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OpenSea cuts 20% of staff, Headway raises $125M, Habyt raises $42M

OpenSea has cut ~20% of staff as NFT sales drop; the startup was valued at $13.3B back in January - Link

Headway, a NY-based startup that connects patients with insurance-covered therapists, raised a $125M Series C led by Spark Capital at a $1B valuation - Link

Habyt, a Berlin-based startup that offers an Airbnb-style service for more extended stays and flexible living in new cities, raised a $42M Series C co-led by Korelya Capital and Deutsche Invest - Link

Blackbird, a startup building restaurant loyalty tools where customers can earn native $FLY tokens to spend at other associated establishments, raised a $24M Series A led by a16z - Link

Mercury. Ready to make your startup’s ambitions real? Read our article to find out what active investors are looking at today here.

Kayak CEO Steve Hafner joins Jason to discuss the current landscape of the travel industry (1:56), its economic dynamics (17:40), emerging trends in hospitality (41:08), and much more! - Link

Amazon will shut down Amp, its live social audio app that it launched in March 2022 - Link

Patreon has rolled out new features like visual brand identities for creators, a new mobile app, an updated home feed, and new membership tiers - Link

Clearco, a Toronto-based startup using AI to underwrite businesses and help customers fund inventory and marketing invoices, announced recapitalization efforts, including a $60M Series D led by Inovia and Founders Circle - Link

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