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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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4:32

Small business payments and marketing startup...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/16

It’s a difficult time for small businesses — to put it mildly. AndÂ Fivestars CEO Victor Ho said that many of the big digital platforms aren’t really helping. Ho argued that those platforms — whether they offerÂ delivery services, user reviews or marketing tools — all have the same underlying model:Â “They seek to take over a small […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:30

WizVille Local Monitor helps small shops track Google...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/15

French startup WizVille is launching a new product called Local Monitor to help restaurant owners, haircut places, bakeries and all kinds of small shops track their Google Maps ratings and the ratings of their competitors. While there are plenty of ratings services to compare places around you, such as Foursquare, Yelp and Tripadvisor, Google Maps […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:47

M1 Finance closes $45M Series C mere months after it...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/15

Just months after it announced a $33 million Series B, Chicago-based M1 Finance today disclosed a $45 Series C. The new financing event was led by Left Lane Capital, the same investor that led M1’s Series B. Bear in mind that so-called inside rounds are now aÂ bullish sign in 2020, as opposed to in prior […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:26

Caliber, with $2.2 million in seed funding, launches...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/14

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the fitness space for a loop. Caliber, a startup that focuses on one-to-one personal training, is today launching a brand new digital coaching platform on the heels of a $2.2 million seed round led by Trinity Ventures. Caliber launched in 2018 with a content model, offering an email newsletter and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:16

Spendesk raises another $18 million for its corporate...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/14

French startup Spendesk has added $18 million to its Series B round. The company already raised $38.4 million as part of its Series B last year, which means that it raised $56.4 million as part of this round. Eight Roads Ventures is investing in today’s extension round. Spendesk, as the name suggests, focuses on all […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:02

Malaysian on-demand work platform GoGet lands $2...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/13

GoGet, a Malaysian on-demand work platform, announced today that it has raised a $2 million Series A led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The platform currently has 20,000 gig workers, who are called “GoGetters,” and has onboarded 5,000 businesses, including Lazada Malaysia, IKEA Malaysia, Foodpanda and flower delivery service BloomThis. While Malaysia has other on-demand work […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:45

Quince launches out of beta with new...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/13

The retail landscape is shifting rapidly. While D2C brands have changed the way we shop, Quince is looking to change retail even more dramatically. The brand, which raised $8.5 million in seed funding last year (and only revealed as much today), is looking to rethink the supply chain with its own line of 700 items […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:18

Twilio is buying customer data startup Segment for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/12

Sources have told TechCrunch that Twilio intends to acquire customer data startup Segment for between $3 and $4 billion. Forbes broke the story on Friday night, reporting a price tag of $3.2 billion. We have heard from a couple of industry sources that the deal is in the works and could be announced as early […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:47

YC grad DigitalBrain snags $3.4M seed to streamline...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/12

Most startup founders have a tough road to their first round of funding, but the founders of Digital Brain had it a bit tougher than most. The two young founders survived by entering and winning hackathons to pay their rent and put on food on the table. One of the ideas they came up with […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:30

Grid AI raises $18.6M Series A to help AI researchers...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/09

Grid AI, a startup founded by the inventor of the popular open-source PyTorch Lightning project, William Falcon, that aims to help machine learning engineers more efficiently, today announced that it has raised an $18.6 million Series A funding round, which closed earlier this summer. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Bain […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:17

Revolut lets you track your subscriptions, adds...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/09

Fintech startup Revolut has rolled out a handful of additional features over the past few days. The financial app lets you track all your subscriptions that you pay with your Revolut account or your card. In the U.S., Revolut is adding a savings bonus based on your purchasing habits. Finally, business customers can now order […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:06

Lydia partners with Tink to improve open banking...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/08

French fintech startup Lydia is going to work with financial API startup Tink for its open banking features in its app. Lydia started as a peer-to-peer payment app and now has 4 million users in Europe. Lydia’s vision has evolved to become a financial super app that lets you control your bank accounts and access […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:01

Zira raises $3.1M for its shift-scheduling service...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/08

This morning Zira raised $3.1 million in a seed round. The startup provides software that helps businesses schedule their hourly workforce in a more intelligent manner. Software often fails to reach non-information workers, so it’s nice to see a startup focus on a somewhat forgotten demographic. General Catalyst and Abstract Ventures led the round, which […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:59

Nivelo nabs $2.5M seed to reduce risk in digital ACH...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/07

As we plunge deeper into the pandemic, online transactions have become increasingly important, and ACH transactions, the ones that help us get direct deposit of our paychecks or pay our bills are growing ever more essential. Nivelo, an early stage startup from a former JP Morgan executive wants to take the risk out of ACH […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:31

Why startups are going public now

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/07

After all those years of startups not going public, 2020 is a little bit different. It feels like more companies are filing, and more companies are seeing their debuts through. We’re even seeing direct listings and SPAC-led deals, along with a trove of traditional IPOs. Data backs up how we feel about this year’s IPO […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:44

Faraday Future plans to go public through a SPAC deal

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/06

Faraday Future, the electric vehicle startup with a messy and complicated past, is planning to go public through a special-purchase acquisition company (SPAC) deal. The company’s chief executive Carsten Breitfeld told Reuters that the company is working on a reverse merger with a SPAC and “will be able to announce something hopefully quite soon.” Breitfeld, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:05

Ocean Solutions Accelerator’s third wave tackles a...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/06

The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its Ocean Solutions Accelerator take on the problems facing our planet’s waters, and the latest cohort of companies in the latter show a fresh slate of issues to address and resources to utilize. From reef rehabilitation to a “Fitbit for fishing boats,” they’re trying to fix things up in the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:05

Digging into the next wave of tech IPOs

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/05

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. Let’s talk money, startups and spicy IPO rumors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:41

Coinbase lets you withdraw funds to your debit card

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/05

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is adding a new way to withdraw funds from your Coinbase account. If you’ve added a compatible debit card to your account, you can transfer USD, EUR or GBP to your bank account nearly instantly. There are some drawbacks, and the main one is that you’ll pay a lot of fees. In […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:38

With $18M in new funding, Braintrust says it’s...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/10/02

Braintrust, a network for freelance technical and design talent that launched over the summer, is announcing that it has raised $18 million in new funding. Co-founder and CEO Adam Jackson has written for TechCrunch about how tech companies need to treat independent contractors with more empathy. He told me via email that the San Francisco-based […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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