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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked
Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. Startups like FlexID remind us that distributed ledger technology has the potential to play oth
Report: Substack, the highly hyped newsletter platform, has ditched plans for a Series C
Substack, the five-year-old newsletter platform that has aggressively positioned itself as a disruptive force in media, has abandoned efforts to raise a Series C round, The New York Times is reporting
After buying Bungie, Sony goes all in on live service games
After buying Bungie earlier this year, Sony is moving fast to integrate the company’s expertise into its broader vision. In an investor presentation Thursday, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO
Canon takes another stab at the mirrorless market, with R7 and R10
Camera giant Canon has had an impressive SLR camera lineup since the mid-’70s and has made a successful transition from film-based SLR cameras to the digital realm. The company has been less suc
Daily Crunch: In one of the largest tech deals ever struck, Broadcom will buy VMware for $61B
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Foursquare founder banks funding for mystery 3D social network startup
The excitement around web3 and the metaverse have pulled plenty of entrepreneurs who defined the first generation of native mobile apps to begin questioning what’s next. Foursquare founder Denni
Meta and Google’s Gradient back LatAm startup OlaClick
More than 80% of food delivery orders in Latin America are still made over phone calls and settled with cash. OlaClick, a young startup that is helping these restaurants sell online and collect money
A look at the nine teams that just presented at Pear’s latest demo day
TechCrunch has been covering the demo days of the seed-stage venture firm Pear VC since 2015. (There we are in the front row in 2016, surrounded by investors, typing away.) A few things have remained
Longtime Bitcoiner Dan Held says this ‘crypto winter’ won’t be as harsh as others
Even though there is lots of talk of a crypto winter, Dan Held, director of growth marketing at crypto exchange Kraken, said the sentiment for this current market cycle is different.
Making room at the cap table: A new plan for promoting diversity in tech
As it turns out, we don’t just have a diversity problem in tech employment. We have a diversity problem in tech investment as well.
Disney+ releases trailer and premiere date for latest ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Andor,’ starring ‘Rogue One’ rebel hero
Disney+ released its first trailer for the upcoming series “Andor,” a prequel to “Rogue One.” It will premiere on the service on August 31 with two episodes to start. In total, the series will
Does WeWork’s Adam Neumann really deserve his second chance?
Plenty of entrepreneurs have used the crypto boom to plot the next step of their Silicon Valley character arcs, but few of them have an active television series chronicling their misdeeds. This week,
Twitter investors sue Elon Musk over acquisition shenanigans
The world’s richest man isn’t above trying to get a discount, apparently. In a new lawsuit, Twitter shareholders are suing Elon Musk, alleging that he manipulated the price of the company&
Lab, crab and robotic rehab
I was in Berkeley a couple of months back, helping TechCrunch get its proverbial ducks in a row before our first big climate event (coming in a few weeks, folks). Professor Ken Goldberg, who’s helpe
Instagram is currently down for some users
If you’re having problems accessing Instagram today, you’re not alone. The social media giant is currently experiencing some problems, according to reports on third-party web monitoring se
Pitch Deck Teardown: Lumigo’s $29M Series A deck
We tear down the deck Lumigo used to land a $29 million Series A round led by Redline Capital last year.
To fully embrace product-led growth, build a strong product ops team
Typically part of the product team, product ops sits at the intersection of product, engineering and customer success.
VCs will discuss how to find funding when you’re not in a major tech hub at TC Disrupt
Silicon Valley — it’s synonymous with tech startups. Other big cities, such as Beijing, Berlin, London and New York City to name a few, built their own growing startup ecosystems. For years, conve
Memorial Day sale: Save 50% on TechCrunch+
From today until May 30, you can snag an annual pass to TechCrunch+ for 50% off as part of our Memorial Day sale.
OnlyFans founder makes crypto debut selling influencer trading cards
OnlyFans founder Tim Stokley is getting into the web3 game with a new NFT startup, Zoop, launching this summer. On Zoop, people can buy, sell, and trade 3D NFT “playing cards” of their fav