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Fintech
Avi Dorfman’s legal battle to be named founding member of Compass has ended in a settlement
5:03 pm PST • November 16, 2021
Entrepreneur Avi Dorfman, who sued Compass seven years ago for not recognizing him as a co-founder, received a settlement and key acknowledgement today from the now-public real estate company Compass.…
When you start ramping up, a growth marketing tech stack becomes increasingly vital. Every startup with a successful growth program has factored in this foundational piece into its overall strategy.
Daily Crunch: 6 months after launch, Indian DTC startup Mensa Brands exceeds $1B valuation
3:10 pm PST • November 16, 2021
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Media & Entertainment
TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth budgets, hiring tips, zero-party data Twitter Space
2:32 pm PST • November 16, 2021
Are you curious about marketing with zero-party data? Join a Twitter Space with with Ben Parr, president and co-founder of Octane AI, tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST.
Everything you ever wanted to know about launch vehicles at TC Sessions: Space 2021
2:06 pm PST • November 16, 2021
Space may be the final frontier, but there’s nothing “final” about developing new and more cost-efficient ways to get there. Whether you have your sights set on Mars, delivering payloads…
Startups
3 ways fintech companies can help retailers launch financial services
2:02 pm PST • November 16, 2021
As retailers expand banking opportunities, they will need help positioning their products, keeping them safe and selling to end users. Now is your chance to make connections in that world.
Space
DevOps transformation: Taking edge computing and continuous updates to space
2:00 pm PST • November 16, 2021
With the “final frontier” now open to private companies, how do we transform the way we continually update the software that runs in space?
Startups
Cognixion raises $12M to build its brain-monitoring headset for people with disabilities
1:57 pm PST • November 16, 2021
Cognixion, a startup designing an intuitive brain-monitoring headset and interface for people with physical disabilities, has raised a $12M A round to pursue its accessibility ambitions. Armed with this funding,…
Startups
Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra’s 5 essential rules for your first fundraise
12:58 pm PST • November 16, 2021
I am often asked for fundraising advice, and these are the five tips I give out over and over again.
Lambda School, a buzzy coding bootcamp that has landed over $122 million in known venture capital to date, is rebranding to Bloom Institute of Technology, according to a blog post…
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Sequoia backs blockchain scaling startup StarkWare at $2 billion valuation
12:39 pm PST • November 16, 2021
As the crypto world continues to heat up, developers are clinging to the Ethereum network despite its general struggle to meet the stresses of a global network’s transaction load. To…
Enterprise
AnyDesk, a maker of remote desktop software, raises $70M at a $660M+ valuation
12:03 pm PST • November 16, 2021
Remote and hybrid working are the order of the day, and now a startup called AnyDesk that helps enable that to be pulled off smoothly — regardless of the architecture…
Startups
Brazilian social commerce marketplace Facily quietly raises $366M in less than a year, now valued at $850M
11:48 am PST • November 16, 2021
Facily, a São Paulo-based social commerce marketplace, has quietly raised over $366 million in funding across four different rounds over the last year. Most recently, Facily closed on a $250…
Startups
Credit-focused company Upgrade raises $280 million at $6 billion valuation
11:44 am PST • November 16, 2021
Fintech company Upgrade has raised a Series F round just four months after raising its previous round. Today, the company is announcing $280 million in new funding at a $6…
A pitch deck needs to achieve two things: tell your company story and convince the investor that they can make money with your idea.
Before diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives will have a long-lasting impact on corporate structures, businesses must reprioritize their DEI efforts to put equity before everything else.
Media & Entertainment
Racket launches an app for 99-second micro podcasts
11:10 am PST • November 16, 2021
If it seems like everyone is listening to the same podcasts, that’s probably not a coincidence. Audio-based entertainment and social media is more popular than ever right now, but the…
Biotech & Health
H1 closes $100M Series C on the back of ‘incredible traction’ and a successful first use case
10:43 am PST • November 16, 2021
Fresh off of a $58 million Series B round, and just one year after graduating from Y combinator, H1, a “LinkedIn for the healthcare industry” has raised even more cash.…
Startups
Nirvana Health announces $7.5M seed extension to help therapists navigate a ‘new world’ of insurance
10:43 am PST • November 16, 2021
As funding pours into mental health tech, one thing remains relatively unchanged: complex insurance billing. Now, even that medieval process is starting to attract startup interest — from companies that…
Startups
Data center companies CyrusOne and CoreSite acquired in deals totaling $25B
10:07 am PST • November 16, 2021
It’s been quite a week for data center industry consolidation in the U.S. Two companies, CyrusOne and CoreSite, announced deals valued at $15 billion and $10 billion, respectively. It is…
