Cal AI's viral success came from paying a small army of influencers
Cal AI, the AI calorie tracking app founded in 2024 by 19-year-old Zach Yadegari.
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TechCrunch StartupsAI Score4242 Fortune Term SheetAI Score3838 Reese Witherspoon Buys Back Hello Sunshine From Candle Media
Reese Witherspoon and European studio Mediawan are acquiring Candle Media's majority stake in Hello Sunshine.
Fortune Term SheetAI Score2222 Hailey Bieber on Selling Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty for Up to $1B and Keeping Creative Control
Hailey Bieber and cofounder Lauren Ratner sold Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty in a deal worth up to $1 billion.
Tech Funding NewsAI Score3030 Bumble in Talks to Go Private at ~$1B Valuation as Paying Users Fall 16%
Bumble is in advanced talks with Ithaca Holdings on a take-private deal valuing it at about $1B.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score4040 Apple to Hire Team and License Tech From Shut-Down Podcast Startup Huxe
Apple disclosed to the European Commission that it will make employment offers to certain Huxe AI employees and take a non-exclusive license to the startup's intellectual property. Huxe.
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