As the end of 0% interest rates keeps taking its toll, SoftBank-backed Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup Oda has confirmed 150 layoffs and a refocus on Norway and Sweden, where it hopes to reach profitability next year.
People being let go is never good news, but Oda co-founder Jon Kåre Stene, now a partner at VC firm Skyfall Ventures, hopes that this "could spark off the birth of several new startups in the Norwegian tech scene or strengthen companies already set out on a journey." Europe already has several startup factories — think Skype — and now it could be Norway's turn.
Hardware is hard, episode 234: We already knew that Humane's Ai Pin launch was going anything but smoothly. Now the startup urges customers to stop using its charging case due to battery fire concerns. This is "out of an abundance of caution" and based on a single complaint, according to Humane, but it is unlikely to help its case.
Reinventing the walkie-talkie: The two co-founders of French startup ten ten are getting little sleep these days as their original social app went viral, with 1 million downloads in their home country and 6 million globally.
Sued, fined, and evicted: AI mortgage startup LoanSnap isn't doing well. With backers such as Reid Hoffman, Richard Branson and the Chainsmokers, it has employees deeply concerned about its future as worries keep mounting.
Falling from height: The inside story of Fisker's collapse is a fascinating one, and TechCrunch has it. Sean O'Kane worked on this for weeks, and the result is a tale of hubris, power struggles, and the repeated failure to set up basic processes that are foundational for any automaker.
We will dance again: Co-founder and CTO of Firefly, Joseph "Sefi" Genis, was among the hundreds murdered by Hamas on October 7. Now the Israeli startup is forging on.
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