Nylas, maker of APIs to integrate email and other productivity tools, raises $120M, passes 80K developers

Companies like Stripe and Twilio have put APIs front and center as an effective way to integrate complex functionality that may not be core to your own technology stack but is a necessary part of your wider business. Today, a company that has taken that model to create an effective way to integrate… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Without a clear ask, your pitch deck is useless

Having a great &quot;ask&quot; slide can reassure investors: It shows a founder wants to raise an amount of money that unlocks the next stage of growth and knows what milestones they need to hit to get there. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Equity crowdfunding appears immune to market volatility, on track for its best year yet

With the fundraising climate now showing cloudy skies, equity crowdfunding is getting ready for a field day. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Hit game PUBG Mobile returns to India with scores of questions

Krafton, which filed for an IPO earlier this week, has built a gigantic gaming empire. If the firm is able to raise the target $5 billion from the IPO it will be the largest public offering in its home country, South Korea. The firm has something to celebrate elsewhere in the world, too. On Thursda… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Instagram’s TikTok rival, Reels, rolls out ads worldwide

Instagram Reels are getting ads. The company announced today it&#8217;s launching ads in its short-form video platform and TikTok rival, Reels, to businesses and advertisers worldwide. The ads will be up to 30 seconds in length, like Reels themselves, and vertical in format, similar to ads found in… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Amazon’s Appstore lowers its cut of developer revenue for small businesses, adds AWS credits

Amazon is following in the footsteps of app store giants Apple and Google with this week&#8217;s introduction of its Amazon Appstore Small Business Accelerator Program. The new program will reduce the commissions Amazon takes on app developer revenues for qualifying smaller businesses. Previously, … Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

10 ways founders can manage their mental health while fundraising

It&#039;s imperative that entrepreneurs sharpen and maintain their mental health while slogging through fundraising. It takes two things: prevention and awareness. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

How to land the top spot in Google search with featured snippets in 2021

Google search is not what it used to be. We all want to be No. 1 on the search results page, but getting there isn’t enough. It might be worth it to instead go for the top featured snippet position. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr raises $50M

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr this morning announced a $50 million Series D. The oversubscribed round &#8212; which features Regal, Aware Super, Perennial, Argo and Greencape &#8212; follows a $30 million raise last August, bringing the Los Angeles company’s total funding to north of $100 m… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Following lawsuits, Snapchat pulls its controversial speed filter

Lately, Snapchat&#8217;s 3D Cartoon lens has been all the buzz, making all of our friends look like Pixar characters. But since 2013, a staple filter on the ephemeral photo-sharing app has been the speed filter, which shows how fast a phone is moving when it takes a photo or video. Today, Snapchat … Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Tractable raises $60M at a $1B valuation to make damage appraisals using AI

As the insurance industry adjusts to life in the 21st century (heh), an AI startup that has built computer vision tools to enable remote damage appraisals is announcing a significant round of growth funding. Tractable, which works with automotive insurance companies to let users take and submit pho… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News