VIDEO Disrupt SF 2017 Hackathon
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Live from Disrupt SF: Equity talks Slack, Lyft and flying cars
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s weekly venture capital-themed podcast where we work to unpack the numbers lurking behind the news. This week we have a special episode for you all. We recorded live from Disrupt San Francisco, right in the middle of the main floor. From the front, this is what it looked like: Teamwork! It was our second-ever live show. Thanks… Read More
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‘BoJack Horseman’ gets picked up for a fifth season at Netflix
Netflix’s narcissistic neigh-sayer is coming back yet again – BoJack Horseman will have a fifth season on the streaming service, as confirmed by a tweet from the official BoJack Twitter account. SO, THIS HAPPENED… pic.twitter.com/ZgRcG7anIF — BoJack Horseman (@BoJackHorseman) September 21, 2017 The animated show, with its distinctive animal human hybrids created… Read More
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Uber loses its license to operate in London
In a huge blow to Uber in the UK London’s transport regulator has rejected its application to renew its license to operate in the city. In a statement today TfL said it has concluded that Uber is “not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence”. “TfL’s regulation of London’s taxi and private hire trades is designed to ensure passenger… Read More
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Startup Battlefield applications for Disrupt Berlin close this Monday
Ach du lieber, menschen! The application deadline for your chance to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin is this Monday, September 25 at 5 p.m. PT. It’s time to cancel your weekend plans, stop procrastinating, hunker down and get it done. Read More
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Walmart partners with smart lock maker August to test in-home delivery of packages and groceries
Walmart announced today it will begin testing a new service that will allow customers with August smart home devices, like the August doorbell and security cameras, to have their packages delivered inside their home instead of left on the doorstep. This test will also include online grocery orders, which won’t just be placed inside the house like the packages, but will be put away in… Read More
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East Ventures announces new $30M fund to continue investing in Indonesia
East Ventures is back at it again with another new fund to invest in early-stage companies in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy and the world’s fourth most populous country. This new $30 million fund is the firm’s sixth to date in Southeast Asia, and remarkably its second in 2017 alone. Read More
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Database provider MongoDB has filed to go public
MongoDB, a database software company based in New York, has filed to go public with the Securities and Exchange Commission as it continues to burn a ton of cash despite its revenue almost doubling year-over-year. The company, which provides open-source database software that became very attractive among early-stage startups, is one of a myriad of companies that have sought to go public by… Read More
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Microsoft confirms plans for a new flagship store in Regent Street opposite Apple
Shopping may be turning into an increasingly virtual experience, with people buying goods online and through apps, but there is no denying the power of a physical in-store experience — a lesson Microsoft is taking to heart. Today the company announced it will be opening a new flagship store in London — just a stone’s throw from the Apple flagship store. Read More
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Thoughts on Facebook’s 9 plans to curb election interference
Election meddling is Facebook’s next adversary, and it’s got a plan to attack it just like it did with fake news. Solutions to both these scourges come too late to prevent tampering that may have aided Donald Trump winning the presidency — but at least Facebook is owning up to the problem, working with the government and starting to self-regulate. Read More
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Facebook and Twitter play bigger role in Congressional election-hacking probe
As Congressional investigations into Russia’s role in manipulating the election for U.S. president deepens, tech companies are assuming a more central role in the inquiries. Both Twitter and Facebook are stepping up their efforts to cooperate with Congressional investigations into Russian interference with last year’s presidential election. Read More
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ipsy launches its beauty product e-commerce business Shopper as hit hits 3M subscribers
ipsy, a subscription service that delivers a collection of products to its users every month, has spent the last six years building up a community with millions of people obsessed with beauty products. And now that the company has more than 3 million subscribers — with a $10 per month subscription cost — it’s ready to get a little bit more aggressive by getting directly… Read More
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Freight startup Flexport soars from ‘unsexy’ to $800M valuation
Flexport handles the boring logistics of a trillion-dollar business: the transport of shipping containers around the world. Because the work of freight forwarding seemed so bland, it was long ignored by the tech world. But digitizing the paperwork let Flexport speed up shipping so clients keep less inventory on hand while never running out. Read More
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Google Cloud adds support for more powerful Nvidia GPUs
Google Cloud Platform announced support for some powerful Nvidia GPUs on Google Compute Engine today. For starters, the company is making Nvidia K80 GPUs generally available. At the same time, it’s launching support for Nvidia P100 GPUs in Beta along with a new sustained pricing model. For companies working with machine learning workloads, having access to GPUs in the cloud provides… Read More
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Bose debuts new Google Assistant-optimized noise cancelling headphones
Bose’s rumored QC 35 II noise-cancelling headphones are rumored no more: Bose made them official today, revealing the update to the company’s popular QC 35 premium noise-cancelling cans. Google worked with Bose to create the new headphones, the company explained in a new blog post, helping to “optimize” the audio accessory for Assistant, Google’s virtual… Read More
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Instagram adds face filters to live video
Instagram is making its face filters available for live video streaming through the app, the company announced today. Instagram had introduced face filters, which add visual effects to detected faces, back in May, but until now it was only available on video and images captured first and then posted to your Instagram Story after the fact. All existing face filters are now available for live… Read More
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Activehours raises $39 million for its new take on cash advances
Nine months after raising $22 million for its unique take on the cash-advance business, Activehours has gone back to the venture capital well and pulled out another $39 million in financing. Led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from the company’s early-stage investors Matrix Partners, Ribbit Capital, and March Capital Partners, Activehours has managed to now raise nearly… Read More
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Co-founder Brian Fenty becomes CEO at TodayTix
There’s a new CEO at TodayTix, though he’s definitely not new to the company — Chairman Brian Fenty is becoming chief executive, while his co-founder (and the previous CEO) Merritt Baer is becoming the Head of Europe. TodayTix sells theater tickets in cities across the United States (including New York, Chicago and San Francisco), but its European presence is currently limited… Read More
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Hyperloop One
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- HQ: Los Angeles, California
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Airware
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- HQ: San Francisco, California
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Mobify
- $15M
- HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia
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Knightscope
- $15M
- HQ: Mountain View, California
- Categories: robotics, security, predictive analytics, hardware
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Flexport
- $110M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: logistics, shipping, supply chain management
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ViralGains
- $14M
- HQ: Boston, Massachusetts
- Categories: enterprise software, video, advertising, advertising platforms, mobile
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Fairphone
- 6.5M EUR
- HQ: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
- Categories: product design, consumer electronics, hardware
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ConsenSys
- $40M
- HQ: Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: cryptocurrency, mobile, fintech, software
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Bastille
- $27M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: cyber security, security, internet of things
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Tuition.io
- $7.0M
- HQ: Santa Monica, California
- Categories: finance, education, personal finance, financial services
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Stafory
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Understory
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Life.io
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- HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DogBuddy
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- HQ: London, England
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Twyla
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- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
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Ace Turtle
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RightIndem
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HomeZada
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- HQ: El Dorado Hills, California
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Activehours
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Dropsource (Queue Software Inc.)
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Galaxy.AI
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HealthRhythms
- $2.1M
- HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Categories: sensor, mobile, health care
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Superloop
- $20M
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- Categories: telecommunications, infrastructure, market research
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Wellthie
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- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: health care, information technology, health insurance, insurance
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iauro Systems Pvt Ltd
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- HQ: Pune, Maharashtra
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Vizru Inc
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- HQ: Santa Clara, California
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MyDoc
- $5.2M
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- Categories: health care
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Infervision
- 120M CNY
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: machine learning, medical, health diagnostics
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ED Band, Inc.
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- HQ: San Francisco, California
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HelloGold
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