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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education – TechCrunch
While both LinkedIn and Y Combinator are still going strong, a new crop of companies are looking to fill the gap via structured online experiences that combine training and connections.

A marketplace for independent brands and retailers raises $400 million
Faire Wholesale—which connects 300,000 retailers with 40,000 brands in categories ranging from home décor and food products to apparel and jewelry—says it will use the new funding to build its staff, improve its website features, and expand internationally. Wholesale marketplace company Faire Wholesale Inc. raised $400 million and plans to expand internationally.

Bitrise grabs $60M to keep companies updated with constantly changing mobile requirements – TechCrunch
Bitrise is meant to support developers who are busy running processes rather than creating new value for customers.

Fractional lands $5.5 million to let friends (and strangers) invest in real estate together – TechCrunch
As teammates at buy now, pay later fintech Affirm, Stella Han and Carlos Treviño bonded over their shared background of growing up in real estate families. The mission of “pay at your own pace” at Affirm clashed with their firsthand experience of the taxing time commitment and high cost…

This YC Summer batch features the largest group of African startups yet – TechCrunch
African startups also increased from 10 in the winter batch to 15 this time around, a record for African startups in a single YC cohort.

Cron is a new calendar app following in Sunrise’s footsteps – TechCrunch
Meet Cron, a new calendar app for the Mac that wants to bring some innovation to this space. The startup directly mentions Sunrise as an inspiration for those of you who still remember it. Sunrise used to be a popular calendar product that was acquired by Microsoft. Cron has attended Y Combinator’s…

SalaryBox raises $4 mn funding from Y-Combinator, others
The company will utilise the funds to grow its team, invest in building new products and features, and further expand its user base

InEvent Helped Teams Navigate COVID. Now The EventTech Startup Is Working On The Latest Crisis: The Great Resignation - Hypepotamus
InEvent, a Y Combinator grad, decided to put down roots in Atlanta to take advantage of international access vis-à-vis the airport and the city’s overall high quality of life back…

Homebase raises $30M to help more people in Southeast Asia become property owners – TechCrunch
Homebase, a Ho Chi Minh City-based proptech startup that helps people buy homes, announced today it has raised $30 million in equity and debt (the ratio was undisclosed). The company’s business model is similar to Divvy Homes and ZeroDown in the United States and, in fact, Divvy Homes co-founder an…

Oxygen, a neobank for freelancers and small businesses, in talks to raise funds at over $500 million valuation – TechCrunch
Oxygen, a startup that is bringing digital banking services to freelancers and micro- and small-sized businesses, is in talks to raise a new round at a valuation of over $500 million, two sources familiar with the matter told me. The San Francisco-headquartered firm is in advanced stages of talks t…