Mexico-based BNPL startup Aplazo raised a $45M Series B led by QED Investors, bringing its total raised to $100M+ in equity and $75M in committed debt (Anna Heim / TechCrunch)

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Aplazo is using buy-now-pay-later as a stepping stone to financial ubiquity in Mexico tcrn.ch/4bzXpVB

Inside TC’s Techstars investigation and how AI is accelerating disability tech via Equity Podcast techcrunch.com/2024/05/03/ins…

How European disability tech startups are leveraging AI tcrn.ch/49YG6MS

Solo GP fund Andrena Ventures hopes to carry startup talent onto its next challenges tcrn.ch/3y2cO2M

Tip Techmeme - My write-up of the first London Defence Tech Hackathon - organised in conjunction with UK & Ukrainian military last weekend. The results were very promising. There’s a video wrap at the end.
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Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market tcrn.ch/3JyBoKT

Nvidia acquires AI workload management startup Run:ai ift.tt/kJCfbs7

Y Combinator alum Matterport is being bought by real estate juggernaut Costar at a 212% premium tcrn.ch/4d7e8RP

Seraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt tcrn.ch/3vYWZJr

Berlin-based finmid, which makes embedded fintech solutions for SMBs, raised a €23M Series A at a €100M post money valuation, bringing total raised to €35M (Anna Heim / TechCrunch)

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In Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch, 33 companies from Latin America were featured.

Last winter, that dropped to 10. And this year, that number fell to a single startup: Salvy (YC W24).

What's behind the decline? Anna Heim breaks it down 👇
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Rubrik’s IPO filing reveals an AI governance committee. Get used to it. tcrn.ch/3U4Xxqc

Belgium-based Robovision, which offers AI-based no-code computer vision tools to businesses, raised a $42M Series A co-led by Astanor Ventures and Target Global (Anna Heim / TechCrunch)

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Embracing neurodiversity, LEGO introduces certified sensory inclusive stores, celebrates autistic creators and funds 'play for all' innovators.

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Autism Impact Fund closes $60 million first fund and broadens its scope tcrn.ch/3J4W25f

Boutique startup studio super{set} gets another $90 million to co-found data and AI companies tcrn.ch/3IWuYVz

French deep tech spinout Diamfab crystallizes hopes for diamond semiconductors to support green transition tcrn.ch/3TxZ0nH

Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news app Artifact may not be shutting down after all tcrn.ch/3xj5NtI

RX confirms plans to close #MipTV and move to London for 2025 dlvr.it/T4dMd9