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TechCrunch Startup News

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2:54

Users complain of Robinhood, Etrade outages as stocks...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/18

Users are reporting that stock trading platforms Robinhood and Etrade are not working on a day that’s seemÂ stock markets soar. Neither company acknowledged immediate outages with their platforms. Robinhood’s status page says all systems are “operational,” but its website crashed on loading, stating: “An internal error occured! [sic].” After weeks of turbulent markets largely driven […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:05

E-bike startup Angell partners with SEB for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/18

French startup Angell has signed a wide-ranging partnership with SEB, the French industrial company behind All-Clad, Krups, Moulinex, Rowenta, Tefal and others. As part of the deal, SEB will manufacture Angell’s electric bikes in a factory in Is-sur-Tille near Dijon, France. SEB’s investment arm, SEB Alliance, is also investing in Angell . The terms of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:28

Atlassian acquires Halp to bring Slack integration to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/15

Atlassian announced today that it was acquiring Halp, an early stage startup that enables companies to build integrated help desk ticketing and automated answers inside Slack. The companies did not disclose the purchase price. It was a big day for Halp, which also announced its second product today called Halp Answers. The new tool will […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:55

FortressIQ snags $30M Series B to streamline...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/15

As we move through life in the pandemic, companies are being forced to review and understand how workflows happen. How do you distribute laptops to your workforce? How do you make sure everyone has the correct tool set? FortressIQ, a startup that wants to help companies use data to understand and improve internal processes, announced […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:48

Quizlet valued at $1 billion as it raises millions...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/14

As millions of students and teachers shift to learn from home in response to the novel coronavirus disease, modern-day flashcard business Quizlet has raised $30 million in a Series C round led by General Atlantic. Quizlet’s chief executive officer Matthew Glotzbach said that the new funding values the business at $1 billion, up five times […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:35

LeoLabs launches its global satellite monitoring and...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/14

LeoLabs has been building out its global network of space-scanning radars for the last couple years, leading up to today’s launch of its Collision Avoidance system, essentially satellite-monitoring-as-a-service. It should prove an indispensable asset to startups that don’t happen to have their own state of the art radar setup. Space is full of junk, and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:55

Target Global has a €1M “super seed” fund incoming to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/13

Target Global is backing a €1 million support fund for tech talent in Spain laid off or furloughed as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The aim is to provide pre-seed financing to help crisis-hit tech workers switch gears and build out a startup concept over the next four to six months, covering living expenses […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:47

RenovAI helps retailers offer automated interior...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/13

Alon Gilady, CEO of RenovAI, told me his startup is trying to solve the problem that many of us face when we’re moving into a new home — we aren’t interior designers, but we can’t afford to hire real designers, either. Apparently Gilady’s co-founder and vice president of products Alon Chelben had this issue himself […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:50

Trillions are at stake in the retirement wars, and...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/12

The retirement wars are heating up. As millions of baby boomers leave their jobs in the coming years and transition into retirement, there is a huge competition for who will manage their savings. On one hand are traditional wealth managers, firms like Edward Jones, who either employ full-time human financial advisors or empower independent contractors […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:15

Banjo’s CEO resigns after report details KKK ties in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/12

After investigative reporting revealed his undisclosed involvement in shooting at a synagogue with KKK members at age 17, the CEO of Banjo will leave the company he founded. In a short blog post, the company announced a “change in leadership” and the resignation of its founder and CEO Damien Patton. The Utah-based company will transition […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:16

Your startup can still be seen and heard: Exhibit in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/11

We’re not letting this pandemic disrupt Disrupt SF 2020. Like any determined early-stage startup founder, we’re adapting and moving forward. Can’t join us in person on September 14 – 16? No problem. Take advantage of Digital Startup Alley, a completely new way to disrupt. Place your startup in front of influential movers and shakers and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:33

Owkin raises $25 million as it builds a secure...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/11

Imagine a model of collaborative research and development among hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions where no one shared any actual data. That’s the dream of the new New York-based startup Owkin, which has raised $25 million in fresh financing from investors, including Bpifrance Large Venture, Cathay Innovation and MACSF (the French Pension […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:07

Sleuth raises $3M Seed to bring order to continuous...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/08

Sleuth, an early stage startup from three former Atlassian employees, wants to bring some much-needed order to the continuous delivery process. Today, the company announced it has raised a $3 million seed round. â€‹CRV led the round with participation from angel investors from New Relic, Atlassian and LaunchDarkly. “Sleuth is a deployment tracker built to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:07

As investing apps boom, Public doubles down on its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/08

Savings and investing apps are having a moment. While many startups are struggling in the wake of COVID-19 and its economic impacts, services that help regular folks save a bit more or invest their funds are seeing a demand boom. Coming into 2020 on the back of a huge fundraising year for the fintech cohort, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:27

Invisible AI uses computer vision to help (but...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/07

“Assembly” may sound like one of the simpler tests in the manufacturing process, but as anyone who’s ever put together a piece of flat-pack furniture knows, it can be surprisingly (and frustratingly) complex. Invisible AI is a startup that aims to monitor people doing assembly tasks using computer vision, helping maintain safety and efficiency — […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:29

As Wunderlist shuts down, its founder announces a new...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/07

Wunderlist is going away, but fans of the productivity app may find some consolation in founder Christian Reber’s announcement that he is launching a new startup called Superlist. “Superlist will be more than just a todo app, but never as bloated as the project management software you loathe to use,” he tweeted. “Slick, fast, and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:43

Goldman Sachs backs electric toothbrush startup Burst...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/06

Burst Oral Care, a startup that sells an electric toothbrush boasting charcoal bristles and 33,000 sonic vibrations per minute, has raised a Series C of undisclosed size. Although we don’t know the amount of the round, the Series C was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and Burst says it more than doubled the valuation […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:49

Treasury Prime raises $9M to bring its banking APIs...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/06

Treasury Prime, a startup that built software tooling to help banks automate and accelerate routine tasks, announced today that it has closed a $9 million Series A. The new capital was sourced from Amias Gerety of QED, Jason Lemkin of SaaStr, and Hans Morris of NYCA Partners. The capital event is yet another funding round […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:19

Cockroach Labs scores $86.6M Series D as scalable...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/05

Cockroach Labs, the NYC enterprise database company, announced an $86.6 million Series D funding round today. The company was in no mood to talk valuations, but was happy to have a big chunk of money to help build on its recent success and ride out the current economic malaise. Altimeter Capital and Bond co-led the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:03

Robinhood raises $280M, pushing its valuation to $8.3B

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/05

As expected, Robinhood has closed a new round of capital. The late-stage, consumer investing app announced today that it has closed a $280 million Series F funding at an $8.3 billion valuation. This closely tracks prior coverage that the firm was hunting for a nine-figure round at a valuation of around $8 billion. Robinhood raised […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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