Yildiz Ventures Newsletter | 01-15 Jan’25
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???Let's take a look at the highlights of the 01-15 January 2025! ??
???? Y?ld?z’?n ?zinde Podcast Serisi:??
?? ?? Yildiz Ventures Sunar: Y?ld?z’?n ?zinde Podcast Serisi ????9 Ocak b?lümünde moderat?rümüz Arzu Aslan Kesimer, insan kaynaklar? süre?lerini dijitalle?tiren yenilik?i ?K platformu Kolay ?K’n?n kurucusu ve COO’su Tunca ü?er’i konuk ediyor.. Y?ld?z'lad???m?z b?lümü dinlemek i?in hemen linke t?klay?n! ??- ??
?? Online grocery / Food Delivery:?
?? ?ngiltere merkezli sa?l?k giri?imi Cera, 150 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Bengaluru-based food delivery platform Swiggy launches 10-minute food delivery app - ??
?? Zomato introduces 15-minute delivery in Delhi - ??
?? Bengaluru-based quick commerce company Zepto is preparing for an IPO and is reportedly in talks to file draft documents by April 2025 - ??
?? Ki?iselle?tirilmi? haz?r yemek teslimat? alan?nda ?al??an Calo, 25 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Morrisons is launching an online private prescription service, ‘Morrisons Clinic’ - ??
? After ups and downs, French food delivery startup Epicery closes shop - ??
?? Turkish Startups / VC & CVC News :
?? Yerli mobil oyun stüdyosu Grand Games, 30 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? ?stanbul Valili?i ve Ziraat Kat?l?m'?n kültür varl?klar? projesi: Dijital ?stanbul - ??
?? Paya Dayal? Kitle Fonlama’da fon talebi 75 milyon TL’den 112.5 milyon TL’ye yükseltildi - ??
?? Yapay zeka destekli finans platformu Magnus, Decacorn Angels'tan yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Catering ?irketlerini bir araya toplayan pazaryeri: Catering Türkiye - ??
?? Minted Connect, 10 milyon dolar de?erleme üzerinden yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Ara?lara ak?ll? kamera sistemleri geli?tiren Büyütech, T3 GSYF’den 250 bin dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Global Startups / VC News :
?? Yapay zeka destekli tasar?m arac? Raspberry AI, 24 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Almanya merkezli sa?l?k sekt?rüne y?nelik fintech ??zümleri sunan Nelly, 50 milyon euro yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? ?rlanda merkezli fintech giri?imi Nomupay, 200 milyon dolar de?erleme üzerinden 37 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
??? Livestream shopping app Whatnot raises $265M, pinning valuation at nearly $5B - ??
?? ABD merkezli Biyoteknoloji giri?imi Francis Medical, 80 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? N?rolojik hastal?klara odaklanan biyoteknoloji giri?imi Tenvie, 200 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Robot kurye giri?imi Serve Robotics, 80 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Veri merkezi sa?lay?c?s? Digital Edge, 1.6 milyar dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Yapay zeka destekli madencilik ?irketi KoBold Metals, 537 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
?? Samsung pays $181M to become largest shareholder of Rainbow Robotics - ??
?Birle?ik Krall?k, IBM’in 6,4 milyar dolarl?k HashiCorp sat?n al?m?n? inceliyor - ??
领英推荐
?? Derin teknoloji giri?imi Apheris, 20.8 milyon dolar yat?r?m ald? - ??
????? E-commerce / Grocery:
?? 2024 in review: The 9 biggest grocery stories of the year - ??
? 8 retail trends to watch in 2025 - ??
?? Süpermarketleri kasiyersiz marketlere d?nü?türen yapay zeka giri?imi: Trigo - ??
? n11, kullan?c?lar?n?n 2024’teki al??veri? al??kanl?klar?n? payla?t? - ??
?? FoodTech / Food Companies
?? M&S accused of copycat product by small chocolate firm - ??
?? Tony’s Chocolonely now available on AirAsia MOVE’s Duty-Free Platform - ??
?? German confectioner Katjes Fassin is in a legal battle with European rivals like Lindt and Nestlé to defend its patent for using hydrolysed oat flour in vegan chocolates, a method central to its Chocjes line - ??
?? Middle Eastern meal delivery startup Calo raised $25 million Series B funding, in a round led by Nuwa Capital, to fuel its expansion into new markets and further develop its customised ready-to-eat meal offerings – ??
?? Seed gene-editing startup Inari raised $144 million in a Series G round, bringing total funding to $720 million, to advance its AI-powered SEEDesign platform for editing plant DNA to boost yields and resource efficiency in crops like soybean, corn, and wheat. - ??
?? ?? ?? AI / Web3 / Metaverse / Blockchain / Gaming:
?? OpenAI, ChatGPT'ye hat?rlatma ve g?rev planlama ?zelli?i ekledi - ??
?? OpenAI forecasts $5b loss as $200 ChatGPT Pro struggles - ??
? Meta, iki y?l ?nce piyasaya sürdü?ü Quest Pro’nun sat???n? durdurdu - ??
?? PUBG maker Krafton to invest $136m in game studios - ??
? Nvidia invested $1bn in AI deals in 2024 - ??
?? Nvidia'n?n 700 milyon dolarl?k Run:ai sat?n almas? tamamlad? - ??
?? Sustainability:
?? Mobil uygulamas?ndan cüzdan?na Türkiye'de plastik at?k iadesi: DOA - ??
?? How to help UK farming waste less food - ??
?? Worth Reading ?
? Venture funding remains stable in France thanks to AI startups - ??
?? The 13 European startups that became unicorns in 2024 - ??
?? Zor zamanlar, yeni f?rsatlar: 2024’ten 2025’e giri?imcilik ekosistemi - ??
?? M&A in European tech slowed in 2024 — but insiders expect things to heat up - ??
?? 2024'te en ?ok satan elektrikli ara?lar hangileri oldu? - ??
?? Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm raises $268.7m fund - ??
?? Why returns have been slow to follow investment in digital health - ??
? News from Y?ld?z Ventures’ Portfolio Companies?
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