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Sign up for PragueCrunch V now!
Almost every year my buddy Jack Deneut has helped set up PragueCrunch, our kind-of-semi-annual celebration of Czech startups. And it’s happening again this year! The event is on July 13, 2017 at Riegrovy Sady Beer Garden. You can RSVP here. We’ll have Kozel and Gambrinus beer all night and traditional Czech pub food for purchase at the venue. Startups will have 90 seconds to… Read More
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The latest in the Binary Capital blowup — and what it means for startup investing
Binary Capital, the San Francisco-based early stage fund whose cofounder, Justin Caldbeck, resigned this past Sunday, is shutting down for all practical purposes. A source tells Bloomberg that the young firm, which had closed its second fund last year with $175 million in commitments but barely begun to invest that capital, will be wound down. Binary’s portfolio companies, including from… Read More
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Apple Music’s first new personalized playlist wants you to Chill
This week Apple is beginning to roll out the first new personalized playlist under Apple Music’s ‘For You’ section. The playlist, entitled ‘Chill’ is muxed based on editorial curation and algorithmic interpretation of your musical tastes. A small number of test users got the new playlist yesterday evening. An updated Chill playlist will be delivered every Sunday… Read More
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Crunch Report | A bad day for cybersecurity
Today’s Stories A massive new ransomware attack is spreading around the globe Target’s next-day essentials delivery service opens to customers in pilot test Cloudflare launches app development platform, announces $100M investment fund Uber now lets you request a ride for someone else Credits Written and Hosted by: John Mannes
Filmed by: Joe Zolnoski
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Cannabis delivery startup Eaze confirms theft of some user data from service provider
An anonymous source tipped off Crunchbase News that Eaze, the Series B-stage cannabis delivery startup with over $24 million in venture funding, has experienced a security incident. Some of its user data may have been stolen by a former employee of Don Davidson, MD, a medical service provider that provides patient consultations and medical cannabis recommendations (the equivalent of a… Read More
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Magic Wormhole is a clever way to send files easily and securely
If you need to transfer a couple hundred megs to a coworker or friend across the country, you aren’t short on options. In fact, options are thick on the ground, and all have their own issues. Don’t you wish you could just speak a few magic words and send stuff directly to them, no intermediate upload, no web interface, no login? Magic Wormhole is a clever way to do just that. Read More
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Andy Rubin-backed AR hardware startup CastAR reportedly shuts down
An augmented reality headset startup founded by former Valve employees and funded by Android co-creator Andy Rubin’s Playground Global is shutting down after it failed to receive further investment. CastAR was building a headset device that projected holographic images into the field-of-view of a user, similar to products being built by companies like Microsoft and Magic Leap. Read More
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Crunch Network
There’s a war brewing in Japan, and the banks should pay attention
People often use the term “time machine model” in Japan. It refers to the lag with Silicon Valley when it comes to startups and innovation. When a time machine model gains momentum locally, usually it means war. The most notable recent example of this is the war of the news apps. Now there is a similar war brewing in Japan; this time it is for mobile P2P payments. Read More
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Google News gets a fresh coat of paint
After years of sticking with essentially the same design, nobody was going to accuse Google News of looking modern. While the rest of the company’s portfolio received major facelifts in recent years, Google News started looking a bit neglected (and cluttered). That’s all changing today. Read More
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Boundless, Navigator CRE and Off the Record take prizes at TechCrunch’s Seattle pitch-off
It was a lovely day for a meetup in Seattle, and the Showbox SoDo was packed as TechCrunch’s annual pitch-off in my home town took place last week. But as impressive as our 10 contestants were, only three would leave with tickets to Disrupt SF. And here they are. Read More
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Someone claiming to be a VC admits he doesn’t hire women out of fear he’ll get sued
On KQED’s Forum show today host Queena Sook Kim discussed venture capital’s sexist culture. But during the call, someone claiming to be a VC emailed the show to say he would not hire a woman “out of fear that we will get sued.” Not hiring women capable of filling a role at your workplace simply because they are female is illegal. Read More
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Credit Karma touts $500 million in revenues
It turns out that you can make a lot of money by giving stuff away for free. That’s the lesson from Credit Karma, which today is announcing that it’s running its business profitably after earning $500 million in revenues last year. Read More
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Twitter has a new VP of inclusion and diversity
A few months after Jeffrey Siminoff left his position as VP of diversity and inclusion at Twitter, the company has brought on Candi Castleberry Singleton to lead Twitter’s diversity efforts. Read More
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Today’s huge ransomware attack has only made about $7,500 so far
Ransomware attacks are bigger than ever, but the payouts appear to be shrinking. While the ransomware suspected to be a variant of Petya makes headlines around the world, whoever set it loose isn’t really making a whole lot of money, especially if they paid for the software to begin with. Read More
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Citus Health
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Group K Diagnostics
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Marmo Health
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LGD
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Elimu Digital Media
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Liveplay
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Teens Do Good
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Cylera
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AmoebaX Ltd.
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AIMO
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Acquired.io
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Mitoconix Bio
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Arhaus
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CredoLab
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TAPPED Birch Water
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Sentiance
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Auth0
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Klarna
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Sumo Logic
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View
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Glooko
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Resolver
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Catalant
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CloudHealth Technologies
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Your.MD
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DayTwo
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Tango Card
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PHEMI Health Systems
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Drive.ai
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Clique Media Group (CMG)
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