Monthly Archives: October 2022

The Download: funding US batteries, and Elon Musk’s Twitter deal is nearing completion

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What new federal funding will mean for making batteries The US is on a climate tech spending spree. Over the past year, federal action has set aside hundreds of billions of dollars for…

Snapchat rolls out more advanced video editing tools with Director Mode

Image: Snapchat Snapchat is giving users more powerful video tools through a new feature called Director Mode. It’s available starting today globally for iOS and Android. Director Mode, first previewed in April, brings a handful of new features for filming and editing videos on Snapchat, including a few that are popular on other platforms. Green…

Mattilda wants to take over payment collection for Latin America’s private schools

Digital payments are gaining momentum in Latin America, and startups like Mexico-based mattilda are putting their spin on streamlining financial and administrative processes for private schools while also offering credit backed by future school fees. The company was founded in 2022 by José Agote, Jesús Lanza, Juan Pablo Bravo, Adrián Garza and Ileana Gómez. Agote,…

Navina secures $22M to process and summarize medical data for clinicians

Navina, a company developing AI-powered assistant software for physicians, today announced that it raised $22 million in Series B funding led by ALIVE with participation from Grove Ventures, Vertex Ventures Israel and Schusterman Family Investments. Bringing the startup’s total raised to $44 million, inclusive of a grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority, the proceeds will…

SGNL.ai secures $12M to expand its enterprise authorization platform

SGNL.ai, a company developing enterprise authorization software, today announced that it raised $12 million in seed funding led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Fika Ventures, Moonshots Capital and Resolute Ventures. CEO Scott Kriz said the proceeds will be used to develop the company’s core products and hire the initial team, as well as work…

Personal carbon-cutting app Joro raises $10M Series A from Sequoia, Jay-Z’s Arrive

Cutting your own carbon footprint isn’t easy, even for the most motivated person. Tracking, tallying, investigating, researching. For Sanchali Pal, though, that was part of the fun. Pal, who had been working in international development, wanted to start trimming her footprint. “I started building an Excel spreadsheet of the carbon emissions in my life, starting…