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DropBox

Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.

United States, North America TechCrunch50 -2008

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Founded Date

2007

Industries
Cloud Computing Document Management Storage
Operating Status

IPO

Website

www.dropbox.com

Founders

Arash Ferdowsi Founder

News About DropBox

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Apps

Dropbox drops unlimited storage, blames crypto miners and resellers for the change

Aisha Malik

Dropbox is ending its unlimited option because some customers were using it for purposes like crypto mining, pooling storage for personal use cases and even reselling storage. The company’s highest-tier “all the space you need” storage plan will now be capped. With this new change, customers who purchase a Dropbox Advanced plan with three active […]

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Startups

Dropbox hearts AI, the creator-platform wars and why we’re bullish on fake booze

Kirsten Korosec

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Mary Ann and Alex are back, and once again they tapped the TechCrunch roster for expert input. This week, we’re lucky enough to have Kirsten Korosec back on the podcast. She’s TechCrunch’s mobility lead, hosts […]

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AI

Dropbox launches $50M AI-focused venture fund, intros AI features

Kyle Wiggers

Not content to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI race, Dropbox today launched Dropbox Ventures, a new $50 million venture fund focused on startups in the AI space. The company’s first venture arm, Dropbox Ventures will provide mentorship in addition to financial support to build AI-powered products that “shape the future of work,” […]

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Enterprise

Dropbox buys form management platform FormSwift for $95M in cash

Kyle Wiggers

Dropbox today announced that it’s acquired FormSwift, a cloud-based platform designed to help businesses build, edit, approve, share and print custom personalized documents. Under the terms of the agreement, which closed yesterday, Dropbox will pay $95 million in cash for the San Francisco-based startup, which will soon join the Dropbox team. In a press release, […]

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Apps

Dropbox acquires Boxcryptor assets to bring zero-knowledge encryption to file storage

Paul Sawers

Dropbox has announced plans to bring end-to-end encryption to its business users, and it’s doing so through acquiring “key assets” from Germany-based cloud security company Boxcryptor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dropbox is well-known for its cloud-based file back-up and sharing services, and while it does offer encryption for files moving between its […]

TC

Your shot to join the TC Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 ends today

Lauren Simonds

Time is running out on one of the biggest opportunities in Disrupt history. We stop accepting applications to the Startup Battlefield 200 tonight, August 5, at precisely 11:59 p.m. PDT. No more deadline extensions, no last-minute exceptions. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Lollygagger alert: Drop what you’re doing and go apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 right […]

TC

48 hours left to save up to $1,300 on Disrupt passes

Lauren Simonds

Frugal founders and savvy shoppers take heed. TechCrunch Disrupt, which takes place in person on October 18–20 — and online October 21 — can be a serious boon to your business. But our early-bird pricing disappears in a cloud of ruffled feathers on Friday, July 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. You have just 48 hours […]

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Media & Entertainment

A newly discovered malware hijacks Facebook Business accounts

Carly Page

An ongoing cybercriminal operation is targeting digital marketing and human resources professionals in an effort to hijack Facebook Business accounts using a newly discovered data-stealing malware. Researchers at WithSecure, the enterprise spin-off of security giant F-Secure, discovered the ongoing campaign they dubbed Ducktail and found evidence to suggest that a Vietnamese threat actor has been […]

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Security

Russian hackers behind SolarWinds are now hiding malware in Google Drive

Carly Page

The Russia-linked hacking group behind the infamous SolarWinds espionage campaign is now using Google Drive to stealthily deliver malware to its latest victims. That’s according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team, who said on Tuesday that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) hacking unit — tracked as “Cloaked Ursa” by Unit 42 […]

Startups

The revenge of the quiet companies

Alex Wilhelm

Some private technology companies in less flashy markets didn't fall prey to the 2021 hype cycle and are, in some cases, chugging toward an IPO. And they haven't gotten much credit for their work.

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Security

AppOmni raises $70M to find and secure vulnerabilities in SaaS app stacks

Ingrid Lunden

As more enterprises migrate apps and workloads into the cloud, so grows the need for more sophisticated tech to secure that activity. That’s resulted in a strong run of funding rounds for startups building products to address that gap. In the latest development, AppOmni — which has built a platform not just to connect with […]

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Media & Entertainment

Nigeria’s Topship raises $2.5M from Flexport and YC to help merchants with international shipping

Tage Kene-Okafor

African merchants encounter many challenges when it comes to international shipping, ranging from logistics and customs to hidden and excessive charges. Digital freight forwarders on the continent have grown to tackle these supply chain issues. In some way, they are taking after the likeness of an $8 billion company and a market leader in the […]

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Security

Sunday Security launches a cybersecurity service for senior execs

Frederic Lardinois

Traditionally, cybersecurity has always focused on what can be hacked and not so much on who might be most at risk. Sunday Security, which is launching today and announcing a $4 million seed funding round, is trying to switch this up by offering cyber-risk protection for senior executives and other key personnel. Founded by industry […]

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Hardware

reMarkable, maker of a focus-friendly e-paper tablet, says it closed funding at a $1B+ valuation after selling 1M devices

Ingrid Lunden

Hardware, as the saying goes, is hard; but there remains an opportunity for startups that focus on specific niches to build viable businesses. In the latest example, reMarkable, the Oslo, Norway-based maker of a simple and slick $299 e-paper tablet of the same name, says that it has passed 1 million devices sold since 2017 […]