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Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors

TechCrunch

Now that investing is cool again, upstarts like Staax , which pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, are finding new ways to cash in on its cachet, particularly among young people. What sets Staax apart, though, is that it allows for peer-to-peer payments in stock. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch.

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Quickly Unpacking Spotify’s Acquisition Of Gimlet Media

Haystack

Spotify will also get into commerce like its social network peers, but that’s a subject for another post.] This premium tier also allows users to download content to their device for offline viewing.) So, here goes…. Well, actually, before I begin, this post needs a few disclaimers. 2/ Big Consumer Tech Cares About Audio.

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Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Operating as a marketplace platform, Roambler bridges the gap between service providers and consumers in the peer-to-peer web-based economy, streamlining transactions, managing payments, and offering essential communication tools. We’re excited to hear more from each finalist at the final pitch event on June 30.”

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Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Operating as a marketplace platform, Roambler bridges the gap between service providers and consumers in the peer-to-peer web-based economy, streamlining transactions, managing payments, and offering essential communication tools. We’re excited to hear more from each finalist at the final pitch event on June 13.”

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Alternative VC Tech Stack: Chisos structured finance

David Teten VC

Q: Who are your closest peers, and how do you differ? We’re proud to share the next in PEVCtech ’s periodic series on the tech and analytics stack of investment management firms. We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Q: Please give us an overview of Chisos.

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Extra Crunch roundup: How Duolingo became an edtech leader

TechCrunch

Part 2: Product-led growth strategy “ The product-led growth behind edtech’s most downloaded app ” (3,000 words/12 minutes) — analyzes the tactics and tradeoffs that an edtech company has to evaluate as it grows from thousands to 500 million registered learners. Want this kind of coverage on a different company or sector. Thanks for reading!

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With $21M in funding, Code Ocean aims to help researchers replicate data-heavy science

TechCrunch

Every branch of science is increasingly reliant on big data sets and analysis, which means a growing confusion of formats and platforms — more than inconvenient, this can hinder the process of peer review and replication of research. That, at least, is the pitch Code Ocean offers for its platform and “Compute Capsules.”