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☆ Quench.ai, a new startup from the cofounder of verification unicorn Onfido, just raised a $5 million pre-seed round with this 11-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Quench.ai, a new company from Onfido cofounder Hussayn Kassai, has raised $5 million. The pre-seed round came from an array of firms including Firstminute Capital and Tuesday VC. The startup wants to help upskill young professionals at companies to give them a competitive edge. Quench.ai, a new startup using AI to help upskill workers, has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding. The startup, which was set up by the cofounder of identity verification unicorn Onfido, aims to help professionals find relevant training content to help with learning and development.

Persons: Hussayn Kassai, Kassai, Quench.ai Organizations: Firstminute Capital, Firstminute, VC, BY Venture Partners, Ada Ventures, Ventures, Notion Locations: COVID, Europe

☆ A startup using AI to help with clean energy procurement just raised $5.75 million from Coatue. Check out the 8-slide pitch deck Verse used to secure the cash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Verse, a startup using AI and optimization for clean energy procurement, just raised $5.75 million. A startup using generative AI to help businesses buy renewable electricity has just secured a $5.75 million seed round from growth investor Coatue. Switching to renewable energy is fundamental in decarbonization as energy makes up the bulk of annual carbon emissions; two-thirds of energy still comes from fossil fuels. Many do this by purchasing renewable energy credits, which certifies that they have paid for green energy, but they have faced controversy for double counting. Clean energy procurement lacks dedicated tools and comes with "massive" overheads, which is exactly what Verse wants to change, cofounder and CEO Seyed Madaeni told Insider.

Persons: Seyed Madaeni, Madaeni, Rangwalla, Climeworks, Matt Rogers Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Google, Excel, MCJ, Firstminute, Collaborative Fund, Incite.org Locations: San Francisco

☆ Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Lindus Health used to convince Peter Thiel to back its clinical trials platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has invested in British health tech startup Lindus Health. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Lindus Health used to raise the fresh funds below. Billionaire Peter Thiel has invested in a startup that aims to dramatically speed up clinical trials, bringing its total funding raised to $6 million. The British Medical Journal estimates that clinical trials in the UK have fallen by 41% between 2017 to 2021. With the cash injection, Lindus Health will focus on growing its commercial team, and expand its trials globally.

Persons: Peter Thiel, Michael Young, Thiel, Young, Firstminute, Hambro, Peter Thiel's, Sifted Organizations: Tech, PayPal, British Medical, Lindus Health Locations: London, Berlin, Germany, Europe

☆ Read the 20-page pitch deck Kyra, a creator platform, used to raise a $15 million Series A
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It plans to use the funds to launch Kyra Platform, a service to connect brands and influencers. If they accept, they are required to post a video on TikTok and link to that video on Kyra. There is no exclusivity required of the creator — they can work on different platforms or with their own manager in addition to being on Kyra Platform. It began shifting its focus to the short-form video platform in 2019, after two years of operating primarily as a content studio on YouTube. Read 20 pages of the pitch deck Kyra used to raise a $15 million Series A round:

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