Megan Rose Dickey
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The 11 best startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 1
Y Combinator, the genesis for many of the companies that have shaped Silicon Valley including Airbnb, PagerDuty and Stripe, has minted another 200 some graduates. Half of those companies made their pi
All 84 startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 1
It’s that time of year, Silicon Valley’s investor technocrati and advice-giving Twitter celebrities descended upon Pier 48 in San Francisco to judge the latest summer batch of Y Combinator
SmileDirectClub files to go public amid concerns from dental associations
SmileDirectClub, the at-home teeth-straightening service, is on its way to becoming a public company. SmileDirectClub is seeking to raise up to $100 million in its IPO, according to its S-1 filed toda
Local governments are forcing the scooter industry to grow up fast
Gone are the days when tech companies can deploy their services in cities without any regard for rules and regulations. Before the rise of electric scooters, cities had already become hip to tech̵
Skip unveils its first custom electric scooter
Skip is beginning to test the first electric scooter that the startup built entirely in-house. They’re not quite ready for prime time, but Skip expects to deploy them in San Francisco this Octob
Corporate carpooling startup Scoop raises $60 million
Enterprise carpooling startup Scoop just closed a $60 million round led by Activate Capital, with participation from Goldman Sachs, NGP Capital, Total Group, BNP Capital and others to fuel its expansi
Tech leaders condemn tech’s role in elevating white supremacy
A group of tech leaders has banded together to speak out against white supremacy and rampant hate speech on tech platforms. The group, Build Tech We Trust, refers to itself as a collective of tech CEO
Postmates to drop IPO filing next month
Postmates is gearing up to makes its S-1 public in September, TechCrunch has learned
Skip scooters are returning to Washington, DC after battery fires
Following battery issues and a single-alarm fire caused by improperly disposed of batteries in Washington, D.C., Skip has been given the green light to resume operations in Washington, D.C. and the su
Dogdrop is launching a doggy daycare to take on Wag Hotels
When you think of dog daycare, Wag Hotels and Rover likely come to mind. Now, there’s a new entrant in the space. Dogdrop, launching this September in Los Angeles, aims to be a daycare service f
This startup wants to democratize custom sneaker ownership
There’s nothing like having a pair of fresh, unique sneakers. Limited-release culture facilitates some of that, but The Custom Movement hopes to make originality and self-expression via sneakers
DoorDash is buying Caviar from Square in a deal worth $410 million
DoorDash has reached an agreement with Square to purchase on-demand food delivery and catering business Caviar. DoorDash has agreed to pay Square $410 million in cash and preferred DoorDash stock. Squ
Bird, Uber and Lyft get another chance to apply for electric scooter permits in SF
In light of a so-far successful electric scooter pilot program in San Francisco, the city has opened up the application process for service providers to deploy their respective scooters as part of a m
Lyft pulls e-bikes in light of apparent battery fires
Lyft is pulling its e-bikes from the streets of San Francisco, as well as from those in the South Bay Area in light of two recently catching fire. The first reported fire took place over the weekend,
Sex tech startups band together to protest Facebook’s ad policies
There’s a double standard when it comes to the sexualities of men versus women, trans and gender non-conforming folks. Unbound and Dame Products, two sex tech startups, have teamed up to bring a
CrowdLobby wants to democratize political lobbying
Lobbying, whether we like it or not, is an effective way to enact political change. But it has historically only been available to special interest groups and corporations with hoards of cash on hand.
Uber loses Arianna Huffington and Benchmark’s Matt Cohler as board members
Uber has lost two of its board members today. Arianna Huffington, CEO at Thrive Global, and Benchmark General Partner Matt Cohler‘s resignations from the board went into effect today, according
Lyft poaches Bird’s head of vehicle product
Shared electric bike and scooter services are constantly at war with each other — whether it’s battling for an operating permit in a highly coveted market, raising a massive round of fundi
Starbucks will soon expand its delivery service via Uber Eats
Starbucks is gearing up to bring its on-demand delivery service, in partnership with Uber Eats, throughout the nation early next year. Starbucks first partnered with Uber Eats in 2018 with a pilot in
Bird is raising a Series D round led by Sequoia at $2.5 billion valuation
Bird is raising a Series D round led by Sequoia Capital at a $2.5 billion valuation, TechCrunch has learned. Sources, however, did not indicate the size of the round. This round follows reports from T