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Indonesian supply chain startup Advotics raises $2.75M led by East Ventures
The rapid growth of e-commerce in Indonesia, especially during the pandemic, is placing increasing demands on its supply chain infrastructure. But the country’s logistics industry is highly frag
Facebook’s Oversight Board already ‘a bit frustrated’ — and it hasn’t made a call on Trump ban yet
The Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) is already feeling frustrated by the binary choices it’s expected to make as it reviews Facebook’s content moderation decisions, according to one of its
Atomic just raised $260 million more to build and fund its own companies
Jack Abraham has a lot of confidence in what he’s building. Then again, you can’t be immodest or unsure of yourself if you’re going to bet exclusively on your own startups as an inve
Sequoia Capital India’s Surge invests $2M in sales engagement platform Outplay
Sales engagement platforms (SEP) help sales teams automate and track the large number of tasks they need to do each day as they contact leads and home in on potential deals. Focused on small-to-medium
Facebook can save itself by becoming a B Corporation
In changing Facebook into a for-benefit corporation, Mark Zuckerberg could insulate himself against presidential rage while rehabilitating his reputation — and his company's.
Daily Crunch: Microsoft unveils Mesh for AR/VR meetings
Microsoft shows off a new AR/VR meeting platform, Uber spins out a robotics startup and Compass files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for March 2, 2021. The big story: Microsoft unveils Mesh f
Create a handbook and integrate AI to onboard remote employees
As businesses continue to grapple with this new reality, they must remember the crucial nature of the onboarding process. If they get that right, it will breed trust, information sharing and collabora
SpaceX’s first paying moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship
Yusaku Maezawa, the first paying passenger to book a trip aboard SpaceX’s (still in development) Starship spacecraft around the moon, has provided a promised update about his mission. It’s
The explosive (and inclusive) potential of NFTs in the creative world
Digital collectibles are having a very large moment. Just last month, a piece of digital art by Beeple sold for $6.6 million on online art marketplace Nifty Gateway. Meanwhile, Linkin Park’s Mik
Cornea eyes in on fighting wildfires using better data
It’s not yet fire season thankfully, which affords some breathing room for firefighters and emergency responders to begin planning out how to confront the increasingly complex and unwieldy task of p
Following unionization, Glitch signs collective bargaining agreement
In another key moment for the growing tech labor movement, Glitch employees today announced that they have signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company. The move comes a year after the si
Proptech startup States Title, now Doma, going public via SPAC in $3B deal
Real estate tech startup Doma, formerly known as States Title, announced Tuesday it will go public through a merger with SPAC Capitol Investment Corp. V in a deal valued at $3 billion, including debt.
Fluid Truck, the Zipcar of commercial trucks, raises $63M to take on rental giants
Fluid Truck has built an app-based platform that aims to take away the pain and cost of owning or leasing commercial vehicles, all while grabbing market share from established companies like Penske, R
Twitter Spaces arrives on Android ahead of Clubhouse
Twitter announced today it’s opening up its live audio chat rooms, known as Twitter Spaces, to users on Android. Previously, the experience was only open to select users on iOS following the pro
SpineZone is the latest health tech startup to raise millions in the musculoskeletal space
SpineZone is a startup that creates personalized exercise programs and treatment for neck and back pain. The company uses an online platform and in-person clinics to deliver a curriculum that, ideally
Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days
Microsoft is warning customers that a new China state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server, an enterprise email product built by the softw
6 tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money
Bootstrapping a SaaS company is not only possible — I believe it’s a saner, more sustainable way to build and scale a business.
Retail Zipline raises $30M as it helps retailers adapt to the pandemic
When I first wrote about Retail Zipline in 2019, the startup was focused on building a communication platform that would help corporate decision-makers in retail communicate with individual stores. As
Amazon’s GameOn app, a platform for sharing mobile gaming clips, launches on iOS
Mobile gaming hasn’t seen the same demand for streaming content in the past as desktop has, but Amazon sees a market there to extend Twitch’s dominance. After launching on Android back in
West Tenth’s app encourages women to start home businesses, not join MLMs
A new digital marketplace called West Tenth, now backed by $1.5 million in seed funding, wants to give women a platform to start and grow their home-based businesses. Through its mobile app, women can