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TechCrunch Startup News

Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who"s raising, who"s exiting, who"s changing the world.

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4:45

The current narrative explaining why tech stocks are...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/24

This morning the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is off 2.34% after falling yesterday. Shares of Tesla are off more than 6% today, now mired in a bear-market correction after reaching new all-time highs earlier this year. Apple stock is worth $122.02 per share, down from over its recent highs of more than $145. After a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:17

Archer Aviation aims to launch network of urban air...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/24

Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup that recently announced a deal to go public via a merger with a blank-check company, plans to launch a network of its urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024. The announcement comes two months after the formation of the Urban Air Mobility Partnership, a one-year initiative between Los […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:47

ErudiFi raises $5 million Series A to give students...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/23

Based in Singapore, ErudiFi wants to help more students in Southeast Asia stay in school by giving them affordable financing options. The startup announced today it has raised a $5 million Series A, co-led by Monk’s Hill Ventures and Qualgro. ErudiFi currently works with more than 50 universities and vocational schools in Indonesia and the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:54

Creatio raises $68M as the low-code space keeps...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/23

This morning Creatio, a Boston-based software company, announced that it has raised $68 million. Volition Capital, a growth-equity fund, led the round. The deal was a minority investment in the startup. The deal is notable not merely thanks to its sheer size, but because up until today Creatio had bootstrapped. That’s according to founder and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:03

Indonesian investment platform FUNDtastic lands $7.7...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/22

Despite the market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail investing is increasing in Indonesia, especially among people aged 18 to 30. Today, investment platform FUNDtastic announced it has raised a $7.7 million Series A to tap into that demand, with plans to launch new products for retail investors, reports DealStreetAsia. The round was led by […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:59

AccountsIQ scores €5.8M for its financial management...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/22

AccountsIQ, a financial management software (FMS) startup founded by a team of chartered accountants (when accountants want to be entrepreneurs, you know startups are a thing), has raised €5.8 million in funding. Backing the Dublin-based company, which targets mid-sized businesses that operate multi-entities, is Finch Capital, the fintech focussed VC that recently outed its third […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:13

Torii announces $10M Series A to automate SaaS...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/19

Today, that software is offered as a cloud service should be pretty much considered a given. Certainly any modern tooling is going to be SaaS, and as companies and employees add services, it becomes a management nightmare. Enter Torii, an early stage startup that wants to make it easier to manage SaaS bloat. Today, the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:23

Robinhood goes to Congress

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/19

Update: There’s an entire second session of this? My lord. Today the House Financial Services Committee dragged the CEO of Reddit, a Cato wonk, social media icon DeepFuckingValue, the CEO of Citadel Kenneth Griffin, a hedgefund bro who got whomped by DeepFuckingValue, and the CEO of Robinhood Vlad Tenev, who got womped when individual investors […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:07

Locus Robotics has raised a $150M Series E

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/18

Massachusetts-based Locus Robotics today announced a $150 million Series E. The round, led by Tiger Global Management and Bond, brings the firm’s total to around $250 to date, and values the robotics company at $1 billion. Locus is notable for a more modular and flexible solution for automating warehouses than many of its competitors (see: […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:29

Ally.io rasies $50M Series C as the OKR software...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/18

This morning Ally.io, a software startup with a focus on the OKR (objectives and key results, in case you’ve somehow avoided being exposed) goal-setting technique, announced that it has closed $50 million in new capital. The Series C round was led by Green Oaks Capital, Madrona Capital, and its Series B lead, Tiger Global. Ally […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:06

Jet co-founder Nate Faust is building a more...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/17

Nate Faust has spent years in the e-commerce business — he was a vice president at Quidsi (which ran Diapers.com and Soap.com), co-founder and COO at Jet (acquired by Walmart for $3.3 billion) and then a vice president at Walmart. Over time, he said it slowly dawned on him that it’s “crazy” that 25 years […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:34

Bitcoin briefly breaks the $50,000 barrier as...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/17

The hodl-crew are having quite the moment as bitcoin passed the $50,000 mark earlier today for the first time. Data pegs the peak at just over $50,500. The price of bitcoin, the world’s best-known cryptocurrency, has historically proven a reasonable proxy for consumer interest in the cryptocurrency space, and for trading activity amongst blockchain-based assets. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:10

After pausing the business, Fronted finally launches...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/16

Fronted, the London-based fintech aiming to make life easier for renters, including lending the cash needed for a deposit, has finally launched. In March, its founders took the decision to “hibernate” the nascent business after the first lockdown and with the pandemic taking hold. But, now with regulatory approval from the FCA and rents falling […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:58

Delivery company goPuff is in talks to acquire the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/16

GoPuff, the U.S.-based startup that operates its own “microfulfillment” network and promises to deliver items such as over-the-counter medicine, baby food and alcohol in 30 minutes or less, is in talks to acquire the U.K.’s Fancy Delivery, TechCrunch has learned. According to sources, terms of the acquisition are still being fleshed out, and the deal […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:27

Online workspace startup Notion hit by outage, citing...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/15

Notion, the online workspace startup that was last year valued at over $2 billion, is currently offline after a DNS outage knocked the site off the internet. The collaborative online office and document service was not loading as of around 9am ET on Friday, preventing anyone who relies on the service from accessing their cloud-stored […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:36

Datadog to acquire application security management...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/15

Cloud monitoring platform Datadog has announced that it plans to acquire Sqreen, a software-as-a-service security platform. Originally founded in France, Sqreen participated in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield in 2016. Sqreen is a cloud-based security product to protect your application directly. Once you install the sandboxed Sqreen agent, it analyzes your application in real time to find […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:14

Ramp secures $150M debt line from Goldman Sachs as...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/12

This morning Ramp, a startup that competes in the corporate spend market, announced that it has secured a $150 million debt facility with Goldman Sachs. Ramp previously raised a $30 million Series B in late December 2020, after raising a $23 million Series A earlier in the same year. TechCrunch spoke with Ramp co-founder and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:35

2up launches ahead of Valentines Day to help gamers...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/12

People don’t often equate gaming with dating, but maybe they should. As gaming continues to grow in popularity, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, a new startup called 2up is launching to help gamers connect both on and off screen. The app was founded by sibling duo Stephanie and Lincoln Smith, who have been […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:51

Monzo, the British challenger bank nearing 5 million...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/11

Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank with just shy of 5 million customers, has recruited a new U.S CEO to head up its efforts states-side, TechCrunch has learned. Carol Nelson, who previously spent ten years as CEO of Cascade Bank and prior to that was a long time senior vice president of Bank of America, will […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:55

Powder raises $14 million for its social app for game...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2021/02/11

Meet Powder, a French startup that helps you share video clips of your favorite games, follow people with the same interests and interact with them. The company has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Serena. Powder wants to build the video infrastructure for social gaming. While many communities of gamers already share […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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