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Sorted offers a new take on the standard To Do list app
A new application called Sorted launches today to offer a better, faster and more efficient way to manage your tasks via your mobile phone. Yes, it’s another To Do list application. Do we really need such a thing? The answer to that question may be subjective, but a small team of developers in Hong Kong believe there’s room for another app in this space to carve out its… Read More
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Angel investors hope to find the best and brightest in Cuba’s emerging tech scene
President Obama’s bold new course on Cuban policy is paving the way for emerging tech to blossom in the country and a new entrepreneurial competition, 10x10KCuba, hopes to uncover Cuba’s best and brightest tech minds with an offer of mentorship and potential financing. The idea is to prevent brain drain and help boost Cuba’s economy, says 10x10KCuba’s Ricardo… Read More
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GoPro’s developer program aims to connect its cameras to cars, toys and apps
GoPro on Thursday very quietly took the wraps off its new developer program, by which it hopes to get its action cameras hooked into as many third-party devices, vehicles, and service as possible. Read More
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Crunch Network
From recording to reacting: Neural networks are changing notions of surveillance
There are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras in the U.S. today, of which only 5 percent are monitored by a human at any given time. Instead, the majority of them are simply recording footage, providing little value other than evidence long after any kind of crime or accident has occurred. Ninety-five percent of all security cameras offer no real-time benefits — there just… Read More
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TechCrunch’s Disrupt app is now available for all Disrupt NY (May 9-11) attendees
We promised to make networking at Disrupt a lot better, and today we’re making a big part of that promise a reality with the launch of the Disrupt app in the Apple’s App Store and Google Play. The app is custom-designed for attendees at TechCrunch’s Disrupt NY (May 9-11).Point of pride: We built the app in-house with help from our friends at Layer, the winner of… Read More
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Instagram launches personalized video feed and themed channels in Explore
Instagram wants to show you the best videos without completely destroying the sanctity of your main feed, so today it overhauled the Explore page with a slew of new video channels. Most importantly, there’s a personalized “Videos You Might Like” feed that draws from across the network. There’s also themed, hand-curated channels like one for Coachella, and feature… Read More
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Dinner Lab shuts down after failing to find a sustainable business model
After laying off staff in December as it shifted business models to find a sustainable operation, Dinner Lab has officially shut down, according to a blog post on the company’s site. Dinner Lab, like many startups, is facing a challenging environment for startups that lately have to find their way to profitability instead of simply fund operations with venture capital. Gumroad, for… Read More
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Amazon has eyeballed several hot startups for acquisition in a wider fashion push
Amazon has been focusing attention on areas like media streaming, its faster delivery and pickup services, hardware and enterprise via AWS. But it’s also making an effort to reboot one of the more legacy parts of its business: fashion. TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources that the e-commerce giant has eyed up several startups in the fashion sphere as potential acquisitions… Read More
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Microsoft sues Justice Department for transparency in government data searches
Microsoft sued the Justice Department today, challenging the constitutionality of the gag orders issued by the government that prevent tech companies from informing their customers when their data is accessed as part of an investigation. The suit challenges a provision in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) that allows courts to force Microsoft and other companies that offer… Read More
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Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code for Windows, OS X and Linux hits 1.0
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Microsoft’s cross-platform text editor for developers, hit version 1.0 today after about a year in beta. The company says more than 500,000 developers now actively use the application each month. The launch of VS Code came as quite a surprise when the company first announced it at its Build developer conference last year. Microsoft, after all, had never… Read More
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Review: HTC 10 is solid, but consumers need to be convinced
The HTC 10 is no afterthought: It’s a well-engineered smartphone, with all the specs and capabilities of a true flagship, flavored in a style reminiscent of the brand. But, it has been a while since I was excited to review an HTC device. This wasn’t a purely subjective feeling. A year ago, HTC launched the One M9, and it was reported to be a decidedly mediocre device across the… Read More
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Tomorrow is your last day to save $1,000 on Disrupt NY tickets
Looking to score discounted tickets to the best startup show in the Big Apple? Your time is quickly running out. Early-bird tickets to Disrupt NY are on sale through tomorrow, April 15, meaning you have just one more day to get Disrupt tickets for the low price of $1,995 each before the price jumps to $2,9 Read More
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Minecraft Education Edition, aimed at teachers, arrives in May
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was expanding its investment in Minecraft, the popular game it acquired for $2.5 billion in 2014, by building out a new version that would allow teachers to use Minecraft in the classroom. Today, Microsoft announced that “Minecraft Education Edition,” as this version is called, will become available in beta format starting in… Read More
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Unreel.me allows creators to build their own video streaming sites and apps
Unreel Entertainment is launching a new platform called Unreel.me, which provides tools to build your very own video streaming site and app. Those sites can include videos that were uploaded directly to Unreel.me, as well as content posted to social networks. And they can be monetized advertising, paywalls, subscriptions and merchandise sales. As part of the launch, the company is also… Read More
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DigitalOcean gets $130 million credit line because servers are really expensive
Building a cheap cloud hosting platform like DigitalOcean requires a ton of money. The company has raised more than $120 million and is also securing credit every now and then to fuel its growth. Read More
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Bill Gurley doesn’t think these giant new funds are such a great idea
“It’s not just the size of the funds but the velocity” at which VCs are returning to their investors, known as limited partners (or LPs), says an astonished Bill Gurley of the venture firm Benchmark. “The Kauffman fund said that billion dollar funds sucked, then everybody went out and raised billion-dollar funds.” Gurley is referring to a 2012 Kauffman… Read More
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Piano’s new Composer makes it easy for publishers to create a targeted paywall experience
Publisher tools and paywall company Piano is announcing a new tool that could give publishers more freedom to experiment with paywalls and other business models. The company was created last year from the merger of Tinypass and Piano Media. While the combined organization continues to offer a paywall system for publishers, CEO Trevor Kaufman has said that the issue is no longer a… Read More
Recent Funding Data by
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Eligible
- $25M Angel
- HQ: Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Health Care, Payments, Developer APIs
- Investors: Not available
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alugha GmbH
- Not available
- HQ: Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg
- Categories: Video on Demand, Video Streaming, Language Learning, Video
- Investors: Not available
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Digitzs
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Santa Monica, California
- Categories: SaaS, Internet, Digital Media
- Investors: Not available
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ACCO Semiconductor
- $35M Series F
- HQ: Sunnyvale, California
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Impraise
- 1.4M EUR Seed
- HQ: Los Altos, California
- Categories: Mobile
- Investors: Not available
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DigitalGenius
- $4.1M Convertible Note
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Natural Language Processing, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Onfido
- $25M Series B
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: Internet, Security, Software
- Investors: Not available
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RefleXion Medical
- $46M Series B
- HQ: Hayward, California
- Categories: Software, Hardware
- Investors: Not available
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Overnight
- $150K Seed
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Travel, Apps
- Investors: Not available
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OweYaa
- Not available Seed
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Private Social Networking, Impact Investing, Outsourcing, Social ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Deal4Loans
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Delhi, Delhi
- Categories: Curated Web, Internet
- Investors: Not available
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Flipp
- $61M Private Equity
- HQ: Toronto, Ontario
- Categories: Apps, Retail, Advertising
- Investors: Not available
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TabSquare
- $2.6M Series A
- HQ: Singapore, Central Region
- Categories: Software, Hospitality
- Investors: Not available
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Plexisoft
- $500K Seed
- HQ: Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: E-Commerce, Business Intelligence, E-Commerce Platforms, Social CRM, ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Clean Simple
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
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Attolight
- Not available Series D
- HQ: Lausanne, Vaud
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Organic Shop
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Categories: E-Commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Naturals @Home
- $15M Series A
- HQ: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Categories: Fashion
- Investors: Not available
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20thFloor Technologies
- $14K Series A
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Enterprise Software, Web Development, Information Technology
- Investors: Not available
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OnOffBlock.com Inc.
- Not available Private Equity
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Feedbackly
- 500K EUR Seed
- HQ: Helsinki, Southern Finland
- Categories: E-Commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Hyperapptive, Inc.
- $255K Angel
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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VENICE BRAND
- Not available Post IPO Debt
- HQ: Not available
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- Investors: Not available
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Akira
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Skippr Cash Flow
- 180K AUD Seed
- HQ: Sydney, New South Wales
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Imara
- $31M Series A
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
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