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TechCrunch Startup News

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6:36

Genies brings lifelike avatars to other apps with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/20

Genies is emerging as the top competitor to Snapchat’s wildly popular Bitmoji as Facebook, Apple, and Google have been slow to get serious about personalized avatars. Over one million people have customized dozens of traits to build a realistic digital lookalike of themselves from over a million possible permutations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:24

Shyft raises $6.5M to help retail and service workers...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/20

Anyone that has experience in the service or retail industry knows swapping shifts can be a logistical nightmare that leaves employees in trouble with management or stuck working during a friend’s birthday party. As a former Old Navy “sellebrity” myself, I can confirm there’s a huge need for an efficient tool to solve this problem. That’s where Shyft, a Seattle-based startup that helps connect shift workers, comes in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:12

Plastiq raises $27M at 2X+ value to let you pay for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/19

“I wasn’t asking to pay in Bitcoin!” Plastiq CEO and co-founder Eliot Buchanan recalls with a laugh. “I went to pay part of my tuition at Harvard and I was told that they didn’t (and never would) accept credit card. It was inconvenient and seemed odd. Credit cards had been around for 50 years.” That set off the a light bulb in his head. “Why couldn’t I use a credit card to pay for this important bill? So, I set out to solve my own problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:09

Standard Cognition raises $40M to replace retailers’...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/19

The Amazon Go store requires hundreds of cameras to detect who’s picking up what items. Standard Cognition needs just 27 to go after the $27 trillion market of equipping regular shops with autonomous retail technology. Walk into one of its partners’ stores and overhead cameras identify you by shape and movement, not facial recognition. Open up its iOS or Android app and a special light pattern flashes, allowing the cameras to tie you to your account and payment method. Learn more about your ad

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5:37

Bunch scores $3.8M to turn mobile games into video...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/16

The best parts of gaming are the jokes and trash talk with friends. Whether it was four-player Goldeneye or linking up PCs for Quake battles in the basement, the social element keeps video games exciting. Yet on mobile we’ve lost a lot of that, playing silently by ourselves even if we’re in a squad with friends somewhere else. Bunch wants to bring the laughter back to mobile gaming by letting you sync up with friends and video chat while you play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:20

Lies, damn lies, and HQ2

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/15

There are few things certain in our world except for the uplifting tendencies of technology. I’ve spent the past few years trying to prove this to myself, at least, by interviewing hundreds of thinkers on the topic. I’ve come to a singular conclusion: when tech moves into a city, be it an iOS dev shop or a robotic facility for making widgets, things change primarily for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:42

Clearbanc raises $70M to give startups ad money for a...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/15

Selling equity to buy Facebook and Google ads is a bad deal for startups. Clearbanc offers a fundraising alternative. For fast-growing businesses reliably earning sales from their marketing spend, Clearbanc offers funding from $5,000 to $10 million in exchange for a steady revenue share of their earnings until it’s paid back plus a 6 percent fee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:23

Lime is debuting its line of shareable vehicles in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/14

Lime, the well-funded startup known for its fleet of brightly colored dockless bicycles and electric scooters, has a new way for its customers to get around: cars. Beginning this week, Lime users in Seattle will be able to reserve a “LimePod,” a Lime-branded 2018 Fiat 500, within the Lime mobile app. There will be 50 cars available to start as part of the company’s initial rollout. Lime plans to increase that number at the end of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:55

Calm heads to the airport, invests $3 million in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/13

Wellness app Calm has today announced a $3 million equity investment in XpresSpa Group, a fast-spa service you may have noticed in your local airport. Calm sees the investment as a way to expand its offline presence, growing awareness of the app as well as its retail products like Sleep Mist and the Calm Book. Calm subscribers will have access to a variety of in-store benefits and treatments at one of 52 XpresSpa locations in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Learn more

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4:46

SAP agrees to buy Qualtrics for $8B in cash, just...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/13

SAP agrees to buy Qualtrics for $8B in cash, just before the survey software company’s IPO Enterprise software giant SAP announced today that it has agreed to acquire Qualtrics for $8 billion in cash, just before the survey and research software company was set to go public. The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2019. Qualtrics last round of venture capital funding in 2016 raised $180 million at a $2.5 billion valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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12:08

A tale of two scooter cities

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/12

The kids in Madrid’s El Retiro Park are loving their new on-demand joyriding toys. Lime launched its scooters in the Spanish capital this summer. Spending a weekend in the city center last month the craze was impossible to miss. Scooters parked in clusters vying for pay-to-play time. Sometimes lined up tidily. All too often not. The bright Lime rides really stood out, though it’s not the only brand in town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:30

Pure Bit, a South Korean exchange, pulls a $2.8...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/12

Another day, another exit scam. This time it comes to us from South Korea where an exchange, Pure Bit, has completely shut down after raising $2.8 million in Ethereum from investors. The exchange, which promised to deliver something call Pure Coin, was live yesterday and today is completely shut down after posting “Sorry” and “Thanks” to their communications channels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:59

Olho do Dono is the winner of Startup Battlefield...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/09

Fifteen startups have spent the day presenting on-stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil. For the finalists, that meant presenting twice — once in the initial rounds, then again for our finalist judges. This was all part of Startup Battlefield Latin America, an event that we put on in partnership with Facebook’s FB Start program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:33

The scooters arrive in Australia

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/09

The scooter startups are taking over the world — or trying to. Earlier this week, Bird debuted its electric scooters in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; today, Lime is announcing its foray into the land down under with the launch of a three-month scooter pilot atMonash University in Melbourne, Australia. Lime has also released several hundred of its dockless electric bikes in Sydney and plans to introduce its scooters there, aswell as in Brisbane, soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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12:31

The disappearing Form D

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/08

We are experimenting with new content forms at TechCrunch. This is a rough draft of something new – provide your feedback directly to the authors: Danny at danny@techcrunch.com or Arman at Arman.Tabatabai@techcrunch.com if you like or hate something here. Ignoring the midterm hysteria, we continue our obsession with SoftBank today by looking at the group’s IPO of its telecom unit, but first, some thoughts about Form Ds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:46

Automakers invest in Transit, the app that helps...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/07

Automakers invest in Transit, the app that helps people get around without a car Transit, a company that built a mobile app designed to help people in cities live without cars, has raised $17.5 million from two automakers in a Series B round. The round wasled by RenaultNissan-Mitsubishi’s joint investment arm Alliance Ventures.InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund, also joined the round, as well as two past investors, Accel and Real Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices

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3:40

Men’s wellness startup HIMS has launched a line of...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/05

Exactly one year to the day since it launchedits line of men’s health products, HIMS is announcing its foray into women’s wellness. The company is using its mountain of venture capital to support the new brand, called HERS. In September, HIMS raised another $50 million in a round led by IVP. The financing valued the startup, which has brought in $97 million to date, at $500 million, according to PitchBook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:56

VICIS completes $28.5M Series B and launches its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/02

VICIS has closed its Series B on $28.5 million, with participation from NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers via Rx3 Ventures. Rodgers joins a list of other pro footballers to back the helmet startup, includingRogerStaubach, JerryRice, Russell Wilson and Doug Baldwin. VICIS is known for its $950 Zero1 football helmet designed for adult players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:24

Brex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/01

Brex, the corporate card built for startups, unveiled its new rewards program today. The billion-dollar company, which announced its $125 million Series C three weeks ago, has partnered with Amazon Web Services, WeWork, Instacart, Google Ads, SendGrid, Salesforce Essentials, Twilio, Zendesk, Caviar, HubSpot, Orrick, Snap, Clerky and DoorDash to give entrepreneurs the ability to accrue and spend points on services and products they use regularly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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4:17

Lime hires its first chief business officer amid push...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/11/01

After four months “on the beach,” per his LinkedIn profile, Uber’s former global head of business and corporate development has a new gig. Lime has hired David Richter (pictured) as its first-ever chief business officer and interim chief financial officer. Based in San Francisco, Richter will be overseeing the bike- and e-scooter-sharing startup’s business operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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