According to earlier reports this week, Adam Neumann, the famed, controversial co-founder of WeWork, is in the process of creating a vast network of residential real estate properties that — we&
This morning Citadel ID announced a combined $3.5 million raise for its income and employment verification service. The startup provides an API to customer companies, allowing them to rapidly verify d
Arguably the most frustrating part of renting an apartment, especially in an expensive city like New York, is dealing with the security deposit. One startup wants to make renting easier by getting rid
Authentic sports jerseys are expensive and infrequently worn, but that doesn’t stop fans from wanting to own as many as possible from all their favorite players. So why not borrow them? Meet Rep
“We want to change behavior around ownership on the planet,” says Omni co-founder Thomas McLeod. First, it built an on-demand storage business, where you can get things picked up from your
The furniture rental industry is stuck in the last. Current options involve old-school companies like CORT where most of the inventory will make your apartment look like a dorm room, or a place like R
When Zumper raised $18M in Series B funding last fall, the rental search engine explained that the funding would be used to grow the company beyond search – and assist renters with the entire l
New York-based startup Stayawhile announced today that it’s scored $1.5 million in seed funding to provide travelers with what founder Janine Yorio refers to as “medium-term housing.” It’s a m
Facebook hires 3,000 people to combat the disturbing videos and live videos that have been popping up on the site, Hulu launches its live TV service, yesterday was not too good of a day for tech stock
Twitter stops counting @ replies, Dropbox takes a $600 million credit line, Audi acquires Silvercar and Toyota drives deeper into AI research. All this on Crunch Report.
China's Didi Chuxing revealed last month that it plans to expand into global markets, and today we got the first hint of what that might look like after the Uber rival announced a tie-in with U.S. car
If you’ve rented an apartment in New York you know how much of a hassle the process is. First you need to find somewhere, then you need to meet the building or landlord’s strict approval p
My first home-way-from-home was a room in a house with an unrepeatable nickname on West College St. in Oberlin, OH. I lived with 8 other people in a two-story, rambling warren filled with rooms and r
Sony and YouTube are in negotiations to make ‘The Interview’ available for digital rental, according to CNN’s Brian Stelter, and reported separately by Reuters. Reports earlier tod
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.urbancompass.com">Urban Compass</a>, the young New York startup that <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/16/urban-compass/">emerged from stealth mode in May</a>
When we last caught up with <a target="_blank" href="http://construction.getable.com/">Getable</a>, the startup formerly known as <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/05/rentcycle-becomes-getable/"
Handy, a smartphone rental service out of Hong Kong, has launched operations in Singapore. The company offers smartphones for rent to travelers at $9 (HKD 68) a day—$12 (S$15) a day in Singapore—a
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.housetrip.com">HouseTrip.com</a>, one of the startups working at the accommodation end of the collaborative consumption market, with a platform for people to rent o
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snapgoods.png">Let's pretend that you don't have very many geeky or sporty friends. It could happen. Say you wanted to try and iPad or a
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/redbox_kiosk.jpg" />Proving once again you can find a study to prove almost anything, a report came out today showing that Redbox will br
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