Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Mantle announced it was going to build tool-making machines, and today announced it is starting to sell its hardware, which includes a printer and...
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Y Combinator, Global Brain back Tailor, a Japanese headless ERP startup
Tailor, a Japan-based backend enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, said today it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding from Y Combinator...
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3 views: Meetings are bad, yo. Choose emails
Hear us out. It’s conventional wisdom that meetings are killers of productivity and morale and happy work environments. So why not write an email?
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Have you marked down your portfolio yet? You are running out of time to hide
To mark down your portfolio or not mark down your portfolio? That is a question many venture capitalists are grappling with right now.
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These are the top 3 most important slides in your pitch deck
Some slides carry more weight than others -- and three of them are absolutely crucial.
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Less than 3 days left for 2-for-1 sale on TC Sessions: Crypto passes!
What’s better than saving some coin in your wallet? Saving coin AND getting something for free! Book your TC Sessions: Crypto general admission...
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Brex’s departing CRO explains his decision to join Founders Fund
Brex's Chief Revenue Officer, Sam Blond, joined the startup in 2018. Now, he's leaving to become a partner at venture firm Founders Fund.
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Y Creator, Y Competition
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. YC had its...
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It’s not just you: The freemium bar is shifting
Now there's another sign of the times: Free tiers are becoming less generous.
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Yes, your 5-year financial projections are going to be wrong. You need them anyway
Your financial projections are going to be dramatically wrong. But as part of your fundraising, you need to make them anyway, and there are a couple...
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Daily Crunch: Nvidia chips become collateral damage in new US sanctions targeting China
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This startup wants to scale anonymous mental health support – starting with founders
Humans Anonymous is a social audio platform that connects people with similar identities (teacher, single parent) to create an anonymous space to...
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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fighting fundraising fears, XaaS CS strategy, the ‘collapse’ of VC
At the risk of invoking the “do you even lift?” meme: every process inside your organization can be improved, and founders need to make gains...
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A Gen Z VC speaks up: Why Gen Z VCs are trash
Gen Z VCs have raised funds, garnered social media followings and profited from the Gen Z mentality. Good for them. I don’t want to be any part of...
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How tech giants are responding to the growing green card backlog
Tech giants including Amazon, Google and Salesforce say that the current green card process is untenable.
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An action plan for founders fundraising in fintech’s choppy waters
If your business isn’t working, it’s critical to understand why and make adjustments — and that can mean letting your runway get dangerously...
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2-for-1 sale on TC Sessions: Crypto passes!
What’s better than saving some coin in your wallet? Saving coin AND getting something for free! Book your TC Sessions: Crypto general admission...
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Nigerian digital bank Kuda is the latest African startup to lay off employees
Kuda, the challenger bank based in Nigeria and the U.K., has joined the ranks of tech companies in Africa that are pruning its workforce.
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Daily Crunch: Ring wants to upgrade your apartment’s intercom system
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Cantos launches its third fund, ploughing $50M into near-frontier startups
Cantos just closed its third fund to invest in science-forward companies at the pre-seed and seed stages to 'improve billions of lives and...
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Pitch Deck Teardown: Front’s $65M Series D deck
Front's pitch deck is a tight, 11-slide deck that opens with a mic drop, and, these must be some butter-slathered microphones, because it sure...
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Withing’s new scale takes body-composition measuring to a new level
Following hot on the heels of the Withings Body Scan, the company today announced a new smart scale. Body Comp is a ‘complete body assessment...
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To reach fintech’s next level, infrastructure providers must address these pain points
As long as infrastructure providers are able to specialize to address the pain points of their customers, they can be an asset to any market they...
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Boopos adds to its small business M&A lending pot with new investment
The company underwrites online businesses in less than 48 hours and provides facilities for funding up to 80% of an acquisition.
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Everything you need to know to make a great startup pitch deck
The crew here at TechCrunch has seen a lot of amazing pitches over the years. In this guide, I collect everything we know about pitching your startup...
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Stop sensationalizing the ‘collapse’ of VC: Look at the data
The narrative falls short when you look at data from before 2021. In the U.S. and globally, VC activity is well on track to exceed a long-term trend...
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SIMULATE targets restaurants with new simulated chicken products
Alternative protein startup SIMULATE, known for its NUGGS and TENDERS, unveils STRIPS and CUTLETS as part of its new plant-based, simulated chicken...
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Daily Crunch: Snap lays off one-fifth of its workforce after missing revenue and growth targets
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