TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Like many other startups including Oyo in which Microsoft has invested in India, the Zupee deal sought to have the startup use Azure and other Microsoft cloud services as part of the deal, two people familiar with the matter said. Zupee declined to comment. Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment late last month.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

As podcasting continues to gain ground among mainstream consumers as a digital media platform alongside music, video, and the printed word, a startup that made a name for itself through building content for the medium has closed a round of funding to help it explore what comes next. “We know that’s not a typical viewpoint.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Digital avatar startup Genies , known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.” An image of the Genies platform showcasing a fashion collection designed by creator Ian Charms. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

based music platform Uppbeat has been developing a service that makes it easier for content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos published to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and others. Now with over 500,000 users on board, the startup is announcing the close of its £4.6 million GBP ($6.15

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

It was originally founded as CloudBusiness in 2016 and developed accounting automation and management of business finances for small and mid-size businesses. The company is already working with 4,000 clients, and will now be fast-tracking their expansion, but will need the right people on board to help the company grow, Astreiko said.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Luos , a participant in the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield competition this week, wants to make it easy for embedded hardware developers to connect to any hardware component, such as a motor or sensor, then build a reusable configuration profile to give them the same type of flexibility that software engineers have with microservices.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 3, 2023

Prominent Venture Capital Firms and Individual Investors back the AI Startup to build world’s largest AI Cluster While follow on funding is a hurdle for many startups, Inflection AI faces no such challenge. Based in Palo Alto, California the AI startup just raised $1.3 Mobile: download Pi, your personal AI for iPhone or iPad.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

It’s a very important concept for me because in a startup you are constantly under pressure and have way too many distractions. Make them widely available inside the company and share your most important goals with your board. Commitment & urgency are key drivers of success in startup businesses. On measurement.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Explosion , a company that has combined an open source machine learning library with a set of commercial developer tools, announced a $6 million Series A today on a $120 million valuation. “Fundamentally, Explosion is a software company and we build developer tools for AI and machine learning and natural language processing.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

That’s why I was so interested in having “ The Gotham Gal &# come on This Week in VC ( video link on YouTube , download iTunes, episode 15) ) and dispel those myths. This is where she first developed sales skills. Make sure they’re on your board, your board of advisors, whatever. The women are out there.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

ABS Capital’s Mike Avon, a co-founder of Millennial Media, and Paul Mariani, are joining Apptopia’s board with this round. Will Zoom Apps be the next hot startup platform? Existing investors, including Blossom Street Ventures, also participated in the round. Initially, this method put Apptopia at a disadvantage.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

London- and Los Altos-based startup Stability AI this week announced the release of a DALL-E 2 -like system, Stable Diffusion, to just over a thousand researchers ahead of a public launch in the coming weeks. Now an open source alternative to DALL-E 2 is on the cusp of being released, and it’ll have no such filter.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 3, 2023

Why we take that with a grain of salt at our consumer startup Photo credit: Derek Liston You hear it constantly in the startup community — “just ship it!” Am I being duped by Twitter-speak and startup mentor nonsense spouted by people with no skin in my game? Clearly that’s the antithesis to the startup mentality.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A startup that wants to democratize data in the enterprise? Using the service’s tools, developers can easily turn any SQL database into an API to power their apps — or use the service’s no-code tools to build apps that way, too. “We remain exclusively focused on the developer as our ideal customer profile.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As one of the architects of the Uber Pool service and a longtime proponent of ridesharing as a means to slash vehicle emissions, Cox leapt at the chance to harness technology developed at MIT that purported to perfect a dynamic routing and vehicle management system for transit authorities. We are thrilled to support The Routing Company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

For his next act, the startup exec returned to the consumer social space with the launch of 9count — the maker of the popular friend-finder Wink , mobile dating app Summer (previously Spark) , and others. This will include some in-person events in the startup’s hometown of L.A. ” Image Credits: 9count.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

For his next act, the startup exec returned to the consumer social space with the launch of 9count — the maker of the popular friend-finder Wink , mobile dating app Summer (previously Spark) , and others. This will include some in-person events in the startup’s hometown of L.A. ” Image Credits: 9count.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Champions Round , a fantasy league startup that caters to Gen Z sports fans, announced today that it raised $7 million in new Series A funding. With a rock-solid game loop, we’ve developed short-form games that beckon for friends to play with one another over and over again.” The app can be downloaded on iOS and Android devices.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Consumer shift to buying online during the global pandemic — and keeping that habit — continues to boost revenue for makers of developer tools that help e-commerce sites provide better shopping experiences. More people shopping on their mobile devices creates friction due to downloading an app for each brand. Nacelle raises $4.8M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

India’s Hero MotoCorp is joining up with California startup Zero Motorcycles to develop premium e-motorbikes and powertrains. Almost every major scooter-sharing app, except for Voi , has seen a YoY rise in downloads. But downloads are not necessarily the best metric to gauge success in the sector.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

A new startup called Skich wants to help mobile users find games to play that better match their interests. In your “Want’ list, tapping the link on the game will redirect users directly to the App Store or Google Play — depending on your platform — to download the title you want to check out.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. You didn’t join startups then. You joined a startup if you couldn’t get a real job.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The past 18 months drew more users to the AllTrails mobie app, which now has over 40 million downloads and 30 million registered users across 190 countries. The funds will be used for product development, to build out the AllTrails team, and expand its community internationally. Image Credits: All Trails.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

More than one smartphone app startup has tried to convince you that by using their app you will miraculously stave off the ravages of age and flab. But today you get to download and kick the tires on a new app that is laying claim to be able to literally slow your aging. But now you can actually download the iPhone app here in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

million registered users, Fatmap’s mission, ultimately, is to be the Google Maps of the great outdoors , with a premium subscription ($30 / year) unlocking access to extra features such as downloadable maps and route planning in the mobile app. Fatmap in action Image Credits : Fatmap / Strava With 1.6

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Parsec , a startup that’s built streaming technology for both work and play, is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with the firm’s general partner Martin Casado joining the board.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. The big tech scene tends to promote the idea that startups must seek to change the world with their new products or services. Related: Why Problem-First Thinking is the Solution Your Startup Needs. Tech giants started with small problems.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Nonetheless, non-white CEOs still face immense barriers when entering the startup game. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Related: A Practical Guide to Diversity for Startups and Entrepreneurs. The benefits of elevating startups owned by people of color are clear.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

In addition to GPT-4, OpenAI recently connected ChatGPT to the internet with plugins available in alpha to users and developers on the waitlist. However, it is unclear whether OpenAI is developing an in-house tuning tool that is meant to complement platforms like Scale AI or serve a different purpose altogether.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the best strategies for doing that.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Dr. Bobbie Kumar is a board-certified family physician and director of Clinical Innovation at Inflect Health as well as as director of Clinical Innovation at Vituity, leading many of Vituity’s transformative programs including telemedicine, care navigation and health technology next-generation prototype programs. Bobbie Kumar. Contributor.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

How to Achieve Startup Success from Day 1. I was on a mission to develop a game that would be exciting, challenging and engaging – a game that was just as fun to watch as it was to play. The development of Popongo and a celebration of culture. The development of Popongo was slow and methodical and took months.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Women-led mobile gaming startup Robin Games raised funding around the idea of carving out a new niche in the market of “lifestyle gaming.” Today, the startup is releasing its first title to tackle this concept with the launch of a mobile game, PLAYHOUSE, which combines both gameplay and shopping in one experience.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

To naysayers who fear a side venture might divert them from an amazing startup or great job down the line, listen close: side hustling is cross-training for your best business performance. It builds on your talent and develops new muscles and capabilities. The side hustle became the startup. A crash course in business models.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2015

But I walked into a board meeting this week with my partner Kara Nortman and she was filming live on Meerkat asking one of her developers new product ideas. Startup Lessons' And if I have my story straight it’s been live for less than 2 weeks. I had a busy week so I had planned to play with it in a week or so.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

It’s far from the only teletherapy company looking to capitalize on a boom in venture capital investment in mental health startups , but it’s operating in a hyper-specific sphere: therapy for kids. . Should startups build or buy telehealth infrastructure? Those range from unicorns like TalkSpace to other startups. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Riot Games (developer of League of Legends), Tokyo’s Akatsuki Entertainment Technology Fund (the company behind Dragon Ball Z), Raine Ventures and fintech VC TTV Capital participated. The company started as a game studio, developing and launching its own mobile games. Vaughan will also join the company’s board.

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