Sun.Sep 18, 2022

article thumbnail

Adobe buys Figma, Uber gets hacked, and Google shrinks Area 120

TechCrunch

Hello, friends! Welcome back to Week in Review , the newsletter where we quickly sum up the most read TechCrunch stories from the last sevenish days. The goal? Even if you’ve had a busy week, a quick skim of WiR should keep you in the (tech) loop. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week was a bit all over the place, with another big story breaking every couple hours.

article thumbnail

Playground raises pre-Seed funding led by East Ventures, Mirana

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Playground, a new platform dedicated to Web3 Gaming and NFT discovery, announced the completion of its oversubscribed pre-seed funding round co-led by East Ventures and Mirana Ventures. The round was also participated by other notable institutions and angels such as Arc Capital (A global private crypto fund, affiliated with Pintu), James Z (Founder of Jambo), Adam Levinson, Murali Abbu

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Stop spending so much time on your product when pitching to investors

TechCrunch

Investors think a great deal about a great number of things when considering an investment: How big is the market? How good is the founder-market fit? Is it venture-scale? It’s natural for founders to live and breathe for their customers and product, but the dirty little secret of fundraising is that your investors are extraordinarily unlikely to care about your product.

article thumbnail

Varo’s bank charter milestone, more corporate cards and BNPL under a microscope

TechCrunch

Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.

article thumbnail

Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive the Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

article thumbnail

No money for shelfware

TechCrunch

Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Too many subscriptions? Many of us are feeling this way, and so are companies: In a downturn, cutting unnecessary expenses is more important than ever.

SaaS 81