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X rival Mastodon rolls out revamped notifications, a refreshed look, and more

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Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:31:15 +0000

Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to X (formerly Twitter), is rolling out a handful of new features, including refreshed notifications, new discovery tools, and an updated look. Although some of these changes were available in nightly releases, they are now officially rolling out in a stable release. Notifications on Mastodon will now look somewhat similar to […]

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Elon Musk’s xAI adds image understanding capabilities to Grok

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Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:02:11 +0000

Elon Musk-owned xAI has added image-understanding capabilities to its Grok AI model. This means that paid users on his social platform X, who have access to the AI chatbot, can upload an image and ask the AI questions about it. An xAI employee and the official @grok handle posted to X about the update on […]

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Vinod Khosla calls out Trump’s ‘depraved values’ and Musk’s role in spreading misinformation

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Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:59:12 +0000

Storied investor Vinod Khosla, founder and partner at Khosla Ventures, and more recently one of the first checks into OpenAI, veered off topic during a Monday interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 focused on the future of AI. After talking about AI’s future and risks, he took a moment to deliver a stringent warning about the […]

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Apple’s new widget puts Election Day updates on your Lock Screen and Home Screen

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Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:49:59 +0000

It’s Election Day in the U.S., which means you’re likely glued to the latest news about which presidential candidate is currently in the lead. To help with this, Apple has released a Live Activities widget within its Apple News app that will offer real-time election updates directly on your iPhone or iPad’s Home Screen and […]

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TikTok’s latest feature lets music fans ‘Share to TikTok’ from Spotify and Apple Music

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:44:45 +0000

TikTok on Thursday debuted a new feature that will more closely connect its app, which already influences which songs top the charts, to the streaming services where users discover and play their favorite music. With the launch of a new “Share to TikTok” feature, music fans will be able to directly share tracks from both […]

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Extra Crunch Live: Discuss work and raising cash in a downturn with Revolution’s Steve Case and Clara Sieg right now

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Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:52:20 +0000

This afternoon, we’re chatting with Steve Case and Clara Sieg of Revolution as part of our new interview series, Extra Crunch Live. Topping our agenda, we will talk about jobs — in Silicon Valley, on the coasts and in the heartland. The technology sector is suffering through a contraction caused by the COVID-19 global health […]

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Steve Case and Clara Sieg on how the COVID-19 crisis differs from the dot-com bust

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Published On :: Fri, 22 May 2020 16:33:28 +0000

Steve Case and Clara Sieg of Revolution recently spoke on TechCrunch’s new series, Extra Crunch Live. Throughout the hour-long chat, we touched on numerous subjects, including how diverse founders can take advantage during this downturn and how remote work may lead to growth outside Silicon Valley. The two have a unique vantage point, with Steve […]

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Revenue-based financing platform Bloom secures $377M Series A led by Credo and Fortress

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Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2022 07:01:41 +0000

While the likes of Pipe are reaching multi-billion valuations, European revenue-based financing is experiencing as much of a boom as it is in the U.S. U.K.-based startup platform Bloom has now secured a £300 million / $377 million financing round led by Credo Capital and Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), making it one of the […]

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OnlyFans’s Ami Gan and Keily Blair join us at Disrupt for a SFW fireside chat

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Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:00:52 +0000

It’s been a tumultuous year for OnlyFans, the popular subscription-based social media platform best known for hosting explicit content and offering an online safe haven to the sex workers who create it. In August 2021, the company launched OFTV, a streaming platform featuring safe-for-work content, a move widely seen as an attempt to attract investors […]

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We’re breaking down usage-based pricing and growth strategies at TechCrunch Early Stage

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Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:15:23 +0000

Software as a service (SaaS) — both a revelation and a revolution — completely disrupted the decades-old software selling paradigm. It turned buying software from an infrequent, high-cost and, for many companies, time-consuming process into a hosted, monthly and predictable cost-per-seat subscription service. SaaS has essentially become the de facto business model for early-stage startups […]

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Atomic’s Hadley Wilkins defines the why, what and how of brand building at TC Early Stage

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Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:49:01 +0000

In the early stages of building a startup, founders need every competitive advantage they can bring to bear. You’re not only competing against established players, but also with other pre-launch startups gunning for the same market opportunity. While it’s natural to focus on finding product-market fit, testing and iterating your MVP to launch-worthy status, adding […]

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Learn how to land your first investor from Sequoia’s Jess Lee at TC Early Stage

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Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:11:27 +0000

Tapping personal savings or invoking the friends and family plan are signature hallmarks of fledgling startup finance. Eventually though, the majority of early-stage founders will leave their bootstrapping days behind and turn to institutional investors for the capital infusion they need to grow. It’s not easy for inexperienced, first-time founders to attract and secure their […]

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VC Lotti Siniscalco shares dos and don’ts in the Pitch Deck Teardown at TC Early Stage

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Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:35:22 +0000

Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either. Venture […]

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Curio lets NFT die-hards browse, track and buy all in one browser tab

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Published On :: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:34:07 +0000

Folks dedicated to the world of NFTs have access to loads of analytics and browsing tools, but none of them really work together. At least, that’s how new startup Curio sees things. Curio taps into several different sources of data to provide a powerful analytics tool for both browsing and tracking the value of NFTs. […]

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Director, Office of Integrated and International Energy Analysis - ES-00

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:49:14 EST

Announcement Number: DOE-20-EIA-ES-00886
Closing Date: 09 March 2020


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Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research - ES-00

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:49:14 EST

Announcement Number: DOE-20-EIA-ES-00885
Closing Date: 23 March 2020


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Management and Program Analyst - GS-0343-09/11

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:49:14 EST

Announcement Number: PMF-2017-0381
Closing Date: 14 April 2017


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Management and Program Analyst - GS-12/13

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:49:14 EST

Announcement Number: TN-20-EI-00883-MP
Closing Date: 06 May 2020


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Records and Information Management Specialist - GS-14

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Announcement Number: TN-20-EI-00895-MP
Closing Date: 06 June 2020


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Student Trainee - Mathematics and Statistics (Pathways Internship) - GS 03-09

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:49:14 EST

Announcement Number: TN-19-EI-STEM-INTERN
Closing Date: 20 February 2019


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EIA's view on Domestic and International Energy Price Trends

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EIA expects rising electricity demand and natural gas prices to affect electricity fuel mix for the rest of 2024

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that the United States will generate more electricity from renewables and coal in the second half of this year, as electricity demand and natural gas prices increase.


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EIA expects oil prices to increase despite concerns over economic growth and petroleum demand

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that Brent crude oil prices will return to above $80 per barrel this month, after dipping to $73 per barrel on September 6. In its September Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that the Brent crude oil spot price will average $82 per barrel in the fourth quarter of the year.


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Resource Advisory: Tracking crude oil and natural gas production with EIA data

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has several sets of data on the domestic production of crude oil and natural gas. Depending on your interests, the resources below can help you find the crude oil and natural gas data you need.


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U.S. exports of ethane and ethane-based petrochemicals rose 135% from 2014 to 2023

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Published On :: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST

U.S. exports of ethane and ethane-based petrochemicals reached an all-time high of 21.6 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2023, up 135% since the United States began exporting ethane in 2014 and 17% more than in 2022, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The rapid expansion of U.S. ethane and ethane-based petrochemical exports has been fueled by the growth in domestic ethane production, which has increased with the country's natural gas production and the buildout of export and production infrastructure.


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U.S. fuel ethanol exports rise on strong international demand and low U.S. prices

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Published On :: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST

U.S. fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024. The increase in exports this year has largely been driven by demand in countries with biofuel blending mandates and cheaper-than-usual U.S. fuel ethanol prices.


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Zynga CEO on its blockchain gaming division and navigating the advertising crisis

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Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 01:12:33 +0000

Beating the street and its own guidance, Zynga reported record third-quarter revenue of $705 million, up 40% from the same period last year and reaching its largest mobile audience ever of 183 million monthly active users, up 120% year over year. Despite warning in the second quarter of a material impact from Apple’s privacy policy […]

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Equity Monday: The end of cheap money, and Take-Two buys Zynga

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Published On :: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:00:33 +0000

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, our short ramp into the week. Yes, it’s Monday again. No, you can’t stay in bed. Things are already happening! Take-Two is buying Zynga: In a cash and […]

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Daily Crunch: Citrix to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen/Elliott in $16.5B all-cash deal

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Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:12:47 +0000

Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

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EWA, which taps into popular media to teach languages, hits 51M downloads and 3.5M MAUs and raises its first outside funding

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Published On :: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:44:31 +0000

Online language learning continues to be a huge opportunity for startups, with the most engaging experiences meeting a surge of interest from consumers looking for more productivity out of the hours that they spend on their smartphones. In one of the more recent developments, a language learning app called EWA — which has built a […]

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Digital bank Umba raises $15M, plans to expand into three new African markets

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:06:20 +0000

There’s no shortage of digital banks in Nigeria and, in general, in Africa. As the region continues to experience rapid growth in mobile usage and the corresponding growing young population, these fintechs think this is the right time to provide financial services to every market category, from the banked to the unbanked. We’ve covered a […]

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Andreessen Horowitz debuts $600 million fund for games investments

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Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2022 22:52:18 +0000

Andreessen Horowitz is launching a new vertical fund exclusively focused on opportunities in the games industry. The new $600 million fund brings a pool of dedicated capital and a new internal structure dedicated to sourcing deals inside the games vertical. The new vehicle, called Games Fund One, joins other industry-specific arms at a16z, including its […]

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TikTok begins pilot testing HTML5 mini-games with a handful of partners

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Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:31:34 +0000

TikTok wants to determine its users’ appetite for mobile gaming with the launch of “mini-games” that can be played inside the social video app and discovered through creators’ videos. TechCrunch learned and has now confirmed TikTok’s new gaming pilot quietly launched just weeks ago with a variety of new partners, including game developers Vodoo, Nitro […]

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‘0ktapus’ hackers are back and targeting tech and gaming companies, says leaked report

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Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:31:52 +0000

The hackers who reportedly hit more than 130 organizations last year and stole the credentials of almost 10,000 employees are still targeting several tech and video game companies, according to a report obtained by TechCrunch. The report, prepared by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, calls the hackers “Scattered Spider.” In a previous publicly available report, the company […]

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Penguin Random House is adding an AI warning to its books’ copyright pages

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Published On :: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:26:49 +0000

Penguin Random House, the trade publisher, is adding language to the copyright pages of its books to prohibit the use of those books to train AI. The Bookseller reports that new books and reprints of older titles from the publisher will now include the statement, “No part of this book may be used or reproduced […]

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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2024 is: Salva Health

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Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:29:56 +0000

Over the last three days, 20 startups participated in the incredibly competitive Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After three days of intense pitching, we have a winner. The […]

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Neuro-ID takes in fresh capital to combat fraud from all of our taps, types and swipes

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Published On :: Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:00:23 +0000

The company captures real-time customer behavior so companies can see who is genuine, and who is fraudulent, and identify the root cause of customer friction.

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NFT kingpin OpenSea lands monster $13.3B valuation in new raise

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Published On :: Wed, 05 Jan 2022 02:42:28 +0000

The NFT auction marketplace OpenSea had a blockbuster 2021 and as a result is seeing its private valuation grow more quickly than almost any other startup. The crypto firm announced late Tuesday that it closed a $300 million Series C round led by Paradigm and Coatue. The raise valued the startup at a massive $13.3 […]

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Livestream platform Mandolin adds custom artist pages and a fan data analytics hub

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Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:00:27 +0000

Mandolin, the digital fan engagement platform, launched two new products today with the aim of assisting artists with turning fans into superfans and maximizing revenue. Fan Navigator helps artists collect fan data and teaches them how to engage fans with digital experiences. Mandolin’s Fan Pages also drive fan engagement with a page for the artist […]

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Square’s new AI features include a website and restaurant menu generator

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Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:00:02 +0000

Square, the financial services platform, is embracing generative AI in a very visible way. After announcing earlier this year that it would bring AI features to drive retail sales, Square this morning took the wraps off of new 10 — count ’em, 10 — generative AI capabilities focused on customer content creation, onboarding and setup. […]

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Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt and attend all three days for free

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Published On :: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:00:52 +0000

It takes a veritable army to make TechCrunch Disrupt — which takes place October 18–20 in San Francisco — the well-oiled experience that savvy startuppers have come to know and love. And we couldn’t do it nearly as well without our incredible volunteers. If you’re looking for a no-budget way to experience Disrupt up close […]

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Beat tomorrow’s deadline and apply to the Startup Battlefield 200

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Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:00:51 +0000

Building a successful startup requires an enormous amount of talent, hard work, money and, frankly, a bit of luck. Translation: You need to grab hold of every opportunity you can to make it happen. Well, heads up, early-stage founders. Your opportunity to join our inaugural cohort — the Startup Battlefield 200 — ends tomorrow. Don’t […]

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Volunteer for work exchange and get a free pass to Disrupt

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Published On :: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:00:25 +0000

Team TechCrunch wants you! Forget the village, people. It takes a battalion of smart, eager people to produce a world-class tech conference as epic as TechCrunch Disrupt. That’s where you come in. We’re looking for volunteers interested in work exchange. You give us 10 hours of your time, and we’ll give you a three-day pass […]

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Ireland-led GDPR probe of Yahoo’s cookie banners moves to draft decision review

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Published On :: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:52:49 +0000

A multi-year investigation into TechCrunch’s parent entity Yahoo — looking at compliance with key transparency requirements of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including in relation to cookie banners displayed on its media properties — has taken a step forward today after Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that it has submitted a […]

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Equity Monday: Quibi, two Boston rounds and a shift to pessimism

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Published On :: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:48:05 +0000

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our short-form week-starter in which we go over the weekend, look to the week ahead, talk about some neat funding rounds and dig into what is stuck on our minds. So, by section then: […]

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UK on-demand supermarket Weezy raises $20M Series A led by NYC’s Left Lane Capital

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:59:58 +0000

Weezy — an on-demand supermarket that delivers groceries in as fast as 15 minutes — has raised $20 million in a Series A funding led by New York-based venture capital fund Left Lane Capital. Also participating were U.K.-based fund DN Capital, earlier investors Heartcore Capital and angel investors, notably Chris Muhr, the Groupon founder. Although […]

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Wonder Brands picks up $20M, aims to build marketplace of Latin American e-commerce brands

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Published On :: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:00:15 +0000

E-commerce roll-up companies are big in the United States, and Wonder Brands wants to be that for Latin America.

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

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Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:25:55 +0000

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 announcing a seed round to give its growth a boost. Blidz — a social shopping app that offers big discounts (many items in categories […]

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Key European tech founders and investors launch OneUkraine charity to assist Ukraine

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Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2022 08:57:50 +0000

A host of major European tech founders and investors are today backing the launch of OneUkraine, a new charity providing sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. OneUkraine will be supporting Ukrainians at home and abroad, delivering humanitarian aid, and aiming to rebuild the tech and broader infrastructure of Ukraine by SMEs and startups on […]

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