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Startups Weekly: Oyo has issues + A farewell
In this week's newsletter: India's growing pains, Brazil's latest venture funding and how to pitch journalists.
Away, #PelotonGate and predictions for 2020
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Kate and Alex and the ever-intrepid man behind the dials, Chris, too
In the shadow of Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle startups are having a moment
Companies in Seattle raised a record $3.5B in VC funding this year.
Startups Weekly: 2019’s dead startups
In this week's newsletter: Munchery, Scaled Inference, Unicorn and the other startups that folded this year.
Remembering the startups we lost in 2019
All manner of startups fail for all manner of reasons. But there’s one constant: this is an incredibly difficult business. Launching a successful company isn’t just a matter of drive and finding t
2019’s 10 defining moments in venture capital
Every year, the tech industry experiences moments that serve as guideposts for future entrepreneurs and investors looking to profit from the wisdom of the past. In 2017, Susan Fowler published her her
Centaurs, centurions, centipedes: the $100M ARR CLUB
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Kate was in SF, Alex was in Providence and there was a mo
Political ‘fixer’ Bradley Tusk closes second fund on $70M
Bird, Coinbase backer Tusk Venture Partners secures $70M.
#ANGELS founding partner raises $25M for debut fund Moxxie Ventures
Katie Jacobs Stanton plans to invest in "underrepresented and underestimated" founders.
SAP spinout Sapphire Ventures raises $1.4B for new investments
Sapphire Ventures invests in Series B to pre-IPO enterprise tech companies.
New media investment firm Attention Capital acquires Girlboss
Sophia Amoruso will join Attention Capital as a founder partner as part of the deal.
Startups Weekly: This year in startups
In this week's newsletter: The moments that defined venture capital and startups in 2019.
Equity Dive: Direct Listings
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
Price insurance platform Stable protects farmers from price volatility
From a Southwest England farmer’s son comes a risk-management platform, Stable, a solution as simple as car insurance designed to protect farmers around the world from pricing volatility. Using Stab
VSCO acquires video editing startup Rylo
Rylo had raised roughly $38 million in VC funding at a $120.25 million valuation.
US VC investment in female founders hits all-time high
Female founders raised 2.8% of venture capital this year.
Startups Weekly: US VCs eye European startups
In this week's newsletter: Vroom nabs $254M, the Away scandal and "inevitable takedown of a female CEO" and American investment overseas.
Closing the race and gender funding gap
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
New tweet generator mocks venture capitalists
"The S-1 is going to be MOST disrupted FASTEST in the next 3 YEARS? Caps for effect."
Airbnb officially bans all open-invite parties and events
One month after Airbnb confirmed plans to verify all of its listings, the home-sharing giant has announced additional efforts to protect its hosts and guests.