TechCrunch Startup News
Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
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PayHOA, a previously bootstrapped Kentucky-based startup that offers software for self-managed homeowner associations is an example of how real-world problems can translate into opportunity.
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May 16, 2024 • 5 mins
Charging has long been the Achilles’ heel of electric vehicles. One startup thinks it has a better way for apartment dwelling EV drivers to charge overnight.
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Four-year-old Mexican BNPL startup Aplazo facilitates fractionated payments to offline and online merchants even when the buyer doesn't have a credit card.
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Sona, a workforce management platform for frontline employees, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A round of funding.
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May 14, 2024 • 4 mins
Call centers are embracing automation. There’s debate as to whether that’s a good thing, but it’s happening — and quite possibly accelerating.
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May 14, 2024 • 3 mins
The social network has announced an updated version of its app that lets you offer feedback about its algorithmic feed so you can better customize it.
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May 13, 2024 • 3 mins
When Class founder Michael Chasen was in college, he and a buddy came up with the idea for Blackboard, an online classroom organizational tool. His original company was acquired for $1.64 billion in 2011.
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May 13, 2024 • 4 mins
For cancer patients, medicines administered in clinical trials can help save or extend lives.
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May 11, 2024 • 5 mins
Cleaning the outside of buildings is a dirty job, and it’s also dangerous
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May 10, 2024 • 4 mins
We’ve all seen them. The inspector with a clipboard, walking around a building, ticking off the last time the fire extinguishers were checked, or if all the lights are working.
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May 10, 2024 • 4 mins
Meati Foods is adding 2,000 retail locations within Kroger’s family of stores by April. Three products will be available, including the Classic cutlet as well as Classic and Carne Asada steaks.
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Insempra plans to turn oil yeast in lipids on an industrial scale using yeast fermentation factories.
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May 9, 2024 • 3 mins
The French startup's AI assistant is aimed at helping obstetricians and gynecologists with the evaluation and documentation of ultrasound exams.
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May 8, 2024 • 3 mins
As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself.
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May 8, 2024 • 4 mins
When Itai Ben-Zaken’s first startup failed in 2018, the former BCG consultant and Wharton MBA spent months trying to understand what he could have done differently during the five years he ran the company.
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Lamini, a new startup with funding from Andrew Ng, has emerged from stealth with a generative AI platform aimed at enterprises.
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May 7, 2024 • 3 mins
Iconiq Capital has raised $5.15 billion across two funds associated with the seventh growth fund family, according to SEC filings.
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May 6, 2024 • 4 mins
Hubble Network has become the first company in history to establish a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite — a critical technology validation for the company, potentially opening the door to connecting millions more devices anywhere in the world.
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May 6, 2024 • 3 mins
Freshworks, the publicly listed SaaS firm, is acquiring U.S.-based startup Device42 for $230 million, the company disclosed in an SEC filing.
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Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder in the form of U.K private equity firm Permira.
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