Instagram launches customizable ‘Add Yours’ templates
Instagram launched a new feature where you can create customized “Add Yours” templates with GIFs, images and text, allowing you to make your own meme-able Stories for followers to participate in. To create an Add Yours template, start uploading a Story and add elements like a GIF, custom text or
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck
Let's take a deep dive into the pitch deck that climate tech startup Metafuels used to raise its $8 million seed round. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOpendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down to return to his startup roots
Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down from the real estate tech company, according to an SEC filing. In a statement, Wu said: “After ten years, I am called to get back to my startup roots and create and build again. I’m humbled by this accomplishment and grateful for all
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Read moreWhy these 30 web3 founders are optimistic about 2024
About 70% of founders are optimistic about the opportunities for crypto startups in 2024, per a new survey shared exclusively with TechCrunch+. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreIn the fight against Methane, a key GHG, Valley investors have hit upon an unusual target: Cow burps
What do iconic Valley investors Zachary Bogue and Chris Sacca have in common? They are both trying to stop cows from burping methane. No, really. And a Sacca investment just raised $20 million to do just that. What gives? With the conclusion of COP28, the global talks on the climate
Read moreCan an AI get depressed?
Ben and Ryan discuss the golden age of digital piracy, the Sisyphean task of keeping kids off the internet, and seasonal depression in AI.
Read moreWhat is happening with all these new venture funds?
Against a backdrop of layoffs and continuing economic uncertainty, the announcements — particularly in such quick succession — point to a few underlying truths about the market right now. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOne-click checkout company Bolt confirms another round of layoffs
This latest round of layoffs, which the spokesperson said happened last week, follow a handful of other layoffs made by the company since 2022. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCredit Karma co-founder Nichole Mustard stepping down after more than 16 years
Credit Karma co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Nichole Mustard is leaving the company after 16-and-a-half years, TechCrunch has exclusively learned today. A spokesperson of the consumer fintech, now a subsidiary of Intuit, confirmed Mustard’s departure via email, writing only: “I can confirm she decided to leave the company, her contributions
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