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Pointy, a startup that lets local retailers easily put stock online with a simple gadget, raises $6M
Pointy, an Irish start startup that lets local retailers put their stock online so that they can be discovered via search engines, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round is being led by Frontline Ventures, alongside Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, Draper Associates and a number of notable angel investors. Read More
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Crunch Report | Waymo Wants $2.6B for Trade Secret
Nest releases a new alarm system, the Nest Secure, SpaceX files trademark for name of internet service and Waymo wants $2.6 billion for allegedly stolen trade secret. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Google, HTC sign $1.1B USD cooperation agreement to boost Google’s hardware game
Google and HTC have entered into an agreement where certain HTC employees will join Google. As part of the transaction, HTC will receive $1.1B USD in cash from Google. Google will also receive non-exclusive license for HTC’s intellectual property. HTC says many of the employees worked with Google to develop the Pixel smartphones. This is seemingly part of the search giant’s new… Read More
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Polly’s teen polling app piggybacks on Snapchat
Snapchat doesn’t technically have a developer platform, but that hasn’t stopped other startups from taking advantage of its new feature for attaching links to your Snaps and Stories. Sarahah was the first, allowing people to ask fellow Snappers for open-ended anonymous feedback. But the problem is that those requests could be met with cyberbullying. Polly is a new teen… Read More
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ClassPass begins testing variable pricing as it expands beyond studio fitness
On the heels of its $70 million Series C, an expansion to new markets, and a partnership with Blink Fitness, the popular workout subscription service ClassPass is now beginning to experiment with variable pricing. The test was revealed by new ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman, speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF this afternoon. The idea to try out a virtual currency of sorts came about… Read More
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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2017 is… Pi
Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win $50,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges’ notes and narrowed the list down… Read More
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Why women are coming forward about harassment and discrimination
It’s been the talk of the summer in Silicon Valley. CEOs at Uber and SoFi lost their jobs after whistleblowers came forward, alleging sexism and harassment. Powerful venture capitalists, including Dave McClure from 500 Startups lost their jobs after women, including Sarah Kunst, accused him of making inappropriate advances when seeking a job at his venture firm. Workplace harassment… Read More
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Our favorite pitches from Alchemist Accelerator’s 16th batch
Alchemist Accelerator, known for its specialty in working with enterprise startups, held its 16th demo day at Microsoft’s offices in Mountain View, California. 18 startups pitched ideas ranging from more traditional marketplaces to frontier aerospace technology. Addressing the packed auditorium before the pitches began, Ravi Belani, managing partner at Alchemist, reasserted his core… Read More
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21.co announces a token system to get people to join its paid messaging network
Today at Disrupt, 21.co CEO and co-founder Balaji Srinivasan outlined his company’s unusual evolution and announced the launch of a new system for kickstarting the site’s user base by incentivizing people with tokens for doing things like signing up, getting verified and performing certain tasks. The company opted to move away from the increasingly popular ICO model because… Read More
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YC wants to let people invest in its startups through the blockchain
ICOs — or initial coin offerings — are emerging as a route for startups to raise money from a wide pool of investors through cryptocurrency networks. Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Y Combinator president Sam Altman painted a mixed picture of the role of ICOs in the tech world today. It wasn’t all good. Read More
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10x, founded by the ex-CEO of Barclays, raises $46M to take on ancient banking infrastructure
The fintech revolution continues apace, and while many startups are hoping that newer and better tech will help them take business away from traditional banks, today a company has received a large round of funding to help those incumbent institutions better compete. 10x Future Technologies is a startup that has built a ground-up platform that incorporates machine learning, cloud services… Read More
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Here’s why professional sports teams are buying esports teams
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 we sat down with three experts from the esports world to explain why you should start paying attention to the industry. To kick it off, Heather Garozzo, a former competitive Counter Strike player and current Director of Fan Marketing for Team Dignitas, told us what a day in the life of a professional esports player is like. And surprisingly, it’s not… Read More
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VC Kirsten Green talks shop — including responding to criticisms of Bodega
Earlier today at Disrupt, Kirsten Green, founder of the early-stage, San Francisco-based venture firm Forerunner Ventures, sat down for a quick conversation about her work. Green has become one of the most sought-after e-commerce investors in the country. Read More
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Peter Thiel is being considered to chair Trump’s intelligence advisory board
In a fairly epic new Vanity Fair profile, the magazine reports that Peter Thiel is the frontrunner to become the chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), a meta intelligence entity that functions independently from the nation’s spy agencies. Read More
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Bozoma Saint John says Uber didn’t really ‘poach’ her from Apple
Uber’s first-ever chief brand officer, Bozoma Saint John, spoke today at TechCrunch Disrupt about the challenges ahead of her in her new role focused on transforming the Uber brand. The executive, who most recently led the global consumer marketing division for Apple Music and iTunes, had only been working at Uber for a matter of days before embattled CEO Travis Kalanick resigned… Read More
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Albertsons snaps up meal kit startup Plated for $200 million
In a first for national grocery chains, Albertsons is buying the healthy meal kit delivery startup Plated for an undisclosed amount, brokered by Credit Suisse Group AG. Read More
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Tesla said to be working on its own self-driving AI chip with AMD
Tesla is reportedly developing its own processor for artificial intelligence, intended for use with its self-driving systems, in partnership with AMD. Tesla has an existing relationship with Nvidia, whose GPUs power its Autopilot system, but this new in-house chip reported by CNBC could potentially reduce its reliance on third-party AI processing hardware. AMD would help provide Tesla with… Read More
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Delphi partners with BlackBerry QNX on its autonomous driving platform
Delphi is planning to launch its own autonomous driving solution for car manufacturers and mobility service fleet operators in 2019, and it announced today that it will use BlackBerry QNX as the operating system for the automated drive solution. Both BlackBerry QNX and Delphi are long-time auto industry stalwarts who have been reconfiguring their businesses to focus on the opportunity… Read More
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Facebook vows to manually review ad targeting after ‘Jew-Haters’ scandal
Facebook failed to foresee how turning user-written interests and employer information from profiles into ad targeting options could turn offensive. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has apologized for the situation, and announced that Facebook will now manually review all ad targeting options. Read More
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Digital Shadows
- $26M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: cyber security, risk management, analytics
- Investors: Not available
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Bill.com
- Not available
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: apps, saas, financial services, billing
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mParticle
- $35M
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: mobile, enterprise software, big data, software
- Investors: Not available
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Gogoro
- $300M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: energy, energy efficiency, automotive, electric vehicle
- Investors: Not available
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Webgility
- $6.4M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: accounting, saas, business intelligence, sales automation, e-commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Pymetrics
- $8.0M
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: neuroscience, artificial intelligence, recruiting
- Investors: Not available
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Ever
- Not available
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: web apps, photo sharing, mobile apps
- Investors: Not available
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Sunseap
- 75M SGD
- HQ: Singapore, Central Region
- Categories: renewable energy, solar, clean energy, energy efficiency
- Investors: Not available
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Motormax
- $150K
- HQ: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal
- Categories: fintech, credit, automotive
- Investors: Not available
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ClearMetal
- $9.0M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: logistics, enterprise software, shipping
- Investors: Not available
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Flock (helloflock.com)
- $3.5M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: internet, employment, human resources, apps, software
- Investors: Not available
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Bankera
- 25M EUR
- HQ: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis
- Categories: payments, financial services, banking
- Investors: Not available
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AlphaFlow
- $4.1M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: impact investing, customer service, service industry
- Investors: Not available
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Mira
- $1.0M
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: business development, augmented reality, hardware, service industry
- Investors: Not available
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Burrow UK
- $1.2M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: financial services, fintech
- Investors: Not available
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HAAWK, Inc.
- $2.5M
- HQ: Studio City, California
- Categories: music streaming, video streaming, music, digital media
- Investors: Not available
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ED Band, Inc.
- Not available
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: medical, health care, medical device
- Investors: Not available
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FoodLogiQ
- Not available
- HQ: Durham, North Carolina
- Categories: software
- Investors: Not available
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Cogitativo
- $5.1M
- HQ: Berkeley, California
- Categories: analytics, health care, machine learning
- Investors: Not available
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Mamaearth
- $1.0M
- HQ: Gurgaon, Haryana
- Categories: health care
- Investors: Not available
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Save Solutions
- $6.0M
- HQ: Gaya, Bihar
- Categories: financial services
- Investors: Not available
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Nanollose
- $5.0M
- HQ: Nedlands, Western Australia
- Categories: business development
- Investors: Not available
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Tachyon Oil and Gas
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
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Kryptopy
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
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Zhizhangyi
- 150M CNY
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: Not available
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CollectiveCrunch
- 250K EUR
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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GamingMonk Entertainment
- Not available
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M2Gen
- $75M
- HQ: Not available
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- Investors: Not available
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Baro.io
- 80K EUR
- HQ: Not available
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Haopu Technology
- 28M CNY
- HQ: Not available
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