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Rheo, a personalized video app designed by ex-Apple product vets, scores $2.3 million
A personalized video channel for Apple TV, Rheo, has now closed on $2.3 million in seed funding, the company announced this week. It has also updated its application and expanded its content lineup, thanks to a new deal with Vimeo which brings the network’s catalog of short videos, including its “Staff Picks,” short films, animations, music and more, to Rheo’s… Read More
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Mobile ad startup AppLovin in talks for $1.5 billion acquisition
Mobile ad startup AppLovin is in talks with a Chinese buyer for an acquisition of around $1.5 billion, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company. We have not confirmed the identity of the acquirer. The deal is not yet finalized and details may change. Founded in 2012 by CEO Adam Foroughi along with Andrew Karam and John Kyrstynak, San Francisco-headquartered AppLovin operates… Read More
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Google hires Airbnb’s Shaun Stewart to help bring self-driving cars to market
Google has a new director at its self-driving car unit: Shaun Stewart, former head of Airbnb’s vacation rentals business, and CEO at TripAdvisor prior to that. Stewart’s entire career has essentially been spent in the hospitality industry, which makes him an interesting pick for the role at Google, where his role will be to help with the commercializations of Google’s… Read More
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Rackspace to go private after $4.3B acquisition by private equity firm Apollo
Rackspace, which is still best known as a hosting company even as it has expanded aggressively into offering services for businesses that use other platforms, went public in 2008. Now, however, it’s going private again after accepting a $4.3 billion offer (or $32 per share) in cash from private equity firm Apollo Global Management. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval and… Read More
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Breaking a myth: Data shows you don’t actually need a co-founder
We are often told that starting a startup on your own is madness. There are thousands of articles out there that tell you that and why why you need a co-founder. Probably solid advice, but data from CrunchBase shows a different side of the story. More than half of startups with an exit did so with just a single founder. The average is 1.72 founders. Read More
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MIT’s shape-shifting 3D-printed objects could improve medicine and solar-power
MIT and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) teamed up to create a new kind of structure that can “remember” its original shape, and return to that state even after being deformed or otherwise bent out of shape. This could be hugely beneficial in applications like creating drugs that can lie dormant until it detects a change in body temperature indicative of… Read More
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FOX Sports Go hits Apple TV, allows viewing of four games at once
FOX Sports GO has now arrived on Apple TV, allowing viewers to watch up to four games at the same time, thanks to an innovative split-screen interface that lets you arrange video feeds side-by-side, picture-in-picture style, or in a mosaic pattern. With the app, you’ll be able to stream from channels including Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Deportes, and Fox College… Read More
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Announcing the Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield competition judges
Startup Battlefield is back. In just a few short weeks, TechCrunch’s premiere startup competition will kick off at Disrupt SF and we’re excited to announce the judges tasked with determining which company will take up the Disrupt Cup and $50,000. This year the competition features 23 young companies vying for attention and funding. Each will have six minutes to impress their panel… Read More
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Kids app maker Duck Duck Moose joins Khan Academy
Sequoia-backed kids educational startup Duck Duck Moose is heading to Khan Academy, to add preschool learning to the non-profit’s digital education offerings. The startup’s 21 mobile apps aimed at children ages two and up are now available for free as a part of the move, which is not technically being considered an “acquisition,” due to the way the deal was… Read More
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Responding to the demand for reliable data collection in Africa, mSurvey raises seed funding
mSurvey, a Kenya based startup specializing in mobile data collection, has raised seed capital as it looks to expand its survey business in partnership with retailers in sub-Saharan Africa. Safaricom, Cross Culture Ventures, and the Virgin Group’s Alpha Angels joined an investment round in the three year old business. “It’s a seed round. I can’t disclose the amount… Read More
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The ethics of transhumanism
While many of the ideas of transhumanism are noble, the field is accused of sharing traits with eugenics. I can’t answer the many ethical, moral and existential questions raised by transhumanism. All I know is that it’s inevitable that advances in robotics, bionics, AI and genetics will affect the next phase of human evolution — we shouldn’t underestimate the ethical… Read More
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Here’s Baidu’s new all-electric self-driving test car
Self-driving cars have a tendency to become more adorable as big tech companies iterate their design, and Baidu’s new modified Chery eQ all-electric test vehicle is no exception. It resembles Google’s updated self-driving car, the panda-like EV, but it’s got more cabin room and still uses an existing vehicle platform for the basic car body and drivetrain, fitted with a… Read More
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Volkswagen’s 2019 electric car said to get 300 miles on a 15-minute charge
This year’s Paris motor show will host the unveiling of Volkswagen’s first all-electric car, according to an interview with company chairman Herbert Diess in German magazine WirstschaftWoche. The car will be roughly Golf-sized, according to the chairman, but will feel as roomy as a Passat on the inside, thanks to space saved via lighter frame construction and use of the… Read More
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Spiri’s on-demand carpooling service will use custom EVs and let drivers ride free
Danish startup Spiri believes urban transportation is still massively inefficient, and it’s setting out to tackle the problem from a few different directions. First, it’s building an on-demand carpooling service, similar to the UberPOOL offering (and the one Lyft just shut down). Second, it’s going to use its own custom electric vehicles to do so. Finally, it’s… Read More
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How to opt out of sharing your WhatsApp info with Facebook
WhatsApp has started pushing out its new terms and conditions. If you want to opt out of sharing your data with Facebook for ad-targeting and product-related purposes, click through the slides to see how to do it… Read More
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India’s MobiKwik lands $40M from NASDAQ-listed payment firm Net1
India-based mobile wallet startup MobiKwik has landed a $40 million strategic investment from Net1, a mobile payment firm specializing in solutions for the unbanked that has been listed on the NASDAQ since 2005. Read More
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How rival challenger bank Starling pranked Mondo on day new name Monzo was unveiled
When I wrote “it’s game on” after Mondo became the last of the four British challenger banks to secure a banking license earlier this month, I didn’t think competitor Starling Bank would take my words quite so literally. Read More
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Dice snags $6M to win more fans for its frustration-free ticketing platform
London-based ticketing startup Dice, which sells mobile tickets without booking fees and with a current focus on millennials wanting to discover new bands to go see live, has closed a $6 million Series A funding round. Read More
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Truecaller lands pre-install deal with Huawei as it crosses 90M monthly users
Truecaller has landed a partnership with Huawei which will see its caller ID and smart phone book app pre-loaded on the fast-growing Chinese company’s overseas smartphones. Read More
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3rd-eyes AG
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ELSE Corp
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- HQ: Milan, Lombardia
- Categories: 3D Printing, SaaS, 3D Technology, Cloud Computing, Retail, Fashion
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Clubio
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- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
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Smarter Microelectronics
- $14M Series C
- HQ: Wanchai, Guangdong
- Categories: Electronics, Innovation Management, Semiconductor
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Cordata Healthcare Innovations
- $2.1M Venture
- HQ: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Categories: SaaS, Health Care
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Didi Chuxing
- $4.5B Private Equity
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: Mobile Apps, Public Transportation, Transportation
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Simpler Utilities Private Limited
- $20K Seed
- HQ: Pune, Maharashtra
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Reacts
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- HQ: Montréal, Quebec
- Categories: Health Care, Information Technology, Video Conferencing
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London Business School
- 125M GBP Grant
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: Education
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Alton Norwood
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TactoTek
- 2.5M EUR Grant
- HQ: Kempele, Oulu
- Categories: 3D Technology, Electronics, Product Design
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Sher.ly
- $500K Venture
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: File Sharing, Software, Cloud Data Services, Local, Cyber Security
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Roam
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- HQ: Dallas, Texas
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Cohere
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- HQ: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
- Categories: Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy
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Allecra Therapeutics
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- HQ: Saint-louis-et-parahou, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Categories: Pharmaceutical, Biopharma, Biotechnology
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360 Haoyao
- $15M Series A
- HQ: Beijinggang, Hunan
- Categories: Pharmaceutical
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Félix & Paul Studios
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PromisePay
- $10M Series A
- HQ: Collingwood, Victoria
- Categories: FinTech, Payments, Real Estate
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New Avenue Inc.
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- HQ: Emeryville, California
- Categories: Home Renovation, Collaboration, Real Estate, Professional Services, ... See More
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GrabOnRent
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- HQ: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Categories: Consumer Goods
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Huizuche.com 惠租车
- $30M Series B
- HQ: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Categories: Automotive, Rental
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CareerFoundry
- 100K EUR Convertible Note
- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
- Categories: EdTech, Career Planning, Education
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MyCash
- $5.1M Series B
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Sixgill
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- HQ: Yoqne`am `illit, HaZafon
- Categories: Cyber Security, Business Intelligence, Security
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TVS Logistics Services
- Not available
- HQ: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Norwood Systems
- $5.0M Post IPO Equity
- HQ: Nedlands, Western Australia
- Categories: Wireless, SaaS, Mobile, Enterprise Software
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Urban Mining Company
- $25M Series A
- HQ: Austin, Texas
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Rgenix
- $33M Series B
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology
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Nexar
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- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Internet, Apps, Transportation
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Lumus
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- HQ: Rehovot, HaMerkaz
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