Partnerships are key to scaling commitments from Biden’s Summit for Democracy – Startups
Vera Zakem is a senior technology and policy advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology where she leads efforts on democracy and technology and is the founder of Zakem Global Strategies. From 2020-2021, she served as a member of the bipartisan Task...
A new age for Southeast Asia’s tech firms
GTA Semiconductor, Slice, Zepeto, and more startups raised funding this week. Source link
MrBeast’s ‘Real Life Squid Game’ and the price of viral stunts – Startups
First, everyone was talking about “Squid Game,” the Korean psychological thriller that became Netflix’s biggest series launch ever, with 142 million viewers. Now, everyone’s talking about YouTuber MrBeast’s recreation of the show’s titular fight-to-the-death,...
Mexico’s Mendel secures $35M to tackle LatAm’s corporate spend management problem – Startups
Mendel, a corporate spend management solution for enterprises in Latin America, announced today that it has secured $35 million in debt and equity. The Mexico-based startup closed the $15 million Series A round and $20 million debt financing after...
Elizabeth Holmes went to Rupert Murdoch to kill WSJ Theranos story
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In her first day facing questions from the prosecution, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes admitted that she tried to get News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch to kill a story that The Wall Street Journal was preparing to publish about her company in...
Space now and save up to $100 – Startups
What does it take to venture into outer space? A bold vison, nerves of steel and a giant cash payload for starters. Early-stage space startups can’t afford to waste any amount of money, which brings us to this timely reminder. The price for general admission...
Student media giant Chegg acquires language learning startup Busuu for $436M – Startups
Chegg, the NYSE listed student media learning platform is acquiring Busuu, the online language learning startup established in Europe in 2008, for approximately $436 million (€385 million) in an all-cash transaction. At its exit Busuu had raised only $16.1m in...
It’s not easy being a woman in the tech scene
J&T Express, Dream Sports, Moore Threads, and more startups raised funding this week. Source link
Paris asks scooter sharing services to restrict speed to 10km/h – Startups
Riding a scooter in Paris will soon feel incredibly… slow. The City of Paris has announced that scooter sharing services should restrict the maximum top speed to 10km/h (that’s 6.2mph). That decision comes following a number of pedestrian injuries that involved...
IoT data collector Samsara’s IPO will be fun to watch – Startups
Happy Friday! The TechCrunch crew is still in a modest period of repose thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, but we wanted you to have numbers to chew on all the same. So, this morning, we’re taking a brief look at Samsara’s IPO filing. The Exchange explores...
Oura Ring offers a smaller wearable for tracking fitness data – Venture Capital
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for December 3, 2021! I don’t know about you, but after watching stocks get hammered all day,...
Founders need to uncouple their own idea from its creator – Venture Capital
All founders want their companies to thrive without them, but the readiness to act on that awareness continues to be one of the more uncomfortable conversations within today’s market. After all, the glorification of founders (and our constant habit of treating...
Singapore’s fintech buzz, SaaS slump, amplified marketing strategies – Venture Capital
Bret Taylor is on a roll: On Monday, he became the chair of Twitter’s board, and a day later, Salesforce made him its co-CEO and co-chair. Enterprise reporter Ron Miller looked back at Taylor’s career to better understand how a one-time Google product manager...
Let’s talk about the SaaS selloff – Venture Capital
If you bring up bad news about the price of technology stocks on Twitter, very helpful people will send you multi-year charts that put recent declines into historical context. Yes, thank you; I was not aware you could zoom out. The Exchange explores startups,...
Meta’s head of cryptocurrency David Marcus resigns
David Marcus, now head of Facebook Financial or F2, testifying about Facebook's proposed digital currency previously known as Libra, during a Senate Banking, House and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 16, 2019. The...
Lightspeed China raises $920m for 2 funds
The VC firm also appointed five new partners. Source link
Thought Machine hits $1 billion valuation in JPMorgan-backed funding
JPMorgan Chase & Co. signage is illuminated at night at a bank branch in Chicago, Illinois.Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — British fintech start-up Thought Machine has raised $200 million in a fresh round of funding that lifts its...
Up your ante at the iMerit ML DataOps Summit 2021 – Venture Capital
The “oil bidness,” as they say in Texas, is so 20th century. Data, artificial intelligence and machine learning are the power triad fueling the future. If you’re an investor placing bets on the data operations market, you can’t afford to miss the iMerit ML...
J.D. Vance made nearly $1 million in runup to Ohio Senate campaign
JD Vance, the venture capitalist and author of "Hillbilly Elegy," takes photos with supporters after a rally Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Middletown, Ohio, where he announced he is joining the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being left by...
Jefa raises $2 million for its challenger bank for women in LATAM – Venture Capital
Fintech startup Jefa has raised a $2 million seed round to build a challenger bank with a product specifically designed for women living in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company has managed to attract 115,000 women on its waitlist and participated in...
Entrepreneurs Programme Attracts Robust Startups price US$50m
NEXEA Angels Sdn Bhd (NEXEA), a Malaysia-based start-up investment company launched the Entrepreneurs Programme on 19th May 2020, in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). It aims to bring together exclusive private groups of CEOs of local...
India’s Zomato to chop 13% of workers
The meals supply startup's CEO and founder Deepinder Goyal additionally proposed a short lived pay minimize for all the firm. Source link
Luxurious consignment retailer The RealReal lays off 10% of workforce, furloughs 15% – TechCrunch
On-line consignment firm The RealReal is the newest tech firm to put off and furlough staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the firm’s quarterly earnings report immediately, The RealReal introduced layoffs affecting 10% of its workforce and furloughs...
Ooni’s Koda 16 pizza oven is the uncommon kitchen gadget that delivers on its promise – TechCrunch
Ooni (nee Uuni), has been round for a couple of years now, however its newest oven, the Koda 16, launched in March. Identical to everybody else, I’ve been cooped up at dwelling for weeks with nothing however the entire tasks I'd get round to at some point. On...
Payments company 2C2P launches VC arm
The new entity, called 2C2P.VC, will focus on fintech opportunities across Southeast Asia. Source link
(Up to date) 2C2P units up VC arm to make strategic funding in funds corporations in Southeast Asia
(This text has been up to date with new particulars from 2C2P) Singapore- and Bangkok-headquartered funds processing firm 2C2P has established a VC arm to make strategic investments in funds and associated sectors. With the launch of 2C2P.VC, the fintech firm...