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We’re nearly there, of us. It’s the final Thursday of 2022, and at present now we have some information for you out of Alibaba and Spotify, in addition to some crypto information out of India. And as at all times, we offer you some goodness from TC+, our premium membership program. Learn on, expensive readers, and we’ll be again once more tomorrow to deliver you the ultimate moments of 2022 in tech. — HP

The TechCrunch Prime 3

• Alibaba’s cloud transfer: Alibaba Cloud has a brand new president, Rita stories. The third-largest public cloud infrastructure supplier on the planet solely after AWS and Microsoft has appointed Daniel Zhang, the corporate’s CEO, as performing president.
• Ring it in with Spotify: Aisha writes that the platform needs that can assist you welcome 2023 in fashion with what it thinks you may take pleasure in. Such playlists as “Social gathering Hits,” “Flooring Fillers,” “Pop Social gathering” and “Rock Social gathering” will usher you as much as and previous midnight. The hub additionally offers you some DJ mixes from the likes of TT the Artist, Carlita, AMÉMÉ, Coco & Breezy, &ME and Austin Millz. Get down!
• Indian crypto regulation: Below its G20 presidency, India has stated it would look to prioritize the event of a framework for the worldwide regulation of unbacked crypto property, stablecoins and decentralized finance, writes Manish.

Startups and VC

• Recall this: Catherine writes that Recall.ai raised $2.7 million in a seed funding spherical to assist with a unified API that works with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Groups to assist prospects construct apps for quite a few use instances.
• Down rounds: Mary Ann spoke with GGV’s Hans Tung and Robin Li concerning the agency’s place in a difficult enterprise atmosphere. (Requires TC+ subscription.)

Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital within the post-FTX period

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Might the FTX debacle have been prevented if buyers had taken a extra energetic curiosity within the firm’s operations?

Given the chilly local weather for late-stage fundraising and widespread financial uncertainty, “it’s time for the startup group to redefine what ‘founder-friendly’ capital means and stability each the supply and value of that capital,” writes Blair Silverberg, co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital.

In a TC+ visitor publish, he weighs the relative advantages of energetic versus passive buyers, breaks down the fundamentals of debt startup financing, and shares recommendation “for founders searching for a greater stability of capital and exterior experience for his or her companies.”

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Wanting again and searching forward

We rounded up the most effective of our TC+ protection from the roller-coaster 12 months in crypto. Not sufficient? Jacquie offered us with a pair additional with a view to squeeze extra pulp out of the crypto juice:

Ron took a have a look at the personal fairness that dominated the highest 10 enterprise M&A offers this 12 months. The offers totaled practically $154 billion. (Requires TC+ subscription.)

Rebecca has some concepts about what’s in retailer for the micromobility market in 2023 — after what she stated was a “tumultuous” 12 months.