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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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3:22

Shyp is preparing for a comeback under new management

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/17

Fifteen months after shutting down, Shyp is getting ready to launch again. The startup tweeted today that “We are back! We’re hard at work to rebuild an unparalleled shipping experience. Before we begin operations again, we’d love to hear your feedback in this quick survey. We look forward to working with you and can’t wait to change the future of shipping!” We are back! We’re hard at work to rebuild an unparalleled shipping experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:12

Demo your early-stage startup at the TechCrunch...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/14

Nothing says summer in Silicon Valley better than the TechCrunch Summer Party. In its 14th year, we’re celebrating the startup spirit and culture at the Park Chalet, San Francisco’s coastal beer garden, on July 25. Who doesn’t love ocean views? And nothing says relaxed networking in Silicon Valley more than showcasing your early-stage startup at our summer soiree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:42

Target Circle and TapHeaven team up in a mobile...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/14

Target Circle andTapHeavenhave announced that they’re merging into a single company under the Target Circle brand. TapHeaven co-founder and CEO Chris Hoyt, who is becoming chief growth officer at the combined organization, said the two companies have been “trying to solve the same problem” — namely, eliminating many of the inefficiencies in the mobile advertising business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:42

KKR leads $300M investment in phishing training...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/13

You might not have known about KnowBe4 before, but you should now because this morning, the company announced a massive $300 million investment led by private equity firm KKR. The deal is based on a billion valuation. Existing investors Elephant and TenEleven Ventures also participated in the round. The massive influx of cash comes on top of a $50 million round in March, also led by KKR. They really, really like this company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:49

Stride raises $2.2M from JetBlue, NFX for its guided...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/13

Group travel, it’s something you either love or hate, but Stride, which describes itself as a marketplace for “experiential multi-day and multi-destination packaged trips planned by experts,” wants to change this perception. The service, which was co-founded by former Starwood Hotels and Viator executive Gavin Delany, today announced that it has raised a $2.2 million seed round from JetBlue Ventures and NFX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:14

Welcome’s new app will do your travel planning for you

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/12

Welcome is a new app that CEO Matthew Rosenberg said is designed for a more spontaneous approach to traveling. “What we’re going after is these millennials [and] Gen Z travelers who feel comfortable going in the moment,” Rosenberg told me. “Eighty-five percent of people aren’t even looking at activities before they arrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:10

Yubo is a social network about socializing

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/12

Meet Yubo, a French startup that wants to make social networks a bit more… social. Yubo is an app designed for teenagers, and it’s all about meeting people, making new friends and belonging to a community. The app has quietly grown over the past few years and managed to attract 20 million users. There are now close to a million users who open the app every day, and the company says that it is currently growing by 10 percent month-over-month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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4:11

Infarm closes $100M Series B to scale its ‘urban...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/11

Infarm, the Berlin-based startup that has developed vertical farming tech for grocery stores and restaurants, is disclosing $100 in in Series B investment. The round is led by London VC Atomico, and consists of mix of equity funding and debt financing. Infarm’s existing investors, including Balderton Capital, Astanor Ventures, Cherry Ventures, also participated in the round. In addition, TriplePoint Capital has invested, presumably providing a bulk if not all of the debt. Learn more about your ad

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3:48

Workhorse gets $25 million needed to finish electric...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/11

Workhorse Group, the electric vehicle company that grabbed headlines last month over a proposed deal to buy General Motors’ Lordstown, Ohio factory, has raised $25 million from a group of unnamed investors. The money will not go toward the factory. Instead, it will be used for the more pressing matter of keeping the company running. Under terms of the deal, investors will receive preferred stock and warrants to buy shares. An annual dividend will be paid out in shares of Workhorse stock. Learn more

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9:37

Depop, a social app targeting millennial and Gen Z...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/10

The rising popularity of omni-channel commerce — selling to customers wherever they happen to be spending time online — has spawned an army of shopping tools and platforms that are giving legacy retail websites and marketplaces a run for their money. Now, one of the faster growing of these is announcing an impressive round of funding to stay on trend and continue building its business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:47

Unmortgage, the ‘part own, part rental’ housing...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/10

Unmortgage founder and CEO Rayhan Rafiq-Omar (centre) has departed the companny Unmortgage, the London-based startup that wants to let people buy as little as five percent of a home and rent the rest, has lost its founder and CEO, TechCrunch has learned. According to a regulatory filing on Companies House, Unmortgage’s Rayhan Rafiq-Omar was terminated as a Director on 4th of May, and has been replaced on the board by Unmortgage co-founder and product lead Josef Wasinski. Learn more about your ad

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3:02

Thumbtack is raising up to $120M on a flat valuation

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/07

Thumbtack, one of the first players in what is now known as the gig economy, has hit the fundraising circuit once again. The online services marketplace that matches customers with nearby professionals is raising up to $120 million in Series H shares, according to a Delaware stock authorization filing uncovered by the Prime Unicorn Index. Thumbtack did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:04

The Ticket Fairy is tech’s best hope against...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/07

Ticketmaster’s dominance has led to ridiculous service fees, scalpers galore, and exclusive contracts that exploit venues and artists. The moronic approval of venue operator and artist management giant Live Nation’s merger with Ticketmaster in 2010 produced an anti-competitive juggernaut. It pressures venues to sign ticketing contracts under veiled threat that artists would otherwise be routed to different concert halls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:16

VCs bet $12M on Troops, a Slackbot for sales teams

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/06

Slack wants to be the new operating system for teams, something it has made clear on more than one occasion, including in its recent S-1 filing. To accomplish that goal, it put together an in-house $80 million venture fund in 2015 to invest in third-party developers building on top of its platform. Weeks ahead of its direct listing on The New York Stock Exchange, it continues to put that money to work. Troops is the latest to land additional capital from the enterprise giant. Learn more about your

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8:22

AntiToxin sells safetytech to clean up poisoned...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/05

The big social networks and video games have failed to prioritize user well-being over their own growth. As a result, society is losing the battle against bullying, predators, hate speech, misinformation and scammers. Typically when a whole class of tech companies have a dire problem they can’t cost-effectively solve themselves, a software-as-a-service emerges to fill the gap in web hosting, payment processing, etc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:50

Dilution: The good, the bad and the ugly

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/05

Bernard Moon Contributor Bernard Moon is co-founder and partner at SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and venture capital funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:04

Cookware startup Great Jones launches Potline, a text...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/04

Great Jones, a startup selling pots, pans and even an oven directly to consumers, is introducing a new way to get help in the kitchen. Potline is a free text message service where anyone can ask for recipe ideas, or get advice when things are going wrong in the middle of the cooking process, or get tips on how to clean up afterwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:10

Fitness startup Mirror nears $300M valuation with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/04

Today, Peloton is a bonafide success. The company, which sells $2,245 internet-connected exercise bikes, boasts a $4 billion valuation and a cult following. That hasn’t always been the case. For years, Peloton battled for venture capital investment and struggled to attract buyers. Now that it’s proven the market for tech-enabled home exercise equipment and affiliated subscription products, a whole bunch of startups are chasing down the same customer segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:54

Startups net more than capital with NBA players as...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/03

Mary Ann Azevedo Contributor Share on Twitter Mary Ann Azevedo covers startups and tech at Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor It’s not so obvious that this VC firm is focused on impact With these numbers, it’s no surprise SoftBank is investing in Latin America If you’re a big basketball fan like me, you’ll be glued to the TV watching the Golden State Warriors take on the Toronto Raptors in the NBA finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:46

Machine learning startup Weights & Biases raises $15M

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2019/06/03

Weights & Biases, a startup building development tools for machine learning, has raised $15 million in its second round of funding. The company was started by CrowdFlower founders Lukas Biewald and Chris van Pelt, along with former Google engineer Shawn Lewis. (Under its new name Figure Eight, CrowdFlower was acquired by Appen for up to $300 million in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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