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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

TechCrunch

When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change fast. After setting records in 2021 as “Zoom investing” took off, how are local startups faring in 2023?

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Virtual dressing room startup Revery.ai applying computer vision to the fashion industry

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students Kedan Li, Jeffrey Zhang and Min Jin Chong, is creating what they consider to be the first tool using existing catalog images to process at a scale of over a million garments weekly, something previous versions of virtual dressing rooms had difficulty doing, Li told TechCrunch. co-founders Jeffrey Zhang, Min Jin Chong and Kedan Li.

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Apply to Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

If you fit the description, apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. The TechCrunch editorial team reviews all applications and will choose roughly 25 stand-out startups to participate in tech’s top pitch competition. The Startup Battlefield translated easily to the virtual format.

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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

CIO

Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town.

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Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to virtual events

TechCrunch

To date, twine’s events customers have included names like Microsoft, Amazon, Forrester, and others, and the service is on track to do $1 million in bookings in 2021, the company says. So the company shifted its focus to the familiar events space, with a specific focus on online events which grew in popularity due to the pandemic.

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Is this the year that we get our dream back channeling platform?

TechCrunch

Some investors still scoff at the idea that their portfolio companies may be asked to review what it’s like to work with them; similarly, founders are surprised when stories, not Cultureamp surveys, are where honest feedback truly lives. Wordle is tech born of love that asks nothing in return.