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V7 snaps up $33M to automate training data for computer vision AI models

TechCrunch

It’s only as good as the models and data used to train it, so there is a need for sourcing and ingesting ever-larger data troves. But annotating and manipulating that training data takes a lot of time and money, slowing down the work or overall effectiveness, and maybe both. V7’s specific USP is automation.

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Curtsy, a clothing resale app aimed at Gen Z women, raises $11 million Series A

TechCrunch

Curtsy , a clothing resale app and competitor to recently IPO’d Poshmark, announced today it has raised $11 million in Series A funding for its startup focused on the Gen Z market. Curtsy also helps sellers to schedule a free USPS pickup to save a trip to the post office, and it will even send sellers a shipping label, if need be.

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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

Fast-forward to today, with millions of hours in aggregate clocked up on services like Zoom, Microsoft’s Teams, Google’s Meet, WebEx and the many other videoconferencing apps out there, and skeptics might argue that what we have on the market today has been good enough.

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Product Engineering done right for ISVs – Best practices for growth, scale, and market success

Trigent

Developing a successful software product is highly challenging in today’s competitive market. Meeting customer expectations and delivering a reliable solution in the market is the biggest challenge for every organization. This could often lead to delayed time-to-market or the launching of a substandard product.

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6 Factors That Can Impact Your Commercial Business

Strategy Driven

In the commercial world, factors ranging from sudden disasters to evolving market trends play a crucial role in shaping the business landscape. Market Trends and Consumer Behavior Market trends and consumer behavior are dynamic factors that can significantly impact a commercial business.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck

TechCrunch

“What makes us stand out” — USP slide. ” Technology layers — Tech stack. Cover slide — “Where we are headed” New Markets/Radical Innovations — Positioning slide. Add-on holographic AR display — Future product slide. “Application across multiple industries” — Go-to-market brainstorm.

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Berlin’s Yababa snags $15.5M to scale a multicultural grocery delivery biz across Europe

TechCrunch

Yababa suggests such developments are a sign of market “validation” — while also arguing there’s a massive opportunity to build a leading pan-European grocery-buying platform catering for underserved multicultural communities, given what’s still a relative lack of competition. (And, Oja bags $3.4M

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