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The Impatient
Scarcity is commonly defined as the problem of seemingly unlimited wants and needs in a world of limited resources. Money is scarce, power is scarce and fame is scarce, but most of all, time is scarce. And even more meaningful than all these prized assets—both concrete and ephemeral—is something much more basic and fundamental: health. And nowhere is scarcity felt more acutely than… Read More
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TC AppleCast 7: Apple Watch Event Preview
It’s that time: The Apple Watch event happens Monday, and we’ll get answers to all our remaining burning questions about the wearable coming out of Cupertino. Based on our discussion, we’re very much still in the dark about how much these will cost, and just how much third-party software will be able to offer. Also, we discuss what else Apple might show off on stage, including… Read More
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15 TechCrunch Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week
This week was Mobile World Congress, so some of our staff was in Barcelona reporting on the latest from the mobile world. Meanwhile, we wrote about Tinder, pretty people, and a pricey new drone. These are our best stories from the week (2/28-3/6). Read More
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CrunchWeek: Etsy IPO, Tinder’s Age-Based Pricing, Kleiner Perkins On Trial
While we’d argue that every episode of CrunchWeek is special, today is an extra special show, because it’s the last one we’re having at the big white table. That’s right: Our little studio is finally getting an upgrade! For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s video studio will be under construction for a fresh new look. We’ll continue to make CrunchWeek as… Read More
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WhatsApp Says It’s Not “Permanently” Banning Users From Its Service, Just Blocking Third-Party Clients
Quite a few reports circling the web this week appear to indicate a tightening of WhatsApp’s policy toward the usage of third-party WhatsApp client applications. That is, word has it that those using an unofficial app will be banned from WhatsApp for life. However, that’s not exactly the case, WhatsApp explains. In fact, there’s been no larger policy shift since we last… Read More
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This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: MWC And The Future Of VR
This week, John and friends ventured off into the land of Mobile World Congress to check out the latest and greatest that mobile has to offer. The Galaxy S6 was finally unveiled, but it was actually HTC that surprised us with a new VR headset preview. We veer off on various tangents throughout, so as usual, this podcast is a bit like a box of chocolates. We’re also trying out a… Read More
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Of Course Comcast Subscribers Can’t Stream HBO Go On The PS4
HBO Go finally hit the PS4 this week bringing the online streaming service to the best selling next-gen console. But of course it doesn’t work with Comcast. Why would it? HBO Go hit the PS3 last year and Comcast subscribers still can’t use the service. Comcast tells TechCrunch that their subscribers have many other ways to access HBO on other devices. A spokesperson points to the… Read More
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Photobucket Raises $3.6 Million, Plans To Acquire A Mobile Photo-Sharing App
Denver-based Photobucket, one of the web’s older brands which offers a photo and video-sharing service online and on mobile, has closed on $3.6 million in new funding, an SEC filing reveals and the company confirms. The additional capital is part of a larger, still-in-progress round, which sees the photo sharing service seeking around $8.1 million in new funding. Read More
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Publishizer Is A Crowdfunding Solution That Connects Authors With Publishers
As a seasoned self-published author with an excess of one book under my belt, I’ve been looking for new and interesting publishing tools for indie writers. Recently I found something called Publishizer, a crowdfunding system just for books. While I’m not entirely convinced it’s the way to go for new authors, it does seem like a compact and focused solution for getting your… Read More
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Venture Capital Firm Formation 8 Dropped From Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Venture capital firm Formation 8 has been removed as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in January against tech entrepreneur and investor Joe Lonsdale from a former girlfriend alleging sexual assault, battery, and other charges. Lonsdale, who co-founded security and defense technology firm Palantir, is also a co-founder of Formation 8. He has vigorously denied all of Clougherty’s claims, and… Read More
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The Apple Watch Is Time, Saved
Over the course of investigating the Apple Watch, I’ve spoken to several sources who have spent extended time with it. There are a lot of interesting details, some of which we’ll get into. But, by far, the biggest recurring theme is how little you use your iPhone once you have one. After these discussions, it seems certain that the Apple Watch will shortly be the primary way you… Read More
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With $45 Million In Funding, Augmented Reality Platform Blippar Is Rethinking Search
Blippar, an augmented reality ad platform that uses real-world tags to deliver extra AR content in offline situations, has raised $45 million in new funding from undisclosed investors. This comes on the heels of a big 2014 for UK-based Blippar, wherein the company made its first acquisition by purchasing Layar in June. Combined, the merged companies boast over 50 million global users. But… Read More
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Apple Watch Sounding More Independent In Latest Leak
The Apple Watch will offer a lot more independent features than were previously announced, according to a new leak from the generally accurate 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman. The wearable is set for an official unveiling Monday, but Gurman’s report highlights some heretofore unknown features from sources with hands-on experience, including longer continuous and mixed-use battery life… Read More
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What To Expect From The Apple Watch Event
 That’s because Apple officially introduced the Apple Watch to the world last September at its special iPhone event, even showing off working hardware (and letting journalists like us try on versions of the Watch running locked demo loops of its software). Monday will still offer plenty of surprises, however, so here’s a look at what we know, what we expect, and what we’d… Read More
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Corgi For Feedly Puts News Right On Your Android Phone’s Lock Screen
There are a growing number of startups taking advantage of Android’s flexibility to deliver content directly to the smartphone’s lock screen, enabling things like alerts, ads, and even messaging – without requiring users to first unlock their phone and launch an app. A new startup called Corgi, available now on Google Play’s store, is one of these new efforts, as it… Read More
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Everything Is BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed Is Everything
A guide to the BuzzFeed-ification of the web. Read More
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Canopy Labs Relaunches To Help Businesses Understand Their “Fuzzy” Customer Funnels
Y Combinator-backed Canopy Labs has relaunched with the aim of giving businesses a detailed understanding of customer journey, i.e., where a customer is in the buying process. I last wrote about the startup back in 2012, when it raised $1.5 million in venture funding. For someone who doesn’t spend a lot of time looking at customer data (like me!), the vision from back then may not sound… Read More
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Lady Gaga’s Backplane Crashes, Burns Money, Tries To Rise Again
You know what no one wants to do? Join a brand’s standalone social network. The problem is that it took Lady Gaga’s startup Backplane four years, multiple founders, and over $14 million to figure that out. According to four sources with intimate knowledge of the company, Backplane was in free fall for years. A bloated burn rate, mismanagement, and internal squabbles led to a… Read More
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Oxford Photovoltaics
- 8.0M GBP Series B
- HQ: Yarnton
- Categories: Clean Technology
- Investors: Not available
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Plot Projects
- $600K Angel
- HQ: Amsterdam
- Categories: Location Based Services, Advertising, Mobile
- Investors: Not available
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Carbylan BioSurgery
- $4.0M Debt Financing
- HQ: Palo Alto, CA
- Categories: Health Care
- Investors: Not available
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Netafim
- $500M Debt Financing
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Clean Technology, Agriculture
- Investors: Not available
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DineMob
- $25K Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Nustay.com
- 450K EUR Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Travel
- Investors: Not available
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Induce Biologics
- $2.0M Venture
- HQ: Toronto
- Categories: Biotechnology
- Investors: Not available
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PricePanda
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Berlin
- Categories: Price Comparison, Curated Web
- Investors: Not available
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Mapmygenome India Limited
- 70M INR Seed
- HQ: Hyderabad
- Categories: Health and Wellness, Health Diagnostics
- Investors: Not available
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TearLab Corporation
- $35M Post IPO Debt
- HQ: San Diego, CA
- Categories: Hardware + Software, Health and Wellness
- Investors: Not available
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Backplane
- $5.0M Convertible Note
- HQ: Palo Alto, CA
- Categories: Curated Web
- Investors: Not available
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BioRestorative Therapies
- $4.3M Venture
- HQ: Jupiter, FL
- Categories: Hardware + Software
- Investors: Not available
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Transcend Medical
- $29M Series C
- HQ: Menlo Park, CA
- Categories: Health Care
- Investors: Not available
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Retrotope
- $10M Venture
- HQ: Los Altos Hills, CA
- Categories: Health Care, Health Care Information Technology
- Investors: Not available
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BlueVox
- $410K Seed
- HQ: Henderson, NV
- Categories: Mobile, Telecommunications, Information Services
- Investors: Not available
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Stance
- $50M Series B
- HQ: San Clemente
- Categories: Fashion, Lifestyle
- Investors: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Menlo Ventures, Shasta Ventures, ... See More
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HoneyBook Inc.
- $22M Series B
- HQ: San Francisco, CA
- Categories: Marketplaces, Curated Web, Digital Media, Events
- Investors: Norwest Venture Partners - NVP, Hillsven Capital, Aleph, Eric Kagan
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Swiftype
- $13M Series B
- HQ: San Francisco, CA
- Categories: E-Commerce, App Marketing, Developer APIs, Open Source, User Experience ... See More
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates
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Namely
- $11M Venture
- HQ: New York, NY
- Categories: Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Employer Benefits Programs
- Investors: True Ventures, Matrix Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Greenspring ... See More
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Musement
- 5.0M EUR Series A
- HQ: Milan
- Categories: Ticketing, Art, E-Commerce, Travel, Tourism, Software, Ediscovery
- Investors: 360 Capital Partners, P101, Italian Angels for Growth, Micheli Associati ... See More
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Visual.ly
- $3.3M Series A
- HQ: San Francisco, CA
- Categories: Presentations, Visualization, Analytics, Content
- Investors: 500 Startups, SoftTech VC, Crosslink Capital, Kapor Capital
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Customfurnish.com
- $2.5M Seed
- HQ: Hyderabad
- Categories: E-Commerce
- Investors: Srini Koppolu, Srini Raju, Satish Reddy
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Trucker Path
- $1.5M Series A
- HQ: San Jose, CA
- Categories: Marketplaces, Crowdsourcing, Navigation, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics ... See More
- Investors: Renren Inc.
