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TechCrunch Startup News

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4:31

A new solar technology could be the next big boost...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/27

A new solar technology could be the next big boost for renewable energy Across the globe, a clutch of companies from Oxford, England to Redwood City, Calif. are working to commercialize a new solar technology that could further boost the adoption of renewable energy generation. Earlier this year, Oxford PV, a startup working in tandem with Oxford University,received $3 million from the U.K. government to develop the technology, which uses a new kind of material to make solar cells. Learn more about

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12:35

My product launch wishlist for Instagram, Twitter,...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/26

‘Twas the night before Xmas, and all through the house, not a feature was stirring from the designer’s mouse . . . Not Twitter! Not Uber, Not Apple or Pinterest! On Facebook! On Snapchat! On Lyft or on Insta! . . . From the sidelines I ask you to flex your code’s might. Happy Xmas to all if you make these apps right. Instagram See More Like This – A button on feed posts that when tapped inserts a burst of similar posts before the timeline continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:31

HQ Trivia launches HQ Words tonight under reinstalled...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/25

HQ’s expansion beyond trivia emerges from beta tonight, but the question is whether it’s different and accessible enough to revive the startup’s growth. HQ Words opens to everyone with today’s 6:30pm pacific broadcast within the HQ Trivia app after several weeks of closed beta testing of the Wheel Of Fortune-style game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:48

How Juul made vaping viral to become worth a dirty...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/24

A Juul is not a cigarette. It’s much easier than that. Through devilishly slick product design I’ll discuss here, the startup has massively lowered the barrier to getting hooked on nicotine. Juul has dismantled every deterrent to taking a puff. The result is both a new $38 billion valuation thanks to a $12.8 billion investment from Marlboro Cigarettes-maker Altria this week, and an explosion in popularity of vaping amongst teenagers and the rest of the population. Learn more about your ad choices

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3:22

Boosted nabs $60M as the electric skateboard maker...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/24

Boosted nabs $60M as the electric skateboard maker looks to build something new Boosted has scored some serious cash as it looks to move beyond the world of electric skateboards to conquer new forms of personal transportation. The startup announced today that it has closed a $60 million round of Series B funding co-led by Khosla Ventures andiNovia Capital.Stanford’s StartX and Bay Meadows also participated in the round. Boosted has now raised north of $70 million. Learn more about your ad choices

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3:50

Teeth aligner startup Candid opens up physical...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/21

Candid, a teeth aligner startup that aims to make straight teeth more accessible and more affordable than Invisalign, is evolving its direct-to-consumer business. In addition to its at-home impression process, Candid recently started enabling people to come into a physical office to get their teeth scans completed. Today, Candid is opening physical storefronts in San Francisco, Austin, Columbus, Ohio and Santa Monica, Calif. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:23

Earnin raises $125M to help workers track and cash...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/21

BeforeRam Palaniappan founded Earnin, he developed a system for employees at a payments company called UniRush, where he spent eight years as president. If you needed money before payday, he would write you a check from his checking account and when payday rolled around, employees would reimburse him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:17

Square Roots is bringing more transparency to its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/20

If you’re concerned about what you eat, there’s a good chance you’ve looked at the food in the supermarket, or in your fridge, and wondered where it actually comes from. Now urban farming incubator Square Roots is introducing a new way for you to check full history of the produce that you’re about to purchase. To do so, you just scan the QR code or type in the lot number that the company says will be included in the packaging of all its produce moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:18

Coinbase’s Earn.com becomes a crypto webinar with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/20

Coinbase acquired Earn.com for at least $120 million back in April. And the company now plans to transform Earn.com into Coinbase Earn, a website with educational content to learn more about cryptocurrencies. Users who complete those classes will earn tokens. Coinbase bought Earn.com partly so that it could appoint Earn.com co-founder and CEO Balaji Srinivasan as Coinbase’s CTO. The previous iteration of Earn.com wasn’t a priority for Coinbase. Earn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:01

The Wing gets $75M from Sequoia, Airbnb

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/19

The Wing, the owner of several co-working spaces and social clubs designed for women, has garnered the support of Sequoia Capital in its latest funding round. The startup has announced a $75 million Series C led by the storied venture capital firm, with support from Airbnb and Upfront Ventures, as well as existing investors NEA and WeWork. Headquartered in New York, The Wing was founded by Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan in 2015. To date, the pair have raised $117. Learn more about your ad

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7:06

At cobotics startup Formant, ex-Googlers team up...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/19

Our distinct skillsets and shortcomings mean people and robots will join forces for the next few decades. Robots are tireless, efficient, and reliable, but in a millisecond through intuition and situational awareness, humans can make decisions machine can’t.Until workplace robots are truly autonomous and don’t require any human thinking, we’ll need software to supervise them at scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:00

Lightspeed is raising its largest China fund yet

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/18

Lightspeed China Partners, the China-focused affiliate of Silicon Valley-based Lightspeed Venture Partners, has set a $360 million target for its fourth flagship venture fund, according to a document filed with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today. If the target is reached, the fund will be Lightspeed China’s largest yet, perPitchBook. Lightspeed China’s previous two funds each closed on $260 million. The VC raised $168 million for its debut fund in 2013. Learn more about your ad

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6:21

But not a broken man

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/18

I’ve been living for the past few years in a limbo between journalist and entrepreneur, trying to build startups the way I saw them being built on stage at Disrupt and discovering that my skill and will to win are no match against the world. That’s fine. These days I’ll take it. But for a few minutes in Chicago last May, I couldn’t. That day was normal for me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:18

Propel raises $12.8M for its free app to manage...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/17

Propel, maker of the Fresh EBT app for managing food stamps and other benefits, announced today that it has raised $12.8 million in Series A funding. Fresh EBT (the EBT stands for the Electronics Transfer Benefit card, which is how food stamp participants receive their benefits) allows users to check their food stamp/SNAP balance and find stores that accept food stamps. Users can also track their spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:08

Robinhood said to not be properly insured to offer...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/17

Robinhood’s new high-interest, zero-fee checking and savings featureseems to be too good to be true. Users’ money may not be fully protected. The CEO of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, a non-profit membership corporation that insures stock brokerages, tells TechCrunch its insurance would not apply to checking and savings accounts the way Robinhood claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:15

A former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startup

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/14

The funding extravaganzamay be approaching its end for scooter “unicorns” Lime and Bird, but smaller startups in the micro-mobility space have continued to close venture capital rounds at a consistent pace. See Grin, Tier and Yellowfor examples. The latest is Dott, a European scooter startup founded by Maxim Romain, Ofo’s former head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:42

The annual PornHub year in review tells us what we’re...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/14

PornHub, a popular site that features people in various stages of undress, saw 33.5 billion visits in 2018. There are currently 7.53 billion people on Earth. Y’all have been busy. The company, which owns most of the major porn sites online, produces a yearly report that aggregates user behavior on the site. Of particular interest, aside from the fact that all of us are horndogs, is that the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:00

Farfetch bets on sneakers with $250M Stadium Goods...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/13

The lines between streetwear and luxury fashion have blurred in recent years, especially as excitement around sneaker brands like Yeezy and Off-White has soared. A marriage between a luxury fashion marketplace and a sneaker and streetwear reseller seems like a natural way to wrap up M&A in 2018. With that said, Farfetch has acquired New York-based Stadium Goods, opting to pay $250 million for the sneaker startup in a combination of cash and Farfetch stock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:00

YayPay raises $8.4 million for its accounts...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/13

Fintech startup YayPay just raised another $8.4 million for its software-as-a-service solution focused on collecting money from outstanding invoices. The company participated in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield several years ago. Information Venture Partners led today’s funding round with existing investors Birchmere, QED, Fifth Third Capital, Gaingels and 500 Fintech Fund also participating. YayPay targets large companies with an accounting department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:36

How Uber will become an ad company, starting with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/12/11

Where there is discovery in an app, there is paid discovery. Google helped you choose between links, then sold ads that promote a few. Facebook helped you choose between pieces of content, then sold ads that promote a few. And eventually, as Uber helps you choose between restaurants, it will sell ads that promote a few. It could become the marketing platform through which the physical world vies for your attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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