How Rani Therapeutics’ robotic pill could change subcutaneous injection treament
A new auto-injecting pill might soon become a replacement for subcutaneous injection treatments. The idea for this so-called robotic pill came out of a research project around eight years ago from InCube Labs—a life sciences lab operated by Rani Th.....»»
Early-stage investor Mayfield shows how to scale up your biotech startup at TC Early Stage in April
Early-stage investor Mayfield shows how to scale up your biotech startup at TC Early Stage in April.....»»
Eco raises $26M in a16z-led round to scale its digital cryptocurrency platform
Eco raises $26M in a16z-led round to scale its digital cryptocurrency platform.....»»
Address cybersecurity challenges before rolling out robotic process automation
The security aspect of RPA isn’t implemented in the early stages of development — leaving organizations vulnerable to cybercriminals. Alan Radford Contributor Alan Radford is regional CTO of One Identit.....»»
You"re Vaccinated and People Want to Visit. Now What?
After getting fully inoculated against Covid-19, here are some scenarios that prove the New Normal isn’t normal at all......»»
Make:cast – Find Your Next Adventure
David Lang, author of Zero to Maker, and co-founder of OpenROV, recently decided to stop doing what he had been doing for years and begin looking for something new, looking for his next adventure. During a pandemic, it seems hard to think about your.....»»
A new asynchronous video startup, Weet, is helping employees communicate on their own schedule
For founder Najette Fellache, coming to the Bay Area a few years ago from Nantes, France was a way to grow a company she’d founded and which was already beginning to count major U.S. corporations like GE, Tesla, Amazon, and Medtronics as custom.....»»
InsurGrid raises pre-seed financing to help modernize legacy insurance agents
Insurance agents spend hours handling paperwork and grabbing client information over the phone. A new seed-stage startup, InsurGrid, has developed a software solution to help ease the process, and make it easier for agents to serve existing clients &.....»»
Daily Crunch: Square acquires Tidal
Square buys a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal, WhatsApp improves its desktop app and Hopin raises even more funding. This is your Daily Crunch for March 4, 2021. The big story: Square acquires Tidal Square announced this morning that it has pur.....»»
Making sense of the $6.5B Okta-Auth0 deal
When Okta announced that it was acquiring Auth0 yesterday for $6.5 billion, the deal raised eyebrows. After all, it’s a substantial amount of money for one identity and access management (IAM) company to pay to buy another, similar entity. But.....»»
Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy
Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy.....»»
Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics closes $3.6M for pension funds transparency platform
Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics has closed a £2.6 million ($3.6M) funding round for its platform, which aims to create greater transparency on fees in the long-term savings market, such as pensions and the wider asset management market. The £2.....»»
Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges
TechCrunch Early Stage is coming around the corner fast, April 1 and 2. You still have a chance to pitch your startup on the famous TC stage to an amazing lineup of judges. On April 2, TechCrunch will feature 10 top startups across the globe at the E.....»»
Flourish, a startup that aims to help banks engage and retain customers, raises $1.5M
It’s not uncommon these days to hear of U.S.-based investors backing Latin American startups. But it’s not every day that we hear of Latin American VCs investing in U.S.-based startups. Berkeley-based fintech Flourish has raised $1.5 million in a.....»»
Can Alien Smog Lead Us to Extraterrestrial Civilizations?
A new study modeled whether we could find intelligent life on another planet—by looking for its pollution......»»
Wipro to buy London’s tech consultancy firm Capco for $1.45 billion
Wipro said on Thursday it has reached an agreement to buy 22-year-old British tech consultancy firm Capco for $1.45 billion as the major Indian software exporter looks to win customers in Europe and Asia. The Indian firm, which identifies U.S. as its.....»»
Jungle Scout raises $110M, acquires Downstream Impact to help 3rd parties sell on marketplaces like Amazon
There has been a rapid proliferation of roll-up companies armed with wallets full of money to consolidate promising smaller merchants that sell on Amazon and other marketplaces, the idea being to create economies of scale to help them sell more effec.....»»
Hopin confirms $400M raise at $5.65B valuation
This morning Hopin, a virtual events platform and video-focused software service, announced that it has closed a $400 million Series C. The new capital values Hopin at $5.65 billion. Both numbers match prior TechCrunch reporting that the company was.....»»
SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites, while Starship moves closer to being able to launch up to 400 at a time
SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites, while Starship moves closer to being able to launch up to 400 at a time.....»»
The Secret Behind North Dakota’s Speedy Vaccine Rollout
The state’s independent rural drugstores are showing the power of small......»»