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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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9:32

Announcing the Disrupt Berlin Agenda

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/16

TechCrunch Disrupt is the world’s biggest and most impactful tech startup conference, and we can’t wait to bring the hype to Berlin. We’re very proud of the show we’ve put together and are thrilled to give you a look at what’s in store. Editor’s Note: Not all of our speakers are included on this agenda as we like to keep a couple tricks up our sleeves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:36

Readdle’s Denys Zhadanov to talk about bootstrapping...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/16

Readdle might not be a familiar name, but chances are you’ve been using some of their mobile apps. The Ukrainian company is a bootstrapped success story with 100 million downloads, 135 employees and a profitable business. That’s why I’m excited to announce that Readdle Vice President Denys Zhadanov is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin to talk about this remarkable journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:31

AllTrails gets $75M to keep hikers happy

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/15

The app for hiking enthusiasts just secured a big round of capital that will help it map more trails worldwide. AllTrailshas raised $75 million, led by Spectrum Equity, which has taken a majority stake in the company in the process. Founded in 2010, AllTrails raised a small amount of capital years ago from investors, including 2020 Ventures and 500 Startups. It was also part ofAngelPad’s inauguralaccelerator class. This is its first sizeable round of equity financing. Learn more about your ad

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4:24

With $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/15

With $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new stores in the US, UK and Asia The quintessential venture capitalist’s uniform consists of a pair of designer jeans, a Patagonia fleece vest and $95 wool sneakers. The company behind the shoes, Allbirds, entered the unicorn club this morning with the announcement of a $50 million Series C from late-stage players T. Rowe Price, which led the round, Tiger Global and Fidelity Investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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4:04

Jennifer Garner’s baby food company Once Upon a Farm...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/12

CAVU Venture Partners has led the $20 million Series B for Once Upon a Farm, which sells organic, cold-pressed baby food in 8,500 grocery stores in the U.S. The Berkeley-based startup was originally founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneurs Rohan Oza and Clayton Christopher. Today, it lists actress Jennifer Garner and former General Mills presidentJohn Foraker as co-founders, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:05

YC-grad Papa raises $2.4M for its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/12

One of the latest additions to the on-demand economy is Papa, a mobile app that connects college students with adults over 60 in need of support and companionship. The recent graduate of Y Combinator’s accelerator program has raised a $2.4 million round of funding to expand its service throughout Florida and to five additional states next year, beginning with Pennsylvania. Initialized Capital led the round, with participation from Sound Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:28

Tim Berners-Lee is on a mission to decentralize the web

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/11

“I’ve always believed the web is for everyone,” wrote Tim Berners-Lee, the well-known (and knighted) creator of the World Wide Web. “The web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own agendas,” he added. “Today, I believe we’ve reached a critical tipping point, and that powerful change for the better is possible — and necessary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:36

The Wing, a co-working space for women, opens its...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/11

Women-focused co-working space The Wing has made its way to California, opening its first of two planned locations in the state this morning. On Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District, The Wing hopes to attract professional women able to shell out $215 per month for access to its 8,000-square-foot workspace, which is complete with conference rooms, a cafe, a library stocked with books on feminist theory, a lactation room and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:04

SoftBank is considering taking a majority stake in...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/10

SoftBank may soon own up to 50 percent of WeWork, a well-funded provider of co-working spaces headquartered in New York, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. SoftBank is reportedly weighing an investment between $15 billion and $20 billion, which would come from its $92 billion Vision Fund, a super-sized venture fund led by Japanese entrepreneur and investor Masayoshi Son. WeWork declined to comment. SoftBank already owns some 20 percent of WeWork. The firm invested $4. Learn

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4:11

Venture capital investment in US companies to hit...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/10

So many new unicorns valued at $1 billion-plus, countless$100 million venture financings, an explosion of giant funds— it’s no surprise 2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for venture capital investment in U.S.-based companies. There are more than 2.5 months remaining in 2018 and already U.S. companies have raised $84.1 billion — more than all of 2017 — across 6,583 VC deals as of Sept. 30, 2018, according to data from PitchBook’s 3Q Venture Monitor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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11:43

SoundCloud finally lets more musicians monetize four...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/09

SoundCloud moves painfully slow for a tech company, and no one feels that pain more than musicians who are popular on the site but don’t get paid. 10 years since SoundCloud first launched, and four years since it opened an invite-only program allowing just the very biggest artists to earn a cut of the ad and premium subscription revenue generated by their listeners, SoundCloud is rolling out monetization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:44

Faraday Future investor Evergrande Health now says...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/09

Faraday Future investor Evergrande Health now says the troubled startup is trying to back out of deal Evergrande Health, the investor that bailed out besieged electric vehicle startup Faraday Future in a deal worth $2 billion this summer, is now accusing it ofattempting to break an agreement it made with previous backer Season Smart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:33

RankScience closes $1.8M seed — and now only wants to...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/08

RankScience closes $1.8M seed — and now only wants to replace human SEO staff if you don’t have any A couple of years ago YC-backed RankScience, which offers AI-enhanced SEO split-testing, put a few SEO experts’ noses out of joint when the fledgling startup brashly talked about replacing human expertise with automation. Two years on its pitch has mellowed, with the team saying their self-service platform is “augmenting human SEO ability rather than replacing them”. Learn more about your ad choices

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2:54

Flutterwave and Ventures Platform CEOs will join us...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/08

Flutterwave and Ventures Platform CEOs will join us at Startup Battlefield Africa Startup Battlefield is returning to Africa this December. TechCrunch will be hitting Lagos, Nigeria, bringing with it our Battlefield competition and a day’s worth of panel discussions, focused on topics facing the city’s startup scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:27

JFrog lands $165 M investment as valuation jumps over...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/05

JFrog wants to change the way we deal with software updates. Instead of large numbered updates you have to manually download, it sees a future of continuous delivery where software is delivered as binaries and updated in the background. Investors must like that vision very much because they showered the company with a $165 million Series D investment today, which the company reports pushes its valuation past the billion dollar mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:01

Product Hunt Radio: The evolution of Y Combinator,...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/05

Ryan Hoover Contributor Share on Twitter Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt and host of Product Hunt Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:48

N26 is launching its bank in the U.K.

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/04

Nearly a year after German fintech startup N26 announced that it would launch its service in the U.K., the company is launching in the U.K. N26 is already quite popular in the Eurozone with over 1.5 million customers. In this new market, it will face tough competition from existing players, such as Revolut, Monzo, Starling and many others. N26 is going to roll out its product in multiple phases. Some lucky few will be able to open an account right away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:13

KZen raises $4 million to bring sanity to crypto wallets

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/04

KZen, a company run by former TC editor Ouriel Ohayon, has raised $4 million in seed to build a “better wallet,” obviously the elusive Holy Grail in the crypto world. Benson Oak Ventures, Samsung Next, Elron Ventures invested. Ohayon, who has worked at Internet Lab and founded TechCrunch France and Appsfire, wanted to create an easy-to-use crypto wallet that wouldn’t confound users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:08

Subscription startup Bespoke Post is creating its own...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/03

Subscription startup Bespoke Post is creating its own brands and products for men Bespoke Post says it has more than 100,000 subscribers signed up to receive a monthly “box of awesome” (that’s what it calls its bundles of curated men’s products). Next up: Creating brands and products of its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:18

Cover collects $16M to insure your gadgets, pets…...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2018/10/03

People procrastinate about buying insurance because it’s such a boring and complicated chore to compare policies. But Cover combines plans from 45 insurance companies into a single marketplace so it’s easy to find the best one for your car, home, rental, business, personal property, pets, jewelry and more. Now Cover is building powerful onboarding tricks like a driving school that earns you lower car insurance rates, and a way for Shopify merchants to sell warranties for their items. Learn more

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