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Joby Aviation’s JoeBen Bevirt and Reid Hoffman to talk about building a startup, the future of flight and SPACs
Joby Aviation founder JoeBen Bevirt has spent more than a decade developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft — an effort that was largely shrouded in secrecy until J
Reap all the benefits of exhibiting in Startup Alley at Disrupt 2021
If we’ve s aid it once, we’ve said it 1,000 times. Startup Alley is ground zero for entrepreneurial opportunity. It’s where hundreds of savvy, exhibiting startups increase their brand recognitio
Facebook takes down 16,000 groups trading fake reviews after another poke by UK’s CMA
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that were trading fake reviews on its platform after another intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulator said today. The CM
Cleo Capital is targeting $20 million for Fund II
Cleo Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Sarah Kunst, is raising up to $20 million for its second fund, according to a source familiar with the matter. A recent SEC filing shows that Cl
Amazon defeats warehouse union push, RWDSU challenges results
Efforts to u nionize Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse were defeated by a wide margin in the second day of vote counting. More than half of the 3,215 votes cast broke in favor of the retailer. Th
Mortgage is suddenly sexy as SoftBank pumps $500M in Better.com at a $6B valuation
Digital mortgage lender Better.com has raised a $500 million round from Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank that values the company at $6 billion. The financing is notable for a few reasons. For
The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV lowers the cost of entry for some of GM’s most advanced tech
The 2022 Che vy Bolt EUV may look like a larger, slightly longer Chevrolet Bolt, but under that boxy exterior lies a whole lot of tech that’s both affordable and very advanced. With the launch o
Last call for Detroit startups to apply for TechCrunch’s Detroit City Spotlight pitch-off
TechCrunch i s hosting a small virtual event on April 15 for startups in Detroit and we’re still looking for a few startups to pitch at the event. The deadline is today, Friday, April 9th. Apply
Creator economy’s slow burn
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6 VCs talk the future of Austin’s exploding startup ecosystem
For years no w, a growing number of tech companies — large and small — have either relocated their headquarters to Austin or opened another office or campus in the Texas capital. They̵
So you want to raise a Series A
Bucky Moore, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, gives founders tactical advice on the process of raising a Series A round.
NLPCloud.io helps devs add language processing smarts to their apps
While visual ‘no code‘ tools are helping businesses get more out of computing without the need for armies of in-house techies to configure software on behalf of other staff, access to the
Vybe raises $2.9 million for its challenger bank for teens
French start up Vybe has raised a $2.9 million funding round (€2.4 million) to build a challenger bank for teens. The company is currently testing its product with a soft launch. Users get a Masterc
SnackMagic picks up $15M to expand from build-your-own snack boxes into a wider gifting marketplace
The office s hut-down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year spurred huge investment in digital transformation and a wave of tech companies helping with that, but there were some distinct los
Elior acquires food delivery startup Nestor
Corporate ca tering company Elior has acquired French startup Nestor for an undisclosed amount. Nestor originally started with a simple idea to differentiate itself from food delivery giants, such as
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invests $160M in media localization provider Iyuno-SDI Group
Iyuno-SDI Group, a provider of translated subtitles and other media localization services, announced today it has raised $160 million in funding from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company said this make
Chinese hardware makers turn to crowdfunding as they look to go global
China’ s tech giants have had a rough time in Western markets over the last few years. Huawei and DJI have been hit by trade restrictions, while TikTok and WeChat are threatened with their apps
Watch a monkey equipped with Elon Musk’s Neuralink device play Pong with its brain
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, one of his many companies and the only one currently focused on mind control (that we’re aware of), has released a new blog post and video detailing some of its rece
Gillmor Gang: Days Go By
You may ask yourself, say the Talking Heads. What is this thing working from anywhere? Or as Google says, work from right here in the office. As the vaccines roll on out, some of us are just not ready
Counting strongly favors Amazon in warehouse union vote
It’s been a little over a week since union voting concluded for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. Things have been fairly quiet in the eye of the storm for most of it. That changed toda