TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Now some good news: Companies are hiring. It’s true that some big companies (Alphabet, Amazon) have slowed robotics investments. It’s also true that we’re going to see more companies get acquired or wind down. If anything, a lot of this bad news will only serve to bolster the industry. Here in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. Welcome to The Interchange ! And not just once but twice in two years.

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CIO

MARCH 20, 2024

France’s competition authority fined Google, its parent company Alphabet, and two subsidiaries a total of €250 million ($271 million) for breaching a previous agreement on using copyrighted content for training its Bard AI service, now known as Gemini.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Yes, we had the whole gang back together today to dig through the week’s pile of news — and you can definitely tell how exciting it was by how fast we all talked through the news (sorry to our dear producers!). Now, the news. No, not lab-grown meat or plant-based meat. Just meat, delivered.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

What’s a software company worth? In 2021, the presumed value of software revenues grew, adding to a longer upcycle that pushed tech companies’ valuations into the stratosphere. And if not, we’re not only seeing a reevaluation of software companies, but perhaps a new era of tech valuations more generally.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

News that Haus, a consumer beverage brand looking to bring down the ABV in booze, had failed to close a funding round and was being forced to sell took many — this publication included — by surprise. Tracking the value of recently public DTC companies is an exercise in zooming in as their valuations shrink. per share today.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

New data collected by Crunchbase News indicates that the value of global unicorns has crested the $4 trillion mark. The value of the major tech companies of the West, namely the U.S. Back then, it felt staggering that less than a half-dozen companies could be worth so very much. Compared to what?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

What do all companies, regardless of industry, say they want? The good news is you can quickly learn which growth marketing strategies work by studying other companies’ success and adapting it to your own business. In 2021, you’d be hard-pressed to find a company without a formal referral program. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

It’s the new year! But it’s now back to work, so let’s get into the news: Global stocks are generally higher today, while cryptos are mostly flat. But it’s now back to work, so let’s get into the news: Global stocks are generally higher today, while cryptos are mostly flat. Twitter banned Rep.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

The news comes shortly after 1Password and LastPass rival Bitwarden announced its first outside funding since its inception in 2015 , securing $100 million from PSG and Battery Ventures. The company also revealed at the time that it had raised a previously undisclosed Series A round in 2019. The password problem.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

Shares of DocuSign are off 25% in pre-market trading today after it reported earnings last night, pushing the value of shares in the e-signature company under pre-COVID levels. Even more, the company’s growth target for its current fiscal year brackets investor expectations. Tech companies are racing to avoid the same fate.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This news is coming two years after Stears raised $650,000 in pre-seed funding. Stears started as a media publication focused on financial news and insights in Nigeria. The company says its userbase has grown mainly organically at around 6.5% Five years on, this startup, Stears , is announcing a $3.3

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

UK-based robotics company CMR Surgical this morning announced a $600 million Series D. It values the company at $3 billion. The company says funding will go toward accelerating the platform’s global roll out. The company says funding will go toward accelerating the platform’s global roll out.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Stock markets worldwide are soaring on news that a vaccine candidate is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, and could start coming to market in a matter of months. But while the euphoria is helping sectors that have taken punishment during COVID-19, not all companies are catching the same updraft. its latest close.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

We learned of the deal over the holidays, but you’ll be excused if you missed the news when it broke — the deal was announced on December 31 after 11 p.m. But let’s not let inside baseball get in the way: The transaction is an interesting piece of news from a number of perspectives. Let’s get into it!

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

News that the Chinese government intended to crack down further on the education technology market hit shares of public, China-based edtech companies. China is also bringing new regulatory pressure on food-delivery companies and Tencent Music. It was a mess. But there’s more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Coworking and warehouse space company Saltbox announced today the closing of a $35 million Series B led by Cox Enterprises and Pendulum Holdings. The news comes more than a year after Saltbox closed a $10.6 There are no lease requirements, and the company also offers integrated logistics services, like equipment rental.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Meet Vianova , a French startup that is building a data platform for shared mobility companies as well as local governments. The company acts as both a data repository and a data visualization dashboard. The good news is that these mobility fleets all have some form of connectivity with a GPS chip and a cellular modem.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Removed from office : Tage got word that Prince Boakye Boampong, the founder and CEO of alternative payment network Dash, was placed on “indefinite administrative leave” by the company’s board amid a financial audit. . It’s Fridayyyy. We had you there for a moment, though, didn’t we?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Automattic , the for-profit company tied to open source web publishing platform WordPress, is announcing that it has acquired analytics provider Parse.ly. Both companies, Gernert said, come from similar backgrounds, with “roots” in digital publishing and a “heavy focus on understanding the impact of content.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. Here’s what we got into this fine Monday morning: Skydio raises $170 million , a huge sum for the drone company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When I visited its Massachusetts headquarters last year, following a massive $263 million Series B, the company discussed some pretty aggressive growth plans. If anything, COVID-19 has accelerated interest in automation, as companies look to safeguard themselves from the inevitable effects of future pandemics. in a meaningful way.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Reddit’s acquisition spree is continuing this morning with news that the company is bringing the audience contextualization company Spiketrap’s technology in-house. The company touts its proprietary Clair AI technology, which is able to extract the “signal from the noise” of unstructured datasets.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

This week, Natasha was joined by TC+ reporter Rebecca Szkutak to wade through the news of the week. Our two deals of the week include an innovative step for hearing aid startups and a new take on international money transfer. For hearing loss tech, a new FDA ruling allows hearing aids to be sold over the counter.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

PitchBook data indicates that the company was worth $28 million on a post-money basis following the investment, implying that the company’s backers managed a roughly 5x return on their investment. Sure, some companies are including retail questions in their earnings calls, but what Say has in mind is broader.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

With an initial prototype built on a bicycle foundation, the company’s REV-1 robot is designed to operate in bike lanes and roads, rather than the standard sidewalk ‘bot. The decision comes with some technological trade-offs, but benefits include a lower price point and the ability for the company to more quickly scale its fleet.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

Quanergy Systems, the Sunnyvale, California-based lidar company, said Tuesday it has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition fund CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp., The company also develops perception software that interprets the sensor data. The deal, which puts an implied valuation on Quanergy at $1.4

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

Companies that rode COVID-driven demand for their products during the first years of the pandemic are seeing their fortunes come back to Earth. Even more, could it be that companies that fell out of favor due to COVID-induced shifts in the economy are best prepared to excel this year? The company executed layoffs earlier this year.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Now, onto the news! — Christine. The company said it had to cut its workforce by 10% — approximately 7,000 people — and will close offices in several markets. The company said it had to cut its workforce by 10% — approximately 7,000 people — and will close offices in several markets. PDT, subscribe here. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Shares of Box , a well-known content-and-collaboration company that went public in 2015 , rose today after Reuters reported that the company is exploring a sale. per share, up around 5% from its opening value, but lower than its intraday peak of $26.47, reached after the news broke. But Box’s market value of $3.78

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Southern Californian startup first hit our (and most folks’) radar as a mug company. The company captured a fair bit of press attention with its high-end electronic mug designed to keep beverages a consistent temperature. If February, the company outlined the beginnings of a surprising pivot. Mostly unnecessary?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

“Beekeeper helps companies reach and connect with frontline employees who do not work at a desk, speak dozens of languages, work with their hands, and usually don’t have company email accounts,” CEO Cris Grossmann told TechCrunch. ” Path to retention. ” Path to retention.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A new class action lawsuit filed this week in the U.S. accuses Google and parent company Alphabet of anticompetitive behavior in violation of U.S. antitrust law, the Sherman Act, and others, on behalf of news publishers. District Court in D.C.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Bolt raises $355M as the online checkout war continues : Bolt (not this Bolt ) has raised a huge new round of capital that pushes its valuation to $11 billion. Bolt provides an online checkout solution for other companies. major tech companies are being caught up in the hunt for answers. The TechCrunch Top 3. Startups/VC.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Big morning for Massachusetts tech companies planning to go public via SPAC. The metal 3D printing company intends to merge with ONE, a special purpose acquisition company created by Kevin Hartz, who will join its board. The deal, which could value the additive manufacturing company at around $2.1

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

This is why Stripe’s news last week that it has built tax-focused tooling to help its customers manage their state bills mattered. But for SaaS companies, things can be more complicated from a tax perspective. The company’s CEO, Michelle Valentine , said that modern software companies need specialized help.

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