Bessemer’s Kent Bennett and Toast’s Aman Narang to discuss how to become a unicorn on ECL
Toast has a reported valuation over $5 billion and has raised more than $900 million since launch. The restaurant POS service has clearly been on a rapid growth trajectory, but how has the company navigated the market during the pandemic, which has p.....»»
You won’t believe how cheap this air fryer oven deal is at Best Buy
The Chefman Toast-Air, an air fryer that also works as an oven toaster, is available from Best Buy with a $72 discount, bringing its price down to just $128......»»
Daily Crunch: Bangalore-based UpGrad becomes India’s newest unicorn with $185M funding round
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
Why Silicon Valley is betting on making this dystopian sci-fi idea a reality
Facebook has many pressing problems, from proposed antitrust legislation to accusations that the company is contributing to vaccine misinformation. But when CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined a recent conference call with analysts to discuss its latest quart.....»»
India’s UpGrad enters unicorn club with $185 million fundraise
UpGrad, a Bangalore-based startup that specializes in higher education and upskilling courses, said on Monday it has raised $185 million in a new financing round that valued it at $1.2 billion. Singapore’s Temasek, the World Bank’s Intern.....»»
Big Tech has its eyes set on the metaverse. Here"s what that means
Facebook has many pressing problems, from proposed antitrust legislation to accusations that the company is contributing to vaccine misinformation. But when CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined a recent conference call with analysts to discuss its latest quart.....»»
Expert: Using carbon is key to decarbonizing economy
Rice University carbon materials expert Matteo Pasquali is available to discuss ways to slash carbon dioxide emissions and rapidly decarbonize the global economy......»»
Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPO
Less than six months after raising $55 million in a Series C round of funding, SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced it has raised $200 million in a round that propels it to unicorn status. The Rise Fund, TPG’s global impact investing.....»»
India’s BharatPe valued at $2.85 billion in Tiger Global-led $370 million funding
Indian fintech startup BharatPe has raised $370 million in a new round of financing as it looks to aggressively scale its business in the next two years. It’s the nineteenth Indian startup to become a unicorn this year (up from 11 last year) as.....»»
The tale of two edtech IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Last week, Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to discuss the tale of two edtech IPOs: Duolingo, the consumer.....»»
5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year
Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to trade, even after the unicorn raised its IPO pric.....»»
Search API startup Algolia raises $150 million at $2.25 billion valuation
Algolia has raised a $150 million Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of $2.25 billion. Compared to the Series C round from October 2019, the company’s valuation has more than quadrupled. It means that Algolia is now a unicorn with a v.....»»
Class, a Zoom-only virtual classroom, nears unicorn status after SoftBank check
Class, a virtual classroom that integrates exclusively with Zoom, announced today that it has raised $105 million in a financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund II. The 10-month old startup has now raised a total of $146 million in known venture funding.....»»
Contentful raises $175M at a $3B valuation from Tiger for its content delivery service
TechCrunch caught up with Contentful's CEO, Steve Sloan (previously of Twilio and Bessemer), and its comms connect, Brian Spittler (previously of Podium), to dig more into its products. Contentful this morning announced a $175 million Serie.....»»
Learn More About Important Digitizer Features and System-Level Aspects
High-speed data acquisition for partial discharge detection In this white paper, we discuss how digitizer and ADC specifications influence partial discharge detection system performance. How to estimate the required analog input bandwidt.....»»
Adrian Nash and Nuno Pedro: Sustainability and Relevance in the Next Frontier of Commerce
SAP's Nuno Pedro and Adrian Nash discuss the ongoing changes in the commerce world and how companies need to adapt to keep up. Continue reading........»»
CX Decoded Podcast: Analyzing the B2B Marketing Playbook
CMSWire's CX Decoded catches up with Deloitte's Tim Greulich to discuss B2B marketing strategies. Continue reading........»»
CIOs Step Up to the Role of Change Leader
What would it take for a CIO to become a change master? CIOs discuss. Continue reading........»»
Indian automobile marketplace Droom valued at $1.2 billion in pre-IPO funding
An online marketplace for automobiles has become the latest Indian startup to attain the coveted unicorn status. Gurgaon-headquartered Droom said on Wednesday it is raising up to $200 million in what it described as a pre-IPO growth funding round. Th.....»»
Business messaging platform Gupshup raises $240 million from Tiger Global, Fidelity and others
Gupshup, a business messaging platform that began its journey in India 15 years ago, surprised many when it raised $100 million in April this year, roughly 10 years after its last financing round, and attained the coveted unicorn status. Now just thr.....»»
GM"s Matt Tsien to retire; Kent Helfrich tapped as CTO, president of GM Ventures
After 45 years with the automaker, Tsien will retire this year from his current role as chief technology officer at GM and president of GM Ventures......»»