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3:48

OwnBackup lands $50M as backup for Salesforce...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/07

OwnBackup has made a name for itself primarily as a backup and disaster recovery system for the Salesforce ecosystem, and today the company announced a $50 million investment. Insight Partners led the round with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Vertex Ventures. This chunk of money comes on top of a $23 million round from a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:34

Lydia expands credit offering in partnership with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/06

French startup Lydia is announcing a new partnership with Younited Credit, which lets you borrow anything between €500 and €3,000 and pay back within 6 to 36 months. The feature will be released in France at some point during the summer. This isn’t the first time Lydia is playing around with credit. The company already […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:02

Location data startup Bluedot raises $9.1M

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/06

Bluedot, a geofencing and location data startup used by companies like Dunkin’, KFC and McDonald’s, is announcing that it has raised $9.1 million in Series B funding. The San Francisco-headquartered company claims that its technology its 20 times more accurate than competing solutions — something that CEO Emil Davityan attributed to its roots in the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:54

Lemonade and Accolade open sharply higher as public...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/03

Despite today’s bucket of plus-and-minus economic data, stocks are heading higher in regular trading. And among the shares rising the most are today’s two venture-backed IPOs: Lemonade and Accolade. TechCrunch wrote this morning that the firms’ aggressive IPO pricing arcs boded well for the IPO market itself, that investors were willing to price growth-y shares […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:04

Science Inc. is getting into the music business with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/03

Jason Geter, who previously co-founded Grand Hustle Records, told me that he’s looking to “redefine what a record label is today” with his new startup Heavy Sound Labs. Geter said he sees Heavy Sound — which is part of startup studio Science Inc. — as an extension of the work he’s been doing for decades: […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:56

Vendia raises $5.1M for its multi-cloud serverless...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/02

When the inventor of AWS Lambda, Tim Wagner, and the former head of blockchain at AWS, Shruthi Rao, co-found a startup, it’s probably worth paying attention. Vendia, as the new venture is called, combines the best of serverless and blockchain to help build a truly multi-cloud serverless platform for better data and code sharing. Today, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:06

Point launches new challenger bank with rewards on...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/02

Meet Point, a new challenger bank in the U.S. that has been available as a private beta for the past year. Today, the company is launching a major new version of its service and opening its doors to everyone. But you’ll have to get an invite to get in at first. Point is a consumer […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:17

Bolt launches electric bike-sharing service in Paris

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/01

Like other ride-hailing companies, Bolt has been suffering from the coronavirus-related lockdown and economic downturn around the world. But the company is trying to find another revenue stream by launching electric bikes in Paris. Bolt plans to launch a similar service in other European capitals this year. For the past couple of weeks, the only […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:07

Oculus co-founder and games industry vets form...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/07/01

Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell is heading up a new game development house called Mountaintop Studios, joined by colleagues from around the gaming industry. The company aims to leave the crunch and toxic culture pervasive in game studios behind and make one that’s “collaborative, anti-crunch, diverse, and inclusive.” The founding team includes Mitchell’s former colleague Mark […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:55

Personal Capital sells to Empower Retirement in deal...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/30

Today Personal Capital, a fintech company that had attracted over $265 million in private funding, announced that it is selling itself to Empower Retirement, a company that provides retirement services to other companies. The deal is worth $825 million upon closing, with another $175 million in what are described as “planned growth” incentives, according to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:13

After losing Grubhub, Uber reportedly hails Postmates

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/30

Uber has reportedly made an offer to buy food delivery service Postmates, according to The New York Times. According to the Times, the talks are still ongoing and the deal could fall through. For those that have been paying attention to Uber, this appetite is not new, albeit consistent. A little over a month ago, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:09

Agora starts life as a public company by more than...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/29

Shares of Agora, a China and U.S.-based “real-time engagement” API company, soared today after it went public. Yesterday Agora priced 17.5 million shares at $20 apiece, up from its target range of $16 to $18 per share. The firm raised $350 in its debut, or around 10 times its Q1 2020 revenue and is now […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:20

TuSimple seeking $250 million in new funding to scale...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/29

TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup backed by Sina, Nvidia, UPS and Tier 1 supplier Mando Corporation, is headed back into the marketplace in search of new capital from investors. The company has hired investment bank Morgan Stanley to help it raise $250 million, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort. Morgan Stanley has sent […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:12

Karat launches a credit card for online creators

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/26

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5:14

Private equity firm Great Hill Partners acquires...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/26

Storyblocks, the subscription-based stock media service, today announced that it has been acquired by private equity firm Great Hill Partners. The firm previously backed companies like Wayfair (and then exited that specific investment in 2017) and Custom Ink. Great Hill also acquired Gizmodo Media Group in 2019. Storyblocks and Great Hill did not disclose the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:41

IPOs that could happen soon, cannot happen soon enough

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/25

Earlier today we took a look at two companies that have filed to go public, nCino and GoHealth. The pair join Lemonade in a march toward the public markets. But those three firms are hardly alone. We know that DoorDash filed privately earlier this year (it also raised a pile of cash lately, so its […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:13

Privacy assistant Jumbo raises $8 million and...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/25

A year after its initial release, Jumbo has two important pieces of news to announce. First, the company has released a major update of its app that protects your privacy on online services. Second, the company has raised an $8 million Series A funding round. If you’re not familiar with Jumbo, the app wants to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:20

Zopa granted full UK bank license as it gears up to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/24

Zopa, the 15-year-old peer-to-peer lending company, is announcing that it has been awarded its full U.K. bankâ€¯licence, as it gears up to launch a fixed-term savings account, followed by a credit card. Dubbed “Zopa Bank,” the new challenger bank will sit alongside its existing peer-to-peer lending business, under Zopa Group, creating what the veteran fintech […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:04

Prices increase in four days for founder workshops at...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/24

The countdown clock is running, and you have just four days left to score the lowest price on passes to TC Early Stage 2020, which takes place on July 21-22. We’ve packed this two-day virtual event with more than 50 workshops covering essential topics that every early-stage founder needs to master. Take advantage of the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:20

Ampere announces latest chip with a 128 core processor

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/06/23

In the chip game, more is usually better and to that end, Ampere announced the next chip on its product roadmap today, the Altra Max, a 128 core processor, the company says is designed specifically to handle cloud native, containerized workloads. What’s more, the company has designed the chip, so that it will fit in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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