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Social Commerce Startup Carousell Is Raising $50M To Expand In Asia
Carousell, a three-year-old mobile marketplace that enables social commerce, could emerge as the next big e-commerce player in Southeast Asia. That’s because, according to multiple sources in to the investor…
Hyatt Is Latest Hotel Brand Hacked After Finding Malware On Its Payment System
Hyatt, the global hotel chain with 627 properties across more than 50, countries is the latest in its industry to suffer a cyber security attack.
Illinois Attorney General Says DraftKings And FanDuel Are Illegal Under State Law
In the words of DJ Khaled: “Another One!” Jumping on the daily fantasy sports bandwagon, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined NY AG Eric Schneiderman in deciding that DraftKings and FanDuel…
Less than a year after its last round, Innovid is announcing that it has raised $27.5 million in new funding. The New York City-headquartered company works with more than 220 advertisers,…
The Midwest Startup Formula Will Change The Status Quo For Building Businesses
As Silicon Valley startups continue chasing private valuations, entrepreneurs in the Midwest are following an entirely different approach. Our goal is the same — to build world-class businesses based on…
Salesforce Grabs Quote To Cash Vendor SteelBrick for $360 Million
They say there’s not supposed to be much M&A action the week of Christmas, but Salesforce apparently didn’t get the memo, picking up quote-to-cash vendor SteelBrick today for $360 million. According…
A Nano Step For Man, A Giant Leap For Mankind
It is now time for a second era – NNI 2.0. A return to higher and sustained investment, the purpose of NNI 2.0 should be not just foundational research but…
Palantir Has Raised $880 Million At A $20 Billion Valuation
Palantir, the data analytics platform used by government agencies and law enforcement pocketed $880 million in new funding, according to a filing from the Securities and Exchange Commission out today.…
If You’re Launching A Tech Startup In 2016, Focus On Privacy And Fast Data
Enterprises over the last decade have devoted large portions of their IT budgets to collecting, securing and analyzing huge volumes of big data. Or at least trying to. But heading…
Meet Kymeta, The Company That Could Bring High Speed Wi-Fi To Cars
Kymeta, the developer of a new, “smart” antenna, recently completed a milestone test for their core technology, the mTenna. Designed to bring Wi-Fi to cars, planes, and boats, the mTenna…
Slack And HipChat Are On The Verge Of Launching Chat Wars
Slack and Atlassian, the two leaders in the enterprise software market, are on a collision course, whether they like it or not.< Slack has been the clear leader in media…
After 500,000 Apps Built, Bizness Apps Launches Apex, A New White-Label App Builder
Founded in 2010 as a DIY app and website development platform, Bizness Apps has quietly turned its attention to resellers and digital agencies, becoming one of the largest providers of white-label app development…
Evernote’s Exits Continue As VPs Of Partnerships And Brand Both Move On
Evernote is a company very much in transition, and that’s highlighted by the exit of couple of notable vice presidents at the company. Vice President of Partnerships Alex Pachikov, a nine-year…
Layoffs Hit Dinner Lab As Company Shifts To Contract Model For Event Staffers
Dinner Lab is laying off around 30 employees from their full-time positions as it shifts to a contract-based model for its events staff, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Most of…
45K+ Register Their Drones With The FAA In First 2 Days
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) drone registry went online on Monday. As the agency announced this morning, more than 45,000 people have now used the online service to register their drones.…
Startups can now reach international markets almost immediately at launch. Product/market fit is geographically, industry and company-size agnostic — SaaS makes your product adoption almost instantaneous. Although this early global…
Clever CEO Tyler Bosmeny Talks New Hires And EdTech In 2016
Clever CEO Tyler Bosmeny says that more than 50,000 schools are now using the service — and that this year, and next, are going to be the years that education…
This Week On Bullish: The Rise Of American Ecommerce
[tc_aol_on code=”519360173″] Hello and welcome to Bullish, TechCrunch’s first talk show. This episode matters a bit more to me than usual, as it is the last week that I will host. After…
The Beatles Come To Spotify, Apple Music And Other Streaming Services
After a couple of weeks of rumors, The Beatles website confirmed that the entire band’s catalog will be available on Spotify, Apple music and all music streaming services out there…
Twitter Partners With Chat App Lookup To Let Users In India Shop In 140 Characters
Twitter has announced a partnership with Lookup, a chat app that connects consumers with retailers, which will allow its users to make purchases and find information using 140 characters.
Indian Regulator Temporarily Suspends Facebook’s Free Basics
Free Basics, a service by Facebook initiative Internet.org, is having a rough week in India. First, an email campaign by the social media network was criticized for being heavy-handed and…
The Moment A World Cup Skier Was Nearly Hit By A Drone Falling Out Of The Sky
Drone registration may seem like unnecessary hassle for some, but an incident at the alpine skiing world cup this week illustrated why the FAA is pushing for regulation.
Kim Dotcom Ruled Eligible For Extradition to US, Will Appeal
After a ten week trial and more than 3 years after the raid on Kim Dotcom’s mansion, a New Zealand judge has denied an extradition stay for Kim Dotcom and…
Good lighting can mean the difference between time for business and business time. That’s why Fluxo is so cool. This unique crowdfunded light bulb can do all the color-changing magic…
The Happy Home Company Raises $3.5M To Make Home Maintenance Easier
The Happy Home Company is aiming to eliminate the headaches of home maintenance and improvement, and it’s raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The company has been relatively quiet, at least in terms…
When All You Want for Christmas Is A Good Venture Capitalist
In the words of Pitbull, “Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money twice.” When you’re shopping for a VC, you might want to take Pitbull at least…
Here’s A Video Of Boston Dynamic’s Awesome Big Dog Robot Pulling Santa’s Sleigh
You know, there’s basically nothing I can add to this post that I didn’t say in the headline, outside of “hahahaha, rad.” Not sure what you’re looking at? That’s Spot,…
Kano Releases Screen Kit For The Holiday Season
The Kano Computer Kit does not normally come with a screen but it works with almost any TV or Monitor with an HDMI connection. But they have just released The…
Oracle StackEngine Acquisition Part Of Expanding Cloud Strategy
After years of ridiculing the cloud, Oracle has been taking it a lot more seriously recently, and it quietly purchased StackEngine last Friday as part of an effort to boost its Platform as a…
Gojimo, The U.K. Exam Preparation App, Picks Up Further $1.8M Backing
Gojimo, an app that helps U.K. high school students prepare for exams, has picked up a further $1.8 million in funding, bringing total raised by the 2013-founded startup to just…
