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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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6:53

Angling to be eyewear’s next big thing, Futuremood...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/28

Austin Soldner and Michael Schaecher, the co-founders of the new sunglasses brand Futuremood, met at the newly formed San Francisco research and development lab created by the high end audio tech developer Bose. The two were tasked with working on Bose’s sunglasses wearable and bonded over a shared interest in sneakers and fashion. Over many […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:27

LeverEdge wants to get you and your friends a volume...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/27

Student loans are both a trillion-dollar debt category and also one of the most popular mini-verticals out there in fintech startup investing right now. There are dozens if not hundreds of companies in the space, and they all mostly do one of two things: either they help students think through their student loan options before […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:43

AI is more data-hungry than ever, and DefinedCrowd...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/27

As AI has grown from niche to mission-critical technology, the companies that enable it have multiplied and in many cases prospered. A good example of that success is DefinedCrowd, which has gone from the Disrupt stage to globe-spanning AI toolkit to the Fortune 500 in just a couple years. The company just raised a new […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:05

Benepass raises $2.4 million to help employees get...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/26

Tax-advantaged benefits, like flexible spending accounts, can save employees in the United States thousands of dollars annually, and reduce the amount of payroll taxes companies pay. But those benefits are often underutilized, simply because they can be confusing to navigate. Benepass wants to make the process easier with a mobile app that centralizes all of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:23

Work collaboration unicorn Notion is blocked in China

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/25

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6:20

PathSpot sells a scanner that fact checks your...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/25

The novel coronavirus disease has reminded millions that handwashing is a great way to avoid preventable diseases. Christine Schindler, the CEO and co-founder of PathSpot, has been preparing for the past three months for the past three years. “I’ve been obsessed with handwashing,” Schindler said, who has a background in biomedical engineering and public health. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:09

Statespace, the platform that trains gamers, raises...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/22

Statespace has today raised a $15 million Series A financing round led by Khosla, with partner Samir Kaul joining the board. Existing investors, such as FirstMark Capital, Lux and Expa, also participated in the round, as well as newcomer June Fund. Statespace launched out of stealth in 2017 with a product called Aim Lab, which […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:01

Algolia gets a new CEO as founder steps down

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/22

Search-as-a-service startup Algolia is announcing some changes at the helm of the startup. Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Dessaigne is transitioning to a non-operational role at the company. He’ll still be a board member, but Bernadette Nixon is joining the company to take on the CEO position. Algolia is building a search engine API. The company […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:22

The future of flight can be energy-efficient

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/21

Can eVTOL vehicles be green? Specifically, can eVTOL vehicles be more energy-efficient than cars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:00

FireHydrant lands $8M Series A for disaster...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/20

When I spoke to Robert Ross, CEO and co-founder at FireHydrant last week, we had a technology adventure. First the audio wasn’t working correctly on Zoom, then Google Meet. Finally we used cell phones to complete the interview. It was like a case study in what FireHydrant is designed to do — help companies manage […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:21

Buzzy Ethereum wallet app Argent comes out of stealth

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/20

Argent is launching the first public version of its Ethereum wallet for iOS and Android. The company has been available as a limited beta for a few months with a few thousand users. But it has already raised a seed and a Series A round with notable investors, such as Paradigm, Index Ventures, Creandum and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:29

Notion drops usage limit on its personal free tier

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/19

Notion, a popular note-taking and wiki-creation app, revamped their personal pricing plans today stripping many of the user limitations from the free tier, bringing it on par with the functionality offered by the $5 per month paid plan of yore. The company’s previous free tier had a fairly low usage limit (1,000 “blocks,” which are […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:04

Electric gets another $7 million in funding from 01...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/05/19

Electric, the platform that puts the IT department in the cloud, has today announced new funding following a continuation of its Series B earlier this year. Dick Costolo and Adam Bain (01 Advisors) and the Slack Fund participated in the $7 million capital infusion. 01 Advisors put up the majority of the financing ($6 million) […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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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