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TechCrunch Startup News

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5:01

Indy VC firm Sixty8 Capital launches $20M fund aimed...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/11

It is clear that Black, women, Latinx and LGBTQ+ startup founders face an uphill battle when it comes to getting a share of the VC investment pie in Silicon Valley. Perhaps that’s why Sixty8 Capital, a firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana, smack dab in the middle of the country, has chosen to launch a new […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:23

Serial fiction app Radish acquired by Kakao...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/11

Serialized fiction app Radish has been acquired by Kakao Entertainment in a transaction valued at $440 million. Kakao Entertainment is owned by Kakao, the South Korean internet giant whose services include its eponymous messaging platform. Radish founder Seungyoon Lee will hold onto his role as its chief executive officer, while also becoming Kakao Entertainment’s global […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:16

Tiger Global is betting that more schools are going...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/10

Income-share agreements, or ISAs, are a way to bring flexibility to the often steep financial costs of higher education. The financial model allows a student to learn at zero upfront cost, and then pay any costs through a percentage of future income over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:55

BigBrain aims to bring live mobile trivia back to glory

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/10

If you ask Nik Bonaddio why he wanted to build a new mobile trivia app, his answer is simple. “In my life, I’ve got very few true passions: I love trivia and I love sports,” Bonaddio told me. “I’ve already started a sports company, so I’ve got to start a trivia company.” He isn’t kidding […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:53

Metafy adds $5.5M to its seed round as the market for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/07

This morning Metafy, a distributed startup building a marketplace to match gamers with instructors, announced that it has closed an additional $5.5 million to its $3.15 million seed round. Call it a seed-2, seed-extension or merely a baby Series A; Forerunner Ventures, DCM and Seven Seven Six led the round as a trio. Metafy’s model […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:50

How 4 New Jersey pools turned into a startup that...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/06

As the oldest of 12 children, Bunim Laskin spent much of his teen years looking for ways to help keep his siblings entertained. Noticing that a neighbor’s pool was often empty, Laskin reached out to ask if his family could use her pool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:59

Timescale grabs $40M Series B as it goes all in on...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/05

Timescale, makers of the open source TimescaleDB time series database, announced a $40 million Series B financing round today. The investment comes just over two years after it got a $15 million Series A. Redpoint Ventures led today’s round with help from existing investors Benchmark, New Enterprise Associates, Icon Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures. The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:52

Fitness ring maker Oura raises $100M

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/05

It’s been a wild couple of years for Oura. Last year, in particular, proved to be a major driver for the wearable fitness manufacturer. With the pandemic bringing professional sports to a screeching halt in 2020, a number of major leagues have adopted the ring, including the NBA, WNBA, UFC and NASCAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:36

alt.bank, Brazil’s latest fintech targeting the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/04

It looks like everyone and their mother is trying to reinvent the Brazilian banking system. Earlier this year we wrote about Nubank’s $400 million Series G, last month there was the PicPay IPO filingÂ and today, alt.bank, a Brazilian neobank, announced a $5.5 million Series A led by Union Square Ventures (USV). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:33

Hangry, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/04

Hangry, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup that wants to become a global food and beverage company, has raised a $13 million Series A. The round was led by returning investor Alpha JWC Ventures, and included participation from Atlas Pacific Capital, Salt Ventures and Heyokha Brothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:29

Y Combinator-backed Uiflow wants to accelerate...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/03

TechCrunch recently caught up with recent Y Combinator graduate Uiflow, a startup that is building a no-code enterprise app creation service. If you are thinkingÂ wait, don’t a number of companies already do that?, the answer is yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:22

Cloud gaming service Shadow taken over by OVHcloud...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/05/03

Blade, the French startup behind cloud gaming service Shadow, has been acquired by Octave Klaba’s fund following a commercial court order. Klaba is better known as the founder of OVHcloud, a French cloud hosting company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:44

Firstbase raises $13M to make remote work suck less

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/30

The chance that I am ever willing to commute on a regular basis again in the future is zero. It’s too inefficient. And while workers and employers are somewhat split on where they stand on the question of remote toil, the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently shaken up the working world; we’re not going back to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:07

Splitwise raises $20M Series A to help everyone in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/29

This morning Splitwise, a Providence, Rhode Island-based startup announced that it has closed a $20 million Series A. The company builds consumer fintech software that helps users split expenses. But Splitwise isn’t a Venmo or Paytm clone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:22

Botpress nabs $15M Series A to help developers build...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/29

Botpress, a Montreal-based early stage startup, wants to make it easier for developers to build conversational-based apps, meaning humans interact with the app by speaking instead of typing, clicking or tapping. Today it announced an $15 million Series A from Decibel and Inovia Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:10

Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/28

In 2016, Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea started as a marketplace for African-based and inspired clothing, accessories, arts, and crafts. Over the past five years, Afrikrea has served more than 7,000 sellers from 47 African countries and buyers from 170 countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:42

Canada’s newest unicorn: Clio raises $110M at a $1.6B...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/28

Clio, a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series E round co-led by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. and OMERS Growth Equity. The round propels the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company to unicorn status, valuing it at $1.6 billion. Clio last […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:00

Tellius announces $8M Series A to build ML-fueled...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/27

Getting actionable business information into the hands of users who need it has always been a challenge. If you have to wait for experts to help you find the answers, chances are you’re going to be too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:00

Dating app S’More bets on celebrity content with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/27

Dating startup S’More has launched a new feature called S’More TV, which CEO Adam Cohen-Aslatei said could give users new ways to talk to each other. It also bringing the startup closer to his goal of becoming not just a dating app, but “a lifestyle brand.” The videos on S’More TV may be familiar to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:19

Mighty Networks raises $50M to build a creator...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/04/26

Mighty Networks, a platform designed to give creators and brands a dedicated place to start and grow communities, has closed on $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Owl Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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