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3:28

Stocks gain despite 6.6M new US unemployment claims

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/10

Domestic stocks rose today in the United States, with all major indices opening higher. TechCrunch has slowed its daily coverage of the US stock market as volatility has receded. We try to avoid covering the stock market too much, but there are days when doing so would be derelict. The value of public companies impacts […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:47

Esports One launches its fantasy esports platform

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/09

Esports One is a startup betting that there’s a big opportunity in bringing a fantasy sports approach to the world of esports — particularly at a time when traditional pro sports are on pause. Co-founder and COO Sharon Winter told me that the company’s platform, which is leaving beta testing today, is the first “all-in-one […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:19

Mom-focused content startup Motherly raises $5.4M as...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/09

Motherly CEO Jill Koziol admits that it was a tough pitch when she and her co-founder Liz Tenety first tried to get investors on-board in 2015. “We wanted to create a brand first and foremost,” Koziol told me. “We did not want to go and build a media company or a [direct-to-consumer] company or Facebook […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:31

Move fast, make things – UK fintech’s response to the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/08

The U.K.’s fintech’s response to the coronavirus pandemic so far might best be described as “move fast, [and] make things,” as multiple and sometimes impromptu teams roll out financial technology solutions to help combat the crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:13

Utah’s Podium raises $125M Series C led by YC after...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/08

This morning, Utah-based SaaS startup Podium announced that it has closed a $125 million Series C led by Y Combinator’s Continuity fund, with participation from Sapphire Ventures. Prior investors Alkeon, IVP, GV, Summit, Accel and Recruit Co. also took part in the funding event. The new capital values Podium at around $1.5 billion, and brings […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:16

Blossom Capital’s ‘Cultivate’ is an angel program...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/07

Just a few months after closing a new $185 million fund to continue backing early-stage European startups, Blossom Capital, the VC firm founded by Ophelia Brown, is announcing a new angel investment program seeking to back European unicorn alumnus. Dubbed “Cultivate,” the new program looks to create a 30-strong angel network made up of founders […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:27

BounceX cuts staff, reduces salaries in wake of...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/07

TechCrunch confirmed today that BounceX (the firm is rebranding this year) has executed layoffs and salary cuts in the wake of recent COVID-19-led economic disruptions. Many startups are undergoing staff cuts as the domestic and global economies slow, making individual reductions less newsworthy as the layoff tally rises. However, as BounceX is a company we’ve […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:35

Cultivating adaptability is a pandemic coping skill

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/06

It’s clear that the people who can let go of their past plans and embrace the new environment ahead will thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:27

Bustle Digital Group shuts down The Outline as part...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/06

Bustle Digital Group, owner of a portfolio of digital media properties including Bustle itself, says it laid off two dozen staffers today. That includes eliminating the entire staff ofÂ The Outline, a culture site that it acquired a year ago. In a statement, a BDG spokesperson said the company will continue to host The Outline’s archives, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:07

IRL pivots into virtual event calendar In Remote Life

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/03

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4:04

Activity-monitoring startup Zensors repurposes its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/03

Computer vision techniques used for commercial purposes are turning out to be valuable tools for monitoring people's behavior during the present pandemic. Zensors, a startup that uses machine learning to track things like restaurant occupancy, lines, and so on, is making its platform available for free to airports and other places desperate to take systematic measures against infection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:39

Hio wants to put networking events back on your...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/02

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and the COVID-19 pandemic has surged event cancellations across the country. Tech workforces have found ways to stay productive: back-to-back Zoom calls, work-from-home happy hours and more Twitter threads than anyone asked for. But Jason Craparo, the founder of events platform Hio, wants to put organic, face-to-face networking […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:53

Take your shot: Apply to TC Top Picks at Disrupt SF 2020

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/02

TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco is known around the world as the place where the early-stage startup community gathers to learn and launch, connect and collaborate. We know COVID-19 has created challenges, but Disrupt SF is still on schedule (keep tabs on our updates here). Like startup founders everywhere, we quickly learn where, when and how […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:33

Dining and takeout startup Allset raises $8.25M as it...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/01

Even though this might seem to be the absolute worst time to try to round up funding for a restaurant-related startup, Allset is announcing that it’s raised an $8.25 million Series B. It was not, to be clear, an easy process. CEO Stas Matviyenko (who founded the company with COO Anna Polishchuk) admitted that when […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:59

Substack offers $100K in grants for independent writers

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/04/01

Substack is taking several steps to support the writers and publications using its newsletter platform. After all, just as writers and newsrooms are starting to build real businesses on Substack, the COVID-19 pandemic is dealing a huge financial blow to the media industry. In response, the startup says it will donate $100,000 in grants — […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:38

Not all entrepreneurs are 30-year-old guys

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/03/30

There is a serious flaw in how businesses are funded, and it's the same discussion we had twenty and thirty years ago about who was at the table in managing businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:28

Jupe is a new startup aiming to address hospital room...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/03/30

We’re already entering into a healthcare crisis due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and creative solutions to address shortfalls in supplies, protective equipment and more are being developed to help where possible. A new startup, with a founding team including an emergency room doctor, a crisis response expert and a public health researcher is hoping […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:01

Tech giants should let startups defer cloud payments

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/03/27

Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are the landlords. Amidst the Coronavirus economic crisis, startups need a break from paying rent. They’re in a cash crunch. Revenue has stopped flowing in, capital markets like venture debt are hesitant, and startups and small-to-medium sized businessesf are at risk of either having to lay off huge numbers of employees […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:57

Stripe leads $20M Series A into Fast, which is...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/03/26

Early this morning, Fast, a startup building platform-agnostic login and checkout services, announced that Stripe has led a $20 million investment into its business. Prior investors Index Ventures and Susa Ventures took part in the round. Susa previously participated in the company’s late-2019 round that Index led. Coming in late March, the new capital is […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:39

Mammoth Media launches CatchUp, an app that...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2020/03/26

A new app called CatchUp might be useful for anyone who’s struggling to keep up with the latest headlines, podcasts and Netflix shows. CatchUp is the latest offering from Mammoth Media, the startup behind chat fiction app Yarn and social polling app Wishbone. Founder and CEO Benoit Vatere told me that the product started out […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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