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Swiggy and Zomato, food delivery rivals in India, back UrbanPiper in $24 million funding
UrbanPiper, a restaurant management platform that processes 18% of all online food orders in India, has raised $24 million in a new financing round from a number of investors including Swiggy and Z...
Fintech Roundup: The gloves are off in the spend management space
Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me rif...
Sequoia Capital India pledges to take proactive steps amid fraud allegations at some startups
Sequoia Capital India, one of the most prolific and successful investors in India and Southeast Asia, addressed the fraudulent practices allegations levelled against some of its portfolio startups ...
Metaverses grapple with Meta versus Apple
Hello readers, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I talked about Apple and crypto. This week, we’re talking about Apple clashing with Meta over their metaverse taxes. After sendin...
This Week in Apps: Elon bids for Twitter, WhatsApp adds Communities, Spotify goes ‘Live’
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a...
We’re still in founder-friendly market, kind of
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends.
What’s the real argument in favor of Musk buying Twitter?
What I am starting to view as the Thiel-Musk-Andreessen viewpoint is somewhat simple: Anything that impedes the ability of a select group of billionaires to do whatever they want is tyranny.
TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Meet the Zoox robotaxi alongside co-founder Jesse Levinson at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
In the 18 months since the Zoox robotaxi made its virtual debut, the custom-built vehicle has been largely under wraps. That is, until TC Sessions: Mobility 2022, a two-day in-person event schedule...
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Deep Science: AI cuts, flows, and goes green
Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column aims to collect some o...
Neobank Fi finalizing funding at $700 million valuation
Indian neobank Fi is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $100 million at a $700 million valuation, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Alpha Wave Global, formerly known as F...
Let’s stop pretending there are silos in startupland
I have been thinking a lot about silos, or the lack thereof, within startupland. There’s sometimes an artificial wall that is put up between companies at different stages of growth, when in reality...
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D&D Beyond comes under the wing of Wizards of the Coast in $146 million deal
The parent company of Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast will buy D&D Beyond, the role-playing game’s popular digital suite of tools. The company announced the news thi...
Daily Crunch: To complicate Musk’s attempt to swallow Twitter, board approves ‘poison pill’ strategy
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022
TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person even...
An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to life during wartime
Ukrainian IT did not break down — it shrank a little, but it is standing firm, providing employment to people, paying taxes, organizing humanitarian help and assisting the Ukrainian army.
The 10 EVs and plug-in hybrids that stood out at the New York Auto Show
Electric vehicles took center stage at the New York International Auto Show this year, with an indoor track as part of the show’s 250,000-square-foot EV display leaving no doubt that EVs are part o...
Uniswap Labs COO says mainstream crypto adoption hinges on accessibility and ease
Throughout the web3 world, companies, protocols and projects alike are pushing to onboard a billion users — what they see as the tipping point for cryptocurrency use to grow exponentially.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Musk’s Twitter bid, European cannabis survey, borrowing against NFTs
The U.S. is the world’s largest cannabis market, but as more European countries consider legalizing recreational use, investors are looking for opportunities in production, distribution and retail....
Youth sports app TeamSnap launches a new system designed for clubs and leagues
TeamSnap, a web service for managing recreational and competitive sports teams and groups, announced the launch of its all-in-one multi-program management system for youth sports organizations. Wit...
China further limits access to unauthorized foreign games
For years, China has left a loophole open for people to access unauthorized video games, but it’s ready to close it. Many foreign titles lack a Chinese publishing partner like Tencent to help...
