OTI Lumionics, which is developing CPM Patterning display tech to let device makers avoid notches or cut-outs, raised a $55M Series B from LG, Samsung, and more (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Merge, an API integration service focused on HR and accounting systems, raised a $55M Series B led by Accel, says over 2,500 companies use it in their SaaS apps  —  The funding environment may have changed in recent months, but startups with strong fundamentals are still able to raise.

Reuters:
Applied Materials says US export controls on chips and chipmaking tech to China would result in a $250M-$550M loss in net sales in the quarter ending October 30  —  Chip-making technology supplier Applied Materials Inc (AMAT.O)said on Wednesday export restrictions to China would result …

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Samsung announces the first third-party TV makers to ship with its Linux-based Tizen OS in Europe and Australasia in 2022  —  Samsung has confirmed the first third-party smart TV makers to ship with its Tizen operating system (OS), with several manufacturers preparing to launch Tizen-powered TVs this year across Europe and Australasia.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Boston- and London-based Zoe, a nutrition and health tracking app, raised £25M led by Accomplice at a £209M valuation, after closing a £48M Series B in May 2021  —  Zoe, a startup founded by doctors and researchers out of London and Boston, made its name during the pandemic …

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Norwegian grocery delivery startup Oda raised ~$151M from Kinnevik and others at a ~$353M post-money valuation, down from ~$900M in April 2021  —  Online grocery delivery, a booming business at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, has definitely come down to earth with the other shifts we’ve seen …

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
London-based V7, which offers an API for data annotation and labeling needed for AI training models, raised a $33M Series A led by Radical Ventures and Temasek  —  Artificial intelligence promises to help, and maybe even replace, humans to carry out everyday tasks and solve problems that humans …