materials intended to improve thermal energy, raises $8MM Equity Funding from Undisclosed Investors.

Processing • Frederick, MD • Post-Money Valuation

 

Anjuna Security, a firm that develops cloud security platform intended to provide hardware-grade protection for data, applications and workloads, raises $25MM Series B-2 from Alpha Intelligence Capital.

Cloud • Palo Alto, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Branch Energy, a technology company that enables consumers to lower their energy bills and carbon footprint through AI, raises $10.8MM Series A from Zero Infinity Partners.

Analytics • Houston, TX • Post-Money Valuation

 

Fair Tech, a warranty firm that offers coverage plans tailored to suit different needs and budgets, a quick claims process with no paperwork, towing assistance and trip interruption reimbursement, raises $1.4MM Seed from Blue Collective.

Auto Insurance • Dover, DE • Post-Money Valuation

 

Hyperbots, a firm that develops AI assistant platform that helps automation of services for accounts payables, expense processing and payment management, raises $2MM Seed from Kalaari Capital.

Artificial Intelligence • Dover, DE • Post-Money Valuation

 

Level AI, a developer of AI-native solutions designed to drive efficiency, productivity, scale, and excellence in sales and customer service, raises $39.4MM Series C from Adams Street Partners.

Artificial Intelligence • Mountain View, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Feeling Great, a developer of software platform for improving mental health, raises $8MM Seed from Learn Capital Venture Partners.

Apps • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Chaiz, a company that develops a comparison marketplace for car insurance, raises $3.7MM Seed from ResilienceVC.

Automotive • Austin, TX • Post-Money Valuation

 

Cents, a company that provides an all-in-one business management system for laundromats and dry cleaners, raises $40MM Series B from Camber Creek.

Laundry & Dry Cleaning • New York, NY • Post-Money Valuation

 

Warner Pacific acquires Ashmore & Associates, a firm that offers retail insurance brokerage services such as property, casualty insurance, employee benefits consulting and risk management.

Insurtech • Lubbock, TX • Deal

 

Hugging Face acquires XetHub, a developer of machine learning-enabled data management software.

Artificial Intelligence • Seattle, WA • Deal

 

GrubMarket acquires Good Eggs, a provider of organic grocery products and prepared meals.

AgTech • Oakland, CA • Deal

 

Houlihan Lokey intends to acquire Waller Helms Advisors, an investment banking boutique focused on the crossroads of the insurance, healthcare and investments services sectors.

Investment Management • Chicago, IL • Deal

 

Inovar Packaging acquires The Kennedy Group, a provider of labeling, promotional, tracking, and identification solutions.

Contract Packaging • Willoughby, OH • Deal

 

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