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u/m m · 3 hr ago

Problem: Investors, Celebs, C-suite businessmen, Famous people, etc. are afraid to share their email id's publicly in fear of getting spammed.

Existing solutions: simplelogin by proton (aliases), hey (similar to simplelogin), hidemyemail by apple (only for signups and apple ecosystem), superdm (very trimmed down basic version for dm's, basically a glorified form), and some other basic extensions exist.

Idea: To build a complete layer of a tool which sits between the sender and receiver. Both sender and receiver don't change any habit. After the initial contact, they go back and forth in their existing emails. The tool acts as a gatekeeper.

Pros: Can stop emails before they reach inbox, can close emails access on off-days/vacations, or can accept emails for certain topics only. All they share is a public link of the tool, and in their dashboard can control how may emails they can get, by whom and at what time. Have full control of the incoming mails, without ever sharing their email.

Each conversation gets their own masked email, which the receiver can close whenever they want. If blocked, the sender mail can never respond nor create any new topic email.

Cons: You tell me!

I tried to explain the idea in very simple form. More stuff can be built on top of it.

Roast away the idea!

tl;dr: Share public link instead of actual email, respects privacy without changing any habit.

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u/m m · 20 hr ago

The Cloudflare Monetization Gateway is an engine that will give Cloudflare customers the ability to charge for any asset protected by Cloudflare: web pages, datasets, APIs, or MCP tools.

It will provide a single control plane to manage payment policies and access controls across your applications, while also protecting your origin from high payment volumes by handling payment verification and enforcement at the edge. At launch, payments will settle in stablecoins over x402, the open protocol they are building with a coalition of more than 25 industry leaders via the x402 Foundation.

The Monetization Gateway will provide a flexible payment rules API that will allow you to express exactly when you want a caller to pay to access your digital resources.

Here’s how it will work. Tokens, APIs, MCP tool calls, and data already flow through that path. You will decide, as precisely as you want, which of that traffic has to pay. And you will be able to enforce your decisions by writing expressions, similar to expressions that you already write for other Cloudflare rules, in a simple, dedicated product API. The Monetization Gateway will scale with Cloudflare’s global network across 330 cities, which means that the x402 handshake will occur in close proximity to your buyer. This will reduce request latency and protect your origin.

Source: Cloudflare

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u/m m · 21 hr ago

Vercel is acquiring Better Auth, the company behind the open source TypeScript authentication library, which has 4.7M weekly npm downloads and more than 850 contributors.

Founder Bereket Engida and the core team are joining Vercel to continue their work on Better Auth and agent identity.

The library remains free and open source under MIT, retains its name, and the team continues to lead development with the same open contribution model, community governance, and framework support across the ecosystem.

Source: Vercel

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u/m m · 8 d ago

You may reserve the username to use later this year when they launch the feature.

Reservations are rolling out throughout the week, and you'll be notified via your app! WhatsApp's rival Telegram has usernames available since 2014.

Source: WhatsApp

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u/m m · 14 d ago

Today META expands their AI glasses portfolio with 26 more styles and colors.

Meta Glasses available today, starting at $299.

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u/m m · 16 d ago
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u/m m · 16 d ago

EV logistics startup Zypp Electric is seeking to raise as much as $200 million through an initial public offering and has appointed Axis Capital, SBI Capital Markets and DAM Capital, three people familiar with the matter said.

The company is looking to raise $40-50 million in a pre-IPO funding round, aiming to nearly double its valuation. To date, the company has raised $76.5 million from investors including Goodyear Ventures, Venture Catalysts, Indian Angel Network Fund, We Founder Circle, 100Unicorns and IVY Growth Associates.

  • EV logistics startup Zypp Electric is targeting a $200 million IPO in FY28 to fund its next phase of growth.
  • The company plans to expand its EV fleet, deepen quick-commerce partnerships and enter new markets ahead of listing.
  • Zypp reported strong revenue growth in FY25 and is pursuing a pre-IPO fundraising round to strengthen its public market readiness.

Zypp was last valued at around $331 million as of March 2025, according to data from Tracxn. The publication had earlier reported that the company is looking to raise $40-50 million in a pre-IPO funding round, aiming to nearly double its valuation. To date, the company has raised $76.5 million from investors including Goodyear Ventures, Venture Catalysts, Indian Angel Network Fund, We Founder Circle, 100Unicorns and IVY Growth Associates.

Founded in 2017 by Akash Gupta and Rashi Agarwal, Zypp operates as an EV-as-a-service platform, providing electric scooters and loaders on rent to delivery executives and ecommerce companies for last-mile delivery. Its legal entity, Bycyshare Technologies, reported operating revenue of ₹437.9 crore in FY25, up from ₹292.7 crore in FY24. Losses widened to ₹107.5 crore from ₹89.6 crore over the same period.

In 2025, the company rolled out 500 electric scooters under a franchise-owned, company-operated model, allowing individuals, high-net-worth investors, family offices and institutions to invest in Zypp-approved EVs while the company manages fleet operations and maintenance. It competes with Yulu, Alt Mobility and EVeez.

Source: Outlook

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u/m m · 16 d ago

The Early-Stage Startup Funding Program at Titan Capital provides pre-seed and seed-stage investments of $300,000 to $500,000 (USD) for passionate founders.

Founded by Snapdeal’s Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, the firm generally acts as the first institutional investor, focusing on high-conviction teams.

Core Funding Criteria

  • Stage & Sector: Pre-seed and seed rounds. They are heavily sector-agnostic but show high interest in consumer internet, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and deep-tech.
  • Valuation: Typically invest in early-stage companies with a valuation cap of $6M USD.
  • Selection Focus: The founding team is the number one criteria, prioritizing those with a sharp vision, strong fundamentals, and a commitment to scaling sustainably.

Benefits & Support

Beyond capital, the Titan Capital program empowers founders by moving quickly on decisions and providing hands-on operational support.

Key perks include:

  • Strategic Mentorship: Access to a deep operator-led network of seasoned entrepreneurs and investors to guide legal, financial, and go-to-market strategies.
  • Global Reach: Introductions to a wide investor and corporate network to help scale businesses sustainably.

Special Initiatives (Future Indicorns)

For founders focused on the AI space, Titan Capital regularly runs cohort programs like Future Indicorns targeting domestic Indian innovations in sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and governance. Startups selected for these specialized tracks can also receive up to $25,000 in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits.

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u/m m · 16 d ago
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