TWiST Ticker

Share this post

Figure raises $70M to build humanoid robot, Spotify building AI tools for host-read ads

twistticker.substack.com

Figure raises $70M to build humanoid robot, Spotify building AI tools for host-read ads

TWiST Ticker
May 24, 2023
5
Share

Figure, a startup building a humanoid robot, raised a $70M Series A led by Parkway; the company has not publicly revealed the look or a demo of its robot - Link


Spotify is working on tools to generate ads with AI versions of hosts’ voices, according to Bill Simmons, founder of The Ringer, a Spotify-owned property - Link


Go, a Tokyo-based taxi-hailing service, raised a $72M funding round led by Goldman Sachs at a ~$1B valuation; after launching in 2020, Go currently has ~70% of Japan’s ride-share market - Link


Insider, an Istanbul-based AI-powered marketing platform, raised $105M at a ~$2B valuation; the company serves 1200+ customers globally and has raised $274M so far - Link


Crowdbotics. Great ideas can change the world, and Crowdbotics is the fastest way to turn those ideas into code. Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist.


Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring two startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university⁠ - Link


TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew confirmed that Oracle has started reviewing the company’s source code to host and manage all US user data, aiming to resolve concerns over national security and data privacy - Link


Episode Six, an ATX-based startup building enterprise infrastructure for payments processing and digital lending, raised a $48M Series C; the company has ~150 employees and plans to scale to 200 by EOY - Link


BandLab Technologies, a Singapore-based startup offering a social music generation platform, raised a $25M Series B1 at a $425M valuation; the company has >60M registered users - Link


This Week in Startups

E1748: Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K

E1747: Demoing Google’s MusicLM, AssemblyAI, and other AI tools with Sunny Madra

E1746: Fireside chat with Jason Calacanis & Brad Gerstner hosted by Mubadala’s Ibrahim Ajami

E1745: Viral fundraising tactics with Rewind AI’s Dan Siroker + How to build a strong brand

E1744: Magic.dev CEO Eric Steinberger on making developers bionic


LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit

Squarespace - Use code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain

Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time

5
Share
Comments
Top
New
Community

No posts

Ready for more?

© 2023 TWiST Ticker
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing