Adam Valkin

Blidz raises $6.6M to expand its Pinduoduo-inspired social shopping app

Gamification and social hooks have become cornerstones across every category of consumer apps these days, and today one that’s using these to build out a new e-commerce platform in Europe is ann

Mexico’s Kavak drives away with $700M in new funding, doubling its valuation to $8.7B

Kavak, a Mexico City-based startup that operates a pre-owned car marketplace in Latin America, announced today that it has raised a massive $700 million in a Series E round that more than doubles the

Payroll automation startup raises $15.6M Series A led by General Catalyst

Payroll automation is not exactly the sexiest of startup areas but it’s a pretty decent business. The larger startup in the space is Payfit, which has raised upward of $208.4 million to do something

Online Designer Bag Reseller Rebagg Gains $4 Million In Seed Funding To Take On TheRealReal

Rebagg, an online resell marketplace for designer handbags, has closed on $4 million in seed from General Catalyst, Metamorphic Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Founder Collective, Big Sur Ventures-Necoti

Lovefilm co-founder Adam Valkin joins VC firm Accel Partners

<img class="shot" title="Picture 40" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/Picture-40.png" alt="" width="163" height="71" />[UK] <a href="http://www.lovefilm.com">Lovefilm</a> co-found