TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California. The company declined to disclose its post-money valuation. A NetEase spokesperson declined to comment on the investment in IMVU.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

After operating in beta for a year, Nooks, a virtual workspace space targeting distributed teams, has attracted thousands of users and millions of dollars in venture capital. This is Kevin Hartz’s second investment in a virtual HQ, with his first in Gather. Virtual HQs race to win over a remote-work-fatigued market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Since last year, Grip moved into an “omnichannel” experience, combining various event types across virtual, hybrid and live. This funding round is going to enable us to take the experience to a new level, leveraging our extensive industry-leading platform, offering unique value for Virtual, Hybrid and In-Person events.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In order to recover, companies must focus on re-skilling their workforces in a measured and sustainable way. However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times. The company raised money in August to expand to Asia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Raven Gao didn’t set up virtual social platform MEW to ride the metaverse wave. He began working on MEW in mid-2019 with a Tencent veteran because he wanted to build a virtual safe haven for socially awkward introverts like himself. The first iteration of MEW launched in mid-2020, and its reach today is still limited.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit , which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. according to Wells Fargo, which estimated its apparel and footwear sales grew 15% in 2020 to over $41 billion, or 20-25% higher than Walmart.

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The Crazy Programmer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In 2020, minimalism and modern approach seems to be the ones that are on top. Any software development company can develop designs that are centered on the dark concept. A messy website isn’t considered flawed in 2020 as those designed well can quickly become crowd favorites. 3D and Virtual Reality.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

In March 2020, Tame had a digital event suite for offline corporate events. But with the pandemic hitting, it did a hard pivot into providing a highly customizable virtual events platform, primarily used by companies for their sales events. The result is that it has now raised a seed round of $5.5 and grow revenues. Organically.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The funding will be used to propel the development of new features, and expand the company’s reach to cover even more users. Already in 2020, Strava has seen significant growth. The company claims that it has added over 2 million new “athletes” (how Strava refers to its users) per month in 2020.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

When Privacy.com was founded in 2014, the company’s focus was to let anyone generate virtual and disposable payment card numbers for free. The goal was to allow those users to keep users’ actual credit card numbers safe while allowing the option to cut off companies from their bank accounts. At the time of its $10.2 in Series A.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

The collection of companies is, however, defined by a wide range of focuses, from pioneering diabetes treatments to retrofitting autonomous trucking, curated by the SkyDeck’s small team and a number of advisors. Founded in 2012, the accelerator is focused on developing early-stage companies tied to the University of California system.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Meanwhile, few spaces were frothier in 2016 than virtual reality, but most VCs who gambled on VR following Facebook’s Oculus acquisition failed to strike it rich. On the consumer side, we’re seeing some companies across gaming, fitness and productivity that are earning and retaining their audiences at a respectable rate.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You have just 48 hours left to secure an early-bird ticket to TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day virtual conference dedicated to early-stage space startups and the community that supports them. It’s the perfect tool to bridge a virtual conference and connect with attendees around the globe.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Founders like to create companies around what they know, and Frank Westermann and Anton Kittelberger know diabetes. from Austria to introduce MySugr stateside before the company was acquired by Roche for $100 million in 2017. from Austria to introduce MySugr stateside before the company was acquired by Roche for $100 million in 2017.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Connect with other bold visionaries at TC Sessions: Space 2020 to go farther and faster together. Wondering whether a virtual conference measures up? Here’s what Katia Paramonova, founder and CEO of Centrly, says about the real benefits she found by going virtual with TechCrunch: “I really enjoyed the virtual experience.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

On December 16-17, we’re hosting TC Sessions: Space 2020, a two-day online conference and our first event focused squarely on space technology and the early-stage startups and investors that make it possible. Remember, this virtual conference reaches thousands of people around the world. That brings us to networking.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

That’s why we’re giving you an extra week to score early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 (December 16-17). Learn how to secure grants for your space company, how and where the Air Force plans to spend $60 billion on R&D, what savvy space investors think and where they might place their bets. You have an extra week.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Sources say Web Summit, the giant tech conference company that specialized in very large gatherings in cities like Lisbon, is poised to spin out its Hopin-like proprietary conference software as an independent startup. The potential move by Web Summit comes at an interesting time for the virtual events space.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The extra money followed big traction in 2020 for the Armenian company, which grew its customers and revenue by more than an order of magnitude. It probably comes as no surprise, then, that the company appears to have benefited immensely from the shift to virtual meetings and other trends accelerated by the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

students Kedan Li, Jeffrey Zhang and Min Jin Chong, is creating what they consider to be the first tool using existing catalog images to process at a scale of over a million garments weekly, something previous versions of virtual dressing rooms had difficulty doing, Li told TechCrunch. YC has backed the company with $125,000.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Similar to other industries embracing contract work, Lawtrades is giving legal professionals a way to become independent and run their own virtual law practices. In 2019, the company pivoted to working with mid-market and enterprise-level companies by selling into legal departments, and that’s when growth took off, Ahmed told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We’ve initiated the final countdown, and we’re just hours away from the deadline for early bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 (December 16-17). CrunchMatch, our free, AI-powered platform makes it much easier to find and connect with people across a virtual environment. Let’s talk about the opportunities at TC Sessions: Space.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). Pro Tip: Not all virtual conferences are created equal. Pitch Feedback Session: Join us for a pitch feedback session open to all startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Space 2020 and moderated by TechCrunch staff.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

To date, twine’s events customers have included names like Microsoft, Amazon, Forrester, and others, and the service is on track to do $1 million in bookings in 2021, the company says. So the company shifted its focus to the familiar events space, with a specific focus on online events which grew in popularity due to the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

As more states pass some type of abortion ban, Hey Jane , a virtual clinic startup offering telemedicine abortion care, announced Thursday that it raised $2.2 I thought this virtual model could be used for safe and discreet abortion care.”. The company said removing financial barriers is “a huge priority for us.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The company was acquired by Snapchat in 2017 , and spun out into Foursquare in 2019. The company’s first product, Read Dashboard, is a dashboard for virtual meetings that leverages artificial intelligence, computer vision and natural language processing to measure engagement, performance and sentiment among participants.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

Here are some of the hottest tech skills (a mix of programming languages, tools, and frameworks; in random order) to hire for in 2020, which will help you thrive in the workplace of tomorrow. The language is at the heart of several prominent tech companies, such as Netflix, PayPal, Groupon, LinkedIn, and Walmart. JavaScript.

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CodeSignal

APRIL 15, 2020

CodeSignal, a technical skills assessment platform dedicated to helping companies #GoBeyondResumes in tech recruiting, was honored with a G2’s Best Software for 2020 Award. We will continue listening to our users and building innovative features like our new virtual whiteboard.” says CodeSignal CEO, Tigran Sloyan.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Folx Health is leveraging the explosion of virtual care services to offer greater access to healthcare focused on the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, and has raised $25 million in new funding to help it grow. And it’s all made possible by virtual interactions. Breitenstein, the founder and chief executive of Folx Health.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

The company released its “Diversity Recruitment Platform” in July of 2018 with the aim of helping people earlier in their careers get a “jumpstart” via technology. Demand has accelerated exponentially, and the San Francisco-based startup saw its revenue grow “3x” in 2020 compared to 2019, although execs declined to provide hard figures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Medable , a patient-focused clinical research company offering a cloud offering for adoption of digital and decentralized clinical trials, brought in a new capital infusion of $304 million in Series D funding — its fourth round since 2020 — to give it a valuation of $2.1 It also raised a $25 million venture round in May 2020.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

And today, the San Francisco company has announced that it has raised $156 million in Series C funding led by the YC Continuity Fund and existing backers Andreessen Horowitz and Spark Capital. It’s also a big deal because it propels Deel, a 3 year-old company, to unicorn status with a $1.25 billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If you’re forging new frontier technology — or ready to tackle the challenge — then join a growing, global community of startup visionaries at TC Sessions: Space 2020 , on December 16-17. Take advantage of early-bird pricing and secure your seat at the virtual table for $125 and access to all live sessions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

According to a 2021 survey from John Snow Labs and Gradient Flow, 60% of tech leaders indicated that their NLP budgets grew by at least 10% compared to 2020, while a third said that their spending climbed by more than 30%. billion in 2020. ” But not every company chooses — or wishes — to go the DIY route.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Ready to blast off and join thousands of attendees around the world at TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17? Join us for a pitch feedback session open to all startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Space 2020 moderated by TechCrunch staff. Our virtual platform makes it easy to toggle between the Main Stage and Breakout Sessions.

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 26, 2024

Executive summary Our fifth annual study, which characterizes the boards of the most heavily funded private companies in the U.S., Women of color now hold 5% of board seats, up from 3% in 2020, the first year for which this metric was available. As a result, fewer companies needed to prepare their boards for imminent public offerings.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

” Axio was co-founded in 2016 by Kannry and Dave White, who say they were inspired by the difficulty companies often have making decisions around cybersecurity investments. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new reporting rules that pertain to cybersecurity postures and policies for all publicly traded companies.

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