Over 100 VCs pledge support for Kamala Harris
More than 100 VCs, including Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla and Mark Cuban have pledged to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Mobilizing under the group VCsForKamala, the VCs are also soliciting donations for Harris’ campaign. But the organizers say the effort isn’t meant to
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Investors pour money into non-alcoholic beverages
Startups are attracting serious funding to provide fun, alcohol-free drink options at the bar and in other social contexts. Earlier this year, canned water company Liquid Death announced that it has raised $67 million in new funding at a $1.4 billion valuation. And Athletic Brewing Company, which describes itself as
Read moreMatch Group cuts 6% of staff as it shifts focus from livestreaming to AI
Match Group announced Tuesday that it has discontinued livestreaming services in its dating apps, resulting in a 6% reduction in workforce. The news was delivered during the dating app giant’s second quarter earnings report. The move finds Match shifting its focus to other offerings, including generative AI. The decision to end
Read moreNeura shows off humanoid robot 4NE-1
This week’s video shows 4NE-1 doing a lot; in some sense, it’s doing more than we’ve seen from other humanoids in the space. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBending Spoons acquires file transfer service WeTransfer
Italy-based company Bending Spoons, which owns apps such as Evernote and Meetup, said today it has acquired file transfer service WeTranfer. WeTransfer CEO, Alexandar Vassilev, said that in the last decade the platform development resulted into 600,000 subscribers and 80 million monthly active users. “Nnurturing creative communities and amplifying their
Read moreA Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Smart Buildings
Planon, one of the global leaders in smart sustainable building management software, is pleased to announce the expansion of its strategic partnership with Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Initial minor investment On December 17, 2020, Schneider Electric made a strategic minority investment
Read moreSynctera, Unit, and Treasury Prime execs discuss the future of BaaS at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
The serious, long-term negative impact of the bankruptcy of banking-as-a-service (BaaS) fintech Synapse will be significant “on all of fintech, especially consumer-facing services,” one observer has said. In the wake of that company’s collapse, other startups in the space are working hard to prove that not all BaaS are created
Read moreCheckly tests software by mimicking the way people use it
Checkly helps devs get signals about an app's performance and downtime, offering a set of subscription-based synthetic monitoring tools. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTravel startup Mindtrip’s new feature lets you build an itinerary from a screenshot, YouTube or TikTok video
You can even upload a screenshot of a ticket, or a list of cities you are visiting and ask Mindtrip's assistant to suggest places to visit, bars and restaurants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreApplied Carbon’s farm robot turns plant waste into biochar to capture CO2
The startup has raised $21.5 million to build more of its machines and deploy them throughout the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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