Khaby Lame dethrones Charli D’Amelio as the most-followed TikTok creator
Just in time for VidCon, TikTok has a new most-followed creator on the platform: Khaby Lame, a 22-year-old from Senegal who rose to fame by stitching...
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Snap will pay 25 Black creators $120k in a new accelerator program
On stage at VidCon, Snap announced its first accelerator program for emerging Black creators. Over the course of a year, Snap will pay 25 selected...
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Fintech Kasheesh wants financially strained customers to say ‘bye’ to BNPL
Kasheesh just raised $5.5 million in funding for its multi-card payment solution from investors including NFL's Odell Beckham Jr
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Tesla increases prices across lineup, with Model X up as much as $6,000
Tesla has upped its prices again, with some models increasing in price by up to $6,000. The automaker has increased prices of its luxury electric...
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Amid recalls, Ford says costs to build Mustang Mach-E are skyrocketing
Even though Ford has seen record profits and strong demand for EVs, rising battery material costs and inflation are erasing any potential profits
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Influencer shopping app LTK adds creator product reviews in its latest update
Most of us dread the thought of having to return a piece of clothing we purchased online. In recent years, a newer generation of shoppers —...
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Meet the trans, anarchist founder who just landed $25M to reform how crypto is stored
Tux Pacific dropped out of college and taught themselves cryptography. Now, they've landed startup funding from a16z and other top VCs
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Onfleet nabs $23M to further develop its last-mile delivery software
Onfleet, a startup developing software to facilitate last-mile deliveries, has raised $22.8 million in venture funding to expand its operations.
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AppOmni raises $70M to find and secure vulnerabilities in SaaS app stacks
As more enterprises migrate apps and workloads into the cloud, so grows the need for more sophisticated tech to secure that activity. That’s...
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Pear VC’s Anand Iyer goes solo with new $200M fund for crypto developer tools
Iyer, who worked as a developer evangelist at Microsoft and entrepreneur, is funding early-stage founders building web3 infrastructure
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Can Andreessen Horowitz prevent the next crypto winter?
Hey everyone, and welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we talked about the rough road ahead for Coinbase. This week, we’re talking a bit...
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Diesel is a horrible thing for an economy to depend on
Want to tame inflation? Start by ditching fossil fuels.
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OnlyFans founder makes crypto debut selling influencer trading cards
Zoop, built on the Polygon blockchain, will allow users to trade NFT-based cards featuring their favorite influencers.
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The NFL is looking to launch its own streaming service this summer, says report
The National Football League is expected to launch its own streaming service, NFL+, as early as July, according to a report from the NFL owner...
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Crypto asset manager Babel Finance reaches $2B valuation
Despite recent swings in cryptocurrency values, many institutional investors appear undeterred. The growth of Babel Finance, which offers a suite of...
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TikTok launches its first creator crediting tool to help video creators cite their inspiration
After years of stolen memes and uncredited dance trends, TikTok today is introducing a new feature that it says will be the first iteration of its...
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QuestBook raises $8.3 million to help web3 developers secure funds
QuestBook’s tool is already helping firms create small funds across the globe so that local talent can find and invest in new projects.
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Inflection AI, led by LinkedIn and DeepMind co-founders, raises $225M to transform computer-human interactions
Inflection AI, the startup co-founded by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and founding DeepMind member Mustafa Suleyman, has raised $225 million in...
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a16z, Coatue, USV invest in $725M developer fund for Dapper’s Flow blockchain
The web3 world is continuing to discover that it’s a lot harder to build a developer ecosystem than it is to build a platform. The Flow...
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The stock market is down, but these 4 tech companies prove there’s still good news out there
We took a look at earnings results from Cloudflare, Confluent, Amplitude, and Appian to gauge how the market is treating even results that seem...
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Daily Crunch: US dangles reward up to $10M for info on 6 elite Russian military hackers
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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Crypto-focused Dragonfly Capital launches $650M third fund
Dragonfly Capital, a crypto-centered investment firm, closed its third venture fund for $650 million, the firm’s managing partner, Haseeb Qureshi,...
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Mavrck raises $135M, buys Linkin.bio maker Later in creator and influencer marketing consolidation
Some believe that online marketing and advertising, as we largely think of them today, are dying a slow death and is getting replaced by something...
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BintanGO wants to boost Indonesia’s creator economy
BintanGO has almost everything Indonesian creators need to monetize their content. First, there is its CreatorSpace, which helps them manage brand...
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Netflix is not yet considering live sports — but here’s why it should
There’s no denying that including live sports content will ultimately be a boon to streaming services. However, last week, when Netflix executives...
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Liquifi is building the “Carta of web3” for companies issuing tokens on the blockchain
Y Combinator alum LiquiFi raised a $5 million seed round led by Dragonfly to help crypto companies manage their cap tables
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Tesla blames inflation, cost pressure from suppliers for increased car prices
Tesla has raised prices on its vehicles as it anticipates cost pressures from suppliers and logistics over the next six to 12 months.
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