Billions for startups targeting hourly workers

Plus, companies cash in on getting you out of the house May 30, 2023 Hi, {NAME}. You better get off that couch and go camping this summer. Or at least [these startups]( are hoping you do. Plus, hourly workers are in demand and a batch of startups wants to cash in on this new employment era. ⏱️ [Hourly workers are in demand and startups are capitalizing on it]( Startups that target the massive market of hourly and gig workers and employers have raised billions of dollars in venture and growth funding over the past couple of years — and investment continues to flow to the space, Crunchbase data shows. Related Crunchbase data: [Hourly And Contract Worker Platforms And Tools]( ⛺ [Summer is here and these funded startups want you to camp]( Apparently, there’s big money in getting you out of the house. Or at least venture investors seem to think so. We look at startups that have raised funding in the past three years with an eye to getting consumers off their screens and outside. Related Crunchbase data: [Summer Recreation-Related Startups]( 🥇 [Top 10: Anthropic gets another huge round, but biotech rules]( Last week was another big one for AI, with [Anthropic]( taking the crown as the largest U.S. startup funding recipient of the week. But not too far behind were a slew of biotech companies, with those on [our top 10 list]( collectively raising almost $1 billion in the space of a week. 🐢 [Are layoffs finally slowing down?]( In a pretty dramatic turn of events, only around 350 job cuts were recorded in our [Tech Layoffs Tracker]( last week — far fewer than the thousands we usually add to the tally each week. But is that actually an indication that the brutal pace of tech job cuts is abating? Maybe not. ❣️ [Is the AI hype for real? $20B in investments says yes]( As every investor and their French Bulldog scrambles to get in on the AI action, we look to the data for answers. Overall, $20 billion has been raised by [startups using “AI” in 2023](. 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