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Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
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Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
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Digital fraud detection startup BioCatch hits $1.3B valuation as Permira buys majority stake
5/3/2024
Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder in the form of U.K private equity firm Permira. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:03:35
ButcherBox acquires ‘Shark Tank’-featured startup Truffle Shuffle
5/3/2024
Butcherbox is known for grinding its way forward, bootstrapping to more than $600,000 worth of revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:05:26
Midi is building a digital platform for an oft-overlooked area of women’s health
5/2/2024
When Joanna Strober was around 47 she stopped sleeping. While losing sleep is a common symptom of perimenopause, she first had to go to multiple providers, including driving 45 minutes out of San Francisco to pay $750 out of pocket, to get that diagnosis and proper treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:38
Chicago-based Hyde Park Venture Partners closes $98M Fund IV with two investments made so far
5/2/2024
Hyde Park Venture Partners is known for having visibility into more than 90% of mid-continent startups and being early backers of companies like ShipBob, FourKites, G2, LogicGate and Dentologie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:06
neuroClues wants to put high speed eye tracking tech in the doctor’s office
5/1/2024
The eyes aren’t just a window into the soul; tracking saccades can help doctors pick up a range of brain health issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:25
Carbonfact is a carbon management platform designed specifically for the fashion industry
5/1/2024
French startup Carbonfact believes that the best carbon accounting solutions will focus on one vertical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:58
Ex-NSA hacker and ex-Apple researcher launch startup to protect Apple devices
4/30/2024
Two veteran security experts are launching a startup that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products to up their game in protecting Apple devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:56
Ethiopian plastic upcycling startup Kubik gets fresh funding, plans to license out its tech
4/30/2024
Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:03:57
Zomato’s quick commerce unit Blinkit eclipses core food business in value, says Goldman Sachs
4/29/2024
Goldman Sachs said in a report late Thursday that Indian food delivery giant Zomato’s quick commerce arm Blinkit is now more valuable than its core food delivery business, as per the bank’s sum-of-the-parts analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:18
The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down.
4/29/2024
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to ban the use of most noncompete agreements on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:42
Playruo lets you try game demos from your web browser
4/26/2024
It’s still unclear whether cloud gaming will ever become the next big thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:05:35
Edonia grabs €2M to turn microalgae into less bitter-tasting ground meat alternative
4/26/2024
The company produces plant-based ingredients from raw microalgae biomass, generated from spirulina or chlorella, that it claims is more nutritious than meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:05:03
Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa
4/25/2024
Madica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in up to 10 ventures by the end of the year, ramping up its funding efforts after closing three initial three deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:03:59
Parloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66M
4/25/2024
Conversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a swathe of European investors to propel its international growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:04
Campus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund
4/24/2024
Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive bachelor’s degrees within six years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:45
Two widow founders launch DayNew, a social platform for people dealing with grief and trauma
4/24/2024
After losing their husbands in devastating and unexpected ways, Karine Nissim and Eloise Bune D’Agostino discovered there were no suitable places where people could go to face all the challenges that surface during the grieving process Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:05:37
Webflow acquires Intellimize to add AI-powered webpage personalization
4/23/2024
Webflow, a web design and hosting platform that’s raised over $330 million at a $4 billion valuation, is expanding into a new sector: marketing optimization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:03:30
Ecosia launches a cross-platform browser, starts an affiliate link program
4/23/2024
Tree planting search engine Ecosia launched a new cross-platform browser today to increase its online footprint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:03:30
Langdock raises $3M with General Catalyst to help companies avoid vendor lock-in with LLMs
4/22/2024
Plenty of large corporations want to join the AI revolution, but many feel it’s too early to be locked into one foundational model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:03:19
Magnus Metal wants to revamp the 4,000-year-old way metal parts are made
4/22/2024
The startup is developing a technology it claims is as fast and energy efficient as 3D printing at a cost that can compete with sand casting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:24