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Talenthouse flotation finally reveals a $40M exit for EyeEm, Europe’s almost-Instagram
Talenthouse AG has made a name for itself as an aggregator of content creators, which is then commissioned by brands for their own social media channels. Brands just can’t seem to come up with the ...
Philippines-based MSME platform GrowSari adds $77.5 million to its Series C
GrowSari, a Manila-based platform for digitizing small businesses in the Philippines, announced today it has added $77.5 million to its Series C round. Along with prior funding, including $45 milli...
India’s Classplus raises $70 million to help teachers and creators expand their reach
At a time when so many edtech firms in India are attempting to cut their reliance on teachers, a Noida-based startup that is helping teachers and creators operate, manage and sell courses to studen...
Singapore-based esports startup Ampverse lands $12M
Singapore-based esports startup Ampverse lands $12M
Crypto mining is approaching a key inflection point
The looming shift in Ethereum from proof of work to proof of stake will have a noticeable impact on the broader crypto market.
Sourceful grabs $20M to make more packaging less polluting
Sourceful, an Index Ventures-backed supply chain transparency startup, has fast-fuelled with a $20 million Series A around half a year after it announced a $12.2 million seed round. The latest rais...
Daily Crunch: Citing ‘global market uncertainties,’ Sea flatlines Shopee India
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Epsilon3 co-founder talks about building a SaaS company for space
Hello and welcome back to Found, the podcast where we tell the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Jordan talked with Laura Crabtree, the co-founder and CEO of Space SaaS company Eps...
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Max Q: A landing system for the moon and beyond
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. Before we dive into this week’s news, a brief note: I’ll be experimenting with the newsletter over the coming weeks, trying out new segments and feature...
Papaya Global to buy Azimo for $150M-$200M to expand its payroll payments to more markets
Six months after raising $250 million, Papaya Global is making a key acquisition to expand its cloud-based HR and payroll platform globally on the heels of major surge in remote working. The Israel...
Smart electric panel company Span gets a $90M jolt of cash
The lowly breaker panel has been around for a century without getting much love, and along comes Span. The company is making a compelling bid for better, smarter electrical panels, and just got a $...
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Spotify’s COVID-19 content advisory continues roll out two months after Joe Rogan uproar
You probably remember a few months ago when you couldn’t turn on the news, check Twitter or talk to your conservative uncle without broaching the issue of Joe Rogan, who is signed to an exclu...
Apple said to be cutting iPhone SE production 20% over Ukraine, inflation concerns
Apple’s latest earnings report found the hardware giant exceeding expectations amid the ongoing chip shortage. All told, the company marked a 9% growth in iPhone sales, as most of the rest of the m...
How Plaid’s CTO grew his engineering team 17.5x in 4 years
How did a growing company like Plaid scale the engineering team 17.5x in four years and keep everything in working order? We talked to CTO Jean-Denis Greze to get some answers.
Instagram’s latest test makes it easier to support social movements through hashtags
Instagram is testing a new feature that will make it easier for users to discover and support social causes directly through hashtags, the company announced on Monday. Now, when you search for spec...
Lapsus$ found a spreadsheet of passwords as they breached Okta, documents show
The Lapsus$ hackers used compromised credentials to break into the network of customer service giant Sitel in January, days before subsequently accessing the internal systems of authentication gian...
Contingent targets broken procurement processes
Evaluating and keeping an eye on the suppliers to your business is crucial, and fantastically complicated. Contingent leaps to the rescue, armed with a freshly printed $8.2 million check from inves...
Don’t lose sleep over Elon Musk’s desire to build the next Twitter
Elon Musk tweeted this weekend that he is “giving serious thought” to building his own social media platform. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to fre...
TechCrunch Early Stage 2022
Networking with CrunchMatch starts today for TechCrunch Early Stage
The ultimate educational experience for aspiring and newly minted founders — also known as TechCrunch Early Stage — kicks off on April 14 in San Francisco. We can’t wait to see you in person, but y...
TC City Spotlight: Austin
Austin founders: Pitch on the TechCrunch virtual stage
We know that running a company is hectic, so we are giving Austin founders a couple extra days to apply to pitch at TechCrunch Live on April 6 at 11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET. The Austin tech scene is ...