Startups thrive on feedback and so do we
Horizon Robotics, Carro, Byju’s, and more startups raised funds this week. Source link
Anduril turning U.S. troops into ‘invincible technomancers,’ Palmer Luckey says
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey announced Thursday that his start-up has raised an additional $450 million in funding, which will be used to "turn allied warfighters into invincible technomancers." The company is now valued at $4.6 billion.Luckey is best known...
Workshops on how to build a startup
Here's a list of our subscribers' favorite workshops on how to build a startup. Source link
Trigo bags $10M for computer-vision based checkout tech to rival Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ – Startups
While Amazon continues to expand its self-service, computer-vision-based grocery checkout technology by bringing it to bigger stores, an AI startup out of Israel that’s built something to rival it has picked up funding and a new strategic investor as a...
What is Nas Daily’s edtech game plan?
We take a closer look at Nas Academy and look at what fresh funding will do for a business management startup. Source link
Google will let enterprises store their Google Workspace encryption keys – Startups
As ubiquitous as Google Docs has become in the last year alone, a major criticism often overlooked by the countless workplaces who use it is that it isn’t end-to-end encrypted, allowing Google — or any requesting government agency — access to a company’s files....
How many opinions does it take to hit the $100M ARR Club? – Startups
In a world of talking points and corporate jargon, opinions are refreshing — and Expensify CEO and founder David Barrett is full of them. One of his earliest lessons in life, for example, was that basically everyone is wrong about basically everything. If...
What makes a good venture capitalist?
Dingdang Medicine Express, Kakao Mobility, Whatfix, and more startups raised money this week. Source link
Tiger Global in talks to invest in Classplus at over $250 million valuation – Startups
Tiger Global is in talks to lead a $30 million round in Indian edtech startup Classplus, according to sources familiar with the matter. The new round, which includes both primary investment and secondary transactions, values the five-year-old Indian startup at...
Nexford University lands $10.8M pre-Series A to scale its flexible remote learning platform – Startups
Two profound problems face the higher education sector globally — affordability and relevance. Whether you live in Africa, Europe, or the U.S., a major reason why people don’t go to university or college or even drop out because they cannot afford tuition fees....
Spotify and Ford make acquisitions – Venture Capital
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Welcome back to the Daily Crunch for Friday, June 18. Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of the week without Alexander,...
European start-up investment smashes 2020 record in first six months
The Klarna logo displayed on a smartphone.Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty ImagesLONDON — Europe's tech sector has already attracted more venture capital investment so far this year than it did throughout the whole of 2020, according to...
Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises $1M pre-seed for its ready-to-eat meals service – Venture Capital
While there has been a wave of innovation in food tech worldwide, it’s still in early days for Africa. There are only a handful of African food-tech startups, and a year and a half’s worth of global pandemic has added a couple to that list. Kune is one of the...
Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia – Venture Capital
The Fund Australia’s team (l to r): Elicia McDonald, Adrian Petersen, Georgia Vidler, Ed Taylor and Todd Deacon The Fund, the early-stage investment firm focused on pre-seed and seed startups, is going Down Under for its latest expansion. The Fund was founded...
Report: Strategic M&A will drive recovery across Asia Pacific post-pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 -- Strategic merger and acquisition (M&A) activities will be a key driver of the post-pandemic recovery right across the Asia Pacific region as companies more aggressively move to acquire technology and skills, while in some...
The rapid hard-tech emergence – Venture Capital
Garrett Winther Contributor Garrett Winther is a partner and program director at HAX, SOSV’s venture program for hard tech. An engineer by training, venture builder by trade, he is bringing hard-tech ventures to life at SOSV, IDEO and MIT. When I joined the...
WWDC 21 highlights, Instagram Creator Week recap, Android 12 beta 2 arrives – Venture Capital
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global...
SOSV, the global venture firm, just closed a $100 million fund to back its maturing startups – Venture Capital
Sean O’Sullivan, the founder of the global venture outfit SOSV, has slowly but steadily built up a sizable operation over the years. SOSV started off as a family office, investing the capital of O’Sullivan after he cofounded two companies, including MapInfo, an...
After 30 years, ‘Crossing the Chasm’ is due for a refresh – Venture Capital
Jeff Bussgang Contributor Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital is a former entrepreneur turned venture capitalist who teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. When I was at Open Market in the 1990s, our CEO gave out the recently published book...
BukuWarung, a fintech for Indonesian MSMEs, scores $60M Series A led by Valar and Goodwater – Venture Capital
BukuWarung, a fintech focused on Indonesia’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), announced today it has raised a $60 million Series A. The oversubscribed round was led by Valar Ventures, marking the firm’s first investment in Indonesia, and Goodwater...
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...