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Former Stripe engineer raises $4M for Beam, a fintech startup out to help contractors get paid faster
Beam, a five-month-old startup out to more easily help general contractors pay subcontractors and get paid themselves, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Accel. Both the startup’s
Tweed is a crypto wallet API to add a web3 flavor to any web service
Meet Tweed, a startup coming out of stealth today that has been working on a white-label cryptocurrency wallet and payment solution. With Tweed, companies can generate wallets for their users so they
Beaconstac lands $25M investment for its QR code management platform
QR code tech, which exploded during the pandemic as businesses searched for hygienic alternatives to physical touchpoints, continues to grow in popularity, particularly across sectors such as restaura
Snaptrude gets VC backing to take on Autodesk in building design space
Snaptrude, a young startup, is attempting to disrupt Autodesk in the building design space, giving customers modern and broader sets of features at a more affordable cost. The early progress by the Ne
Former Myntra chief’s fashion startup Virgio valued at $161 million in new funding
Fashion startup Virgio, co-founded by Amar Nagaram, former chief executive of Myntra, has raised $37 million in a new financing round as the young firm looks to build “a global fashion brand” from
Accacia tackles the real estate industry’s massive carbon emissions problem
The real estate and infrastructure sectors contribute about 40% of global carbon emissions, and part of solving the climate crisis is fixing how those industries work. Accacia gives large property own
EdgeDB raises $15M ahead of the launch of its cloud database service
EdgeDB, the startup looking to modernize databases for cutting-edge apps, today announced that it raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Nava Ventures and Accel. The new capital brings the star
Accel backs startup offering ‘Amazon-grade’ commerce engine to online sellers around the world
Accel has backed a startup named Mason based in India and the U.S. that has built a commerce engine for sellers around the world to help them sell products online without paying the exorbitant “
Apis in talks to back fintech Money View at $1 billion valuation despite market slump
India’s Money View is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a unicorn valuation, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in a boost to the local fintech community that has be
Lightdash takes on Looker with an open source BI platform built for dbt
Lightdash, an open source business intelligence (BI) platform that’s setting out to challenge proprietary incumbents such as Looker, is officially launching its core commercial product to the pu
Knoetic lands $36M to unify diverse sources of HR data
In the last decade, so-called chief people officers (CPO) have seen a dramatic expansion of their day-to-day responsibilities. The role has evolved from an administrative HR function to a more strateg
After the Figma-Adobe deal, which design startups are acquisition targets?
News that Adobe will buy upstart design software unicorn Figma for $20 billion was the single largest event in startup land this week, a surprise upset over the Ethereum Merge coming to fruition.
Marc Lore chews the fat about reinventing at-home dining at Disrupt
There’s no denying it — when it comes to e-commerce, Marc Lore delivers. The serial entrepreneur sold Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, Soap.com and others, to Amazon in 2011 for $550 mil
DhiWise takes the tedium out of programming
Programming involves a lot of monotonous tasks. Based in Gujarat, India, DhiWise wants to makes things less onerous for developers with its programming automation platform. The company, which won Prod
This new $100M fund plans to focus on startups accelerating the science around longevity
Longevity-focused startups have been proliferating in recent years as we become more focused on our health. However, it’s not just about apps to get you in the gym. Longevity startups can range from
Venue raises $4M from Accel and the CEOs of Slack, Remote and Squarespace to give teamwide video meetings a new breath of life
Zoom has in many ways “won” the mindshare game when it comes to video conferencing: Whether you’re actually using Zoom or another service that’s wrapped into another platform l
Funding Circle co-founder unveils new Super Payments fintech venture with $27M investment
Funding Circle co-founder Samir Desai has unveiled a new U.K. fintech startup called Super Payments, a venture he founded back in February but which very little was known about until now. Reports emer
The Silicon Peach is still ripe: Atlanta’s venture ecosystem stands strong
TechCrunch conducted a city vibe check with those in the Atlanta area to see how the ecosystem is faring. The verdict? The Silicon Peach is doing just fine
Urban Innovation Fund, VMG Catalyst among female-led firms raising new funds
Venture capital firms continue to raise new funds, at what seems like lightning speed, and two firms stuck out in recent days.
A new ‘institutional angel’ fund is an example of the UK’s continuing ability to innovate in venture
The U.K.’s Enterprise Investment Scheme has been a powerhouse for startups out of the U.K. because it allowed angel investors to invest in a very tax-efficient manner. Launched in 1994, it was desig