How 2 startups scaled to $50M ARR and beyond
Today, we're discussing OwnBackup and Assembly, two middle-late startups that are entering unicorn territory. The current list of venture-backed private companies we expect to go public — and the number of companies that might say yes to.....»»
Work-Bench will continue supporting early-stage enterprise startups with new $100M fund
In spite of the pandemic, New York City remains the center of commerce and business, and over the last decade a robust startup community has developed there. Work-Bench, the NYC VC firm that concentrates on early-stage enterprise seed investments, an.....»»
Work-Bench will continue supporting early stage enterprise startups with new $100M fund
In spite of the pandemic, New York City remains the center of commerce and business, and over the last decade a robust startup community has developed there. Work-Bench, the NYC VC firm that concentrates on early stage enterprise seed investments, an.....»»
Scientific approach to testing ideas helps startups fail and scale faster
Tech culture often sees failure as essential. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg famously described the mindset as "move fast and break things.".....»»
Financial concierge startup Zeni banks $34M to show SMBs their finances in real time
Zeni’s AI-powered finance concierge platform offers bookkeeping, accounting, tax and CFO services, essentially becoming a back-end controller for startups. Zeni, a Palo Alto fintech company providing real-time financial services data to v.....»»
Baleon Capital closes first fund to provide capital infusion to healthcare startups
Baleon Capital will invest in pre-Series A and Series A companies focused on health and medical care in the United States. Baleon Capital, a one-year-old venture capital firm started by investment veteran Jon Kaiden, closed its first fund t.....»»
EV shaping future of car industry: Q&A with MIH CEO Jack Cheng
Electric vehicles (EV) are changing the ecosystems of the carmaking industry. Many companies with different backgrounds, such as in ICT, IoT, or even the smartphone industry, are entering this market. More and more startups are also expected to join.....»»
German startups launch mini-rocket challenge to SpaceX and co.
Car-manufacturing powerhouse Germany is rushing to join the private sector space race as it looks to ride a boom in mini-launchers for small satellites and compete with major US firms such as SpaceX......»»
What Square’s acquisition of Afterpay means for startups
The main takeaways? "Buy now, pay later" may be effective at driving retail conversion, but scale matters and long-term margins look slim for BNPL startups. On Sunday Square announced it was gobbling up Afterpay in a deal worth $29 billion.....»»
Edtech startup bina raises $1.4M to teach 4- to 12-year-olds, launch School-as-a-Service
With the pandemic wreaking havoc amongst early years education amid school lockdowns, it’s no wonder edtech startups have piled into the space. But it has also served to highlight the abysmal nature of early years teaching: Some 40 million teachers.....»»
How public markets can help address venture capital’s limitations
"Draper Esprit’s model enables it to deploy them right back into new investments, ensuring more of Europe’s best startups can raise funding." British venture capital firm Draper Esprit recently moved its listing from the AIM to the main.....»»
BoxGroup closes on $255M across two funds to back startups at their earliest stages
BoxGroup has quietly, yet diligently, been funding companies at the early stage for over a decade. The 11-year-old firm in fact was the first investor in Plaid, a fintech company that nearly got sold to Visa last year for billions of dollars. It has.....»»
Newtopia closes first fund of $50M to invest in LatAm startups
Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based.....»»
The pandemic effect is slowing
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by what the weekday Exchange co.....»»
CDC Scaled Back Hunt for Breakthrough Cases Just as the Delta Variant Grew
The U.S. agency leading the fight against Covid-19 gave up a crucial surveillance tool tracking the effectiveness of vaccines just as a troublesome new variant of the virus was emerging. From a report: While the Centers for Disease Control and Preven.....»»
Cheltenham’s GCHQ to massive, cyber-oriented tech startup campus right next door
Since the UK’s spying headquarters of GCHQ was established in the city in the 1950’s, Cheltenham has attracted large firms like IBM, Raytheon, Microsoft, BAE Systems to the region. However, startups like Truststamp, Bamboo Technologies, Ripjar, H.....»»
4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise
As companies grow, their security and reliability needs evolve. When working with large customers, having empathy for these needs will go a long way. Prashant Pandey Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Connected car insurance startup Flock raises $17M Series A led by Chamath Palihapitiya
Cast your mind back to that scene in Minority Report where all those autonomous cars are whizzing through the city. The more practically-minded of you may well have gone: “Yeah, but what about the insurance…?”. Among the startups building t.....»»
Personalized menopause platform Vira Health raises £1.5M from LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures
A new trend is emerging in the world of startups and, to many, it couldn’t have come too soon. Why are there so few women in senior roles? Women going through menopause are commonly known to drop out of leadership roles, for instance. In the UK, me.....»»
Launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace lands an additional $75M in funding
A slew of launch startups have emerged in recent years to help meet growing demand from satellite providers, biotech companies and others looking to send payload to space. One such startup is Germany’s Isar Aerospace Technologies, which is focused.....»»
High-profile entrepreneurs launch $85 million fund to back Indian SaaS startups
Four high-profile Indian entrepreneurs who are among those who kickstarted India’s SaaS journey, building and helping startups scale and win customers globally and also backed about 100 such firms, are ready for their next phase of participation in.....»»