Fourth of July flash sale: Two-for-one passes to TechCrunch Disrupt
Summer is whipping right along with Memorial Day and the Summer Solstice already in the rear-view mirror. We’re rounding the corner into the next...
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UK’s Magical Mushroom Company uses Mycelium to replace plastic packaging
Global plastic waste has more than doubled, and 40 percent of that waste comes from packaging. Luckily there are no shortage of sustainable packaging...
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Starburst acquires data lake analytics accelerator Varada to challenge Snowflake
Starburst, the well-funded data warehouse analytics service and data query engine based on the open-source Trino project, today announced that it has...
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It’s time for LPs to take more responsibility in the fight for economic equality
It's ironic that LPs retreat to familiar networks because most capital goes to white men and most VCs are not profitable in risk-adjusted terms....
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Dear Sophie: What are my F-1 OPT options if my crypto job is no longer available?
I’m an F-1 student who had a job lined up with a crypto company, but they rescinded my job offer. What are my options, especially if I want to...
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Twitter to expand into long-form content with upcoming Twitter Notes feature
In what could be one of Twitter’s more significant changes since doubling the character count from 140 to 280 characters, the company is...
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Validio, a data quality platform based out of Sweden, emerges from stealth with $15M
Data quality has been shaping up as a salient and increasingly critical part of the world of data science: enterprises are sitting on growing troves...
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LocalGlobe becomes Phoenix Court Group, hits $500M first close for new funds, adds an Impact twist
Saul Klein is a busy man. As co-founder, with his father Robin, of LocalGlobe, one of the longest-running VCs in Europe, he has overseen a wide range...
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Project A Ventures closes its fourth fund, hitting $375M, the largest to date
Project A Ventures launched 10 years ago in Berlin when a handful of a ex-Rocket Internet players decided they’d try their own hand at this startup...
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Here’s the complete agenda for next week’s TC Sessions: Climate 2022
The complete agenda for TC Sessions: Climate 2022
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The race to create the perfect home setup service is on, as Just Move In raises $5M
In recent years startups have turned their attention to what’s known as ‘home setup services’. This is where utilities and moving-in are all...
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Proper raises $4.3M seed round to help other fintechs wrangle data
Proper is a "fintech-for-fintechs" founded by two former Marqeta engineers trying to streamline data management challenges
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Crypto startup Ledger teams up with Cathay Innovation to launch $110M sector fund
French VC Cathay Innovation is hoping to secure its bag alongside Ledger, a startup that secures cryptocurrencies
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The guide to great metrics: Product-led principles
Metrics alone don’t help you build a business. They can help you set targets, but they do little to help you hit those targets.
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The arrest heard ’round the crypto world
Hey everyone, and welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we discussed $4.5 billion in new crypto funds from a16z. This week, we’re talking...
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Meet the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals category and special award winners
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world’s largest startup competition focused on purpose-driven innovation, and sponsor of TechCrunch Sessions:...
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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech
“The end of the girlboss era? What does that even mean?”
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Pro-rata is easier to get than ever today, but investors are thinking twice
Whenever pro-rata rights are involved, you can always smell some drama.
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Zinc heads towards new $41M tech-for-good fund to back pre-team talent solving big problems
So-called “tech for good” accelerators addressing such worthy-sounding subjects as ESGs and SDGs have appeared in the last few years. Some...
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Partner sessions at TC Sessions: Climate offer knowledge and insight
We’re just about two weeks away from our first foray into climate tech at TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals...
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With the pandemic leaving many searching, group support app Circles raises new round
Between one-to-one therapy and free online forums, people search for a range of solutions to mental health therapy online. Especially since the...
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Key European tech founders and investors launch OneUkraine charity to assist Ukraine
A host of major European tech founders and investors are today backing the launch of OneUkraine, a new charity providing sustainable humanitarian...
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Gopuff, the instant delivery upstart, taps ex-Disney head Bob Iger as its newest investor and advisor
Gopuff, the instant delivery giant valued at $15 billion (and filing for financing in December 2021 at a valuation of up to $40 billion), made a name...
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Fortis Digital Ventures closing $100 million raise for new crypto fund
The fund aims to make blockchain investing easier through asset allocation, risk management and position sizing in crypto.
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Storyblok raises $47M to build out its headless CMS aimed at non-technical users like marketers
The world of web development continues to become increasingly more democratized — and more creative — thanks to innovations in...
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Earlybird VC closes new €350M fund for Western European startups, with a deeptech angle
Earlybird VC was one of the, if not the “OG” of the emergence of Berlin as a key global tech startup ecosystem 15 years ago. Founded in 1997,...
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Start up solo, or bring on a co-founder? 4 factors to consider
While the data show solo founders raise more funding, a holistic approach to understanding your gaps and how to fill them is imperative.
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