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Sofy raises cash to grow its no-code mobile app testing platform

Sofy, a startup developing a testing platform for mobile app devs it claims is used by Microsoft, today closed a $7.75 million seed round that brings its total capital raised to $9.5 million. Voyager

Flush with new capital, Foxtrot’s ‘convenience store of the future’ is coming to a location near you

Foxtrot is reimagining the convenience store experience by seeking out the best food items by local artisans along with its core offerings of coffee, ready-to-eat cafe meals and wine. 

Silicon Valley’s share of US VC funding falls to lowest level in more than a decade

So far in 2021, only about 27% of U.S. VC dollars have gone to Bay Area startups. It's been more than 10 years since that percentage fell below 30%, according to a report by Revolution and Pitchbook.

Steve Case’s Revolution is targeting $500 million for its fourth growth fund

Revolution, the Washington, D.C.-based investment firm founded by AOL co-founder CEO Steve Case and former AOL senior exec Ted Leonsis, is raising $500 million for its fourth fund, shows a new SEC fil

AOL founder Steve Case, involved early in Section 230, says it’s time to change it

AOL founder Steve Case was there in Dulles, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., when in 1996 the Communications Decency Act was passed as part of a major overhaul of U.S. telecommunications la

Minneapolis-based VC shop Bread & Butter focuses on its own backyard

While many investors say sheltering in place has broadened their appetite for funding companies located outside major hubs, one firm is doubling down on backing startups in America’s heartland.

Extra Crunch Live: Join Revolution’s Steve Case and Clara Sieg on May 21 at 3pm ET/12pm PT

On May 21 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, we’re hosting an Extra Crunch Live session with Steve Case and Clara Sieg of Revolution. This chat is the latest in our growing series featuring notable investors, e

Steve Case and JD Vance are speaking at Disrupt SF on startup opportunities outside of Silicon Valley

We’re excited to announce Steve Case and JD Vance will sit down for a fireside chat at Disrupt SF this September. There’s plenty to talk about, too, including the pair’s latest venture: A massiv

The Rise of the Rest seed fund announces its first group of investments

The Rise of the Rest seed fund’s first round of startup investments cover eight states that are usually overlooked by tech investors, including Kentucky, South Carolina and Ohio. The $150 million fu

Steve Case’s Revolution backs Resolute Innovation to connect companies with R&D

It can be hard for big companies to keep tabs on all the research and innovation in their industry. The search for the best patents can be both cumbersome and disorganized. That's the idea behind Reso

Steve Case’s Revolution Growth just closed a new fund with $525 million

This morning, Revolution, a Washington, D.C.-based venture firm founded by former AOL executives Steve Case, Donn Davis and Ted Leonsis, is taking the wraps off its newest growth fund, which it has

We’re At The Beginning Of A Venture Capital Revolution

Backers of startups worldwide are looking for the next “disruptive trend" that can overturn industries. Ironically, the venture capital industry has begun to resemble markets that investors themselv

Keen On… So What’s The Big Deal About Big Data? [TCTV]

This new book, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Data-Revolution-Transform-Think/dp/0544002695/&tag=techcrunch098-20"><em>Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, W

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Social Learning Company Koofers Raises $5 Million From Revolution, Others

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/koofers.png" class="shot2" /> Social learning startup <a href="http://www.koofers.com/">Koofers</a> today announced that it has scored <a hre

Steve Case: AOL/Time Warner Merger May Have Worked Had I Played A More Active Role

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/stevecaseshot.png" class="shot2">This morning at TechCrunch Disrupt, AOL cofounder <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/steve-case">Steve

AOL Co-founder Steve Case Backs Online Wine Marketplace Vinfolio

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/vinfolio.png" class="shot2" />Co-founder of AOL <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/steve-case">Steve Case</a> (who will be up on stage

CrunchDeals: Logitech MX Revolution wireless mouse for $50

Best Buy has a heck of a deal on one of Logitech’s best mice: the Logitech MX Revolution. The retailer is selling it for just $50. That’s $25 less than Amazon is selling it for and 50% off

Oklahoma City Tea Party protestor arrested for threatening bloodbath on Twitter

An Oklahoma City man named Daniel Knight Hayden, 52, posted threats against the government on Twitter under the name CitizenQuasar including the suggestion that he would kill police if they approached