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TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 key hiring metrics, building SDR teams, insurtech investor survey

Marketing teams get a lot of credit for landing new customers, but in reality, sales development representatives do most of the actual work.

The lowdown for European startups looking to raise money in 2023

We’re looking at Europe's Q1 2023 venture capital tallies and considering the three largest venture markets in the region: the U.K., Germany and France.

Artie sidesteps the app stores by putting high-quality games in your browser

When you play a game, how do you play it? Monopoly or Settlers of Catan around the dining table? Mario Kart on your Nintendo Switch? Assassin’s Creed on your Xbox? Among Us on your phone? Usually, t

Investors unfazed by Q1 crypto funding decline

Crypto-focused venture capital investors remain confident in the market as total capital raised dropped in the first quarter.

Review: Xbloom makes perfect pour-over so you don’t have to

Coffee nerds love the ceremony of making a good cup of coffee, but once you get advanced enough, things get really complex really fast. Making high-end pour-over coffee is a fine dance of grinding, po

France moves forward with influencer bill cracking down on risky products and more

The lower chamber of the French parliament, the National Assembly, passed a cross-party bill that aims to introduce some new requirements for social media influencers. This is a preliminary vote as th

Groupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO… based in Czech Republic

A dozen years ago, Groupon shot to fame popularizing the online group buying format, confidently rejecting a $6 billion acquisition offer from Google and instead going public with a $17.8 billion mark

US investors slash Byju’s and Swiggy valuation

Byju's and Swiggy, among the biggest Indian startups, are taking a haircut in their valuations — at least in the eyes of their backers.

Burn, community, burn

AI? Crypto? Equity crowdfunding and former startup founders trying to bribe China? We had it all this week.

24 hours left to save $200 on TC Early Stage tickets

TechCrunch Early Stage is less than three weeks away from kicking off on April 20 in the Hub of the Universe – Boston. That’s just one of Boston’s nicknames. Who knew? But listen up,

Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns

The Garante has ordered a block on ChatGPT over concerns OpenAI has unlawfully processed people's data, including the information of minors.

3 recruiting metrics that can help startups make more data-driven hiring decisions

To make fewer mistakes, founders should adopt a more data-driven approach to hiring. Tracking these three metrics is a great place to start.

Read’s AI-powered summary feature squeezes a meeting into a two-minute clip

Read's approach to having a TikTok-style short video summary can appeal to people looking to skim through multiple missed meetings.

Ambani bats for cricket glory as Disney scales back in India

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio, the South Asian telecom powerhouse, has long sought to entice its customer base with a plethora of services aimed at boosting subscriber retention. Despite amassing over 425

Helbiz stock tumbles on reverse split, rebrand to Micromobility.com

Helbiz is rebranding to Micromobility.com to include retail. It also issued a reverse stock split to get back in compliance with Nasdaq.

Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million

Reliance Retail and Google, two existing backers of Dunzo, are among those holding discussions to invest in the new round, sources said.

EV company Canoo agrees to $1.5M settlement with SEC

Canoo concludes SEC investigation with $1.5M payout, which its CEO says will help the EV company raise more much-needed funds.

Daily Crunch: Ledger locks down another $108M to double down on hardware crypto wallets

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Virgin Orbit burns up in uncontrolled descent

Virgin Orbit announced mass layoffs of 85% of its workforce, or 675 people, after it failed to secure additional funding.

Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe

The New York-based executive previously served as the COO and CFO of T. Rowe Price and was a partner at McKinsey.
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