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Meet Lynx, An App For Sharing Links With Friends
Jul 07, 3:36PM
After running silently for in a public beta for a few weeks, Lynx — an app that builds a stream of links shared between friends — is opening up to the rest of the world. Lynx’s primary purpose is a private sharing channel between friends for sharing links. Rather than showing up as text, the links show up as a stream of small images with text overlaid on them that serve as… Read MoreTinder Rolls Out Verified Profiles For Celebrities, Athletes Or Otherwise Famous Folks
Jul 07, 3:31PM
Tinder, the dating app owned by IAC, has just rolled out verified profiles for celebrities and other notable figures. Just as you see on Twitter, verified users will be marked with a little blue check mark by their name. From the Tinder blog: Starting today, you may see a verified symbol on some profiles. Now when notable public figures, celebrities and athletes appear in your… Read MoreName Your Price On Shopping App Compelation
Jul 07, 3:15PM
Browse products. Name your price. If the merchant accepts your bid, you automatically buy it. This is how Compelation is flipping the concept of ecommerce and giving consumers the power. Normally, a merchant sets a sale price, and a buyer simply accepts or rejects it. That’s fast, but leads to tons of missed opportunities and a fundamental lack of transparency. Compelation wants to make… Read MoreThe Micro:bit Is Shaping Up To Be The Perfect Programming Device For Kids
Jul 07, 3:09PM
The BBC is set to continue its history in educational computing with the Micro:bit. First displayed in March, the broadcaster just revealed the final design and programming environment of the tiny programmable board, which includes new sensors and abilities not previously displayed. The tiny device lacks the processing power of the Raspberry Pi and Arduino’s extensive ecosystem, but… Read MoreBenchmark's Newest Partner, Eric Vishria, On His First Year at the Powerhouse Firm
Jul 07, 2:55PM
In July of last year, Eric Vishria, a longtime Opsware executive who became co-founder and CEO of the social browsing startup Rockmelt, joined the Sand Hill Road firm Benchmark as its fifth general partner. It’s an enviable position, given the reputation of the 20-year-old firm, which has backed Uber, Snapchat, and the publicly traded companies Twitter, Hortonworks and Zendesk, among… Read MoreVerisart Plans To Use The Blockchain To Verify The Authenticity Of Artworks
Jul 07, 2:14PM
Verifying the authenticity of a fine art work has become almost the raison d’être of the art world itself. Without either, an art work can be entirely worthless. For instance, in this year’s respected Hiscox Online Art Trade Report, “Certificates of Authenticity and Condition Reports” are the top two services people want when buying art and collectibles online. But… Read MoreCollaboration Service Convo Revamps Web Interface For More Speed, More Integrations
Jul 07, 2:12PM
Real-time collaboration service Convo is unveiling what CEO Faizan Buzdar called “the biggest, most massive update” since it launched. While Slack has been hogging the collaboration spotlight (and raising a big funding round), it seemed like Convo was standing still, without much in the way of updates or improvements. Buzdar said that’s because his team has been working to… Read MoreWhipclip Raises Over $40 Million For Its TV Show And Music Video Clipping App
Jul 07, 2:03PM
Whipclip, the makers of a mobile application that lets you quickly – and legally – share clips from favorite TV shows and music videos, has closed on $40 million-plus in Series C financing, the company is announcing today. The oversubscribed round was led by asset management firm, Eminence Capital, and included participation from existing investors, Institutional Venture Partners… Read MorePre-Crime Startup BioCatch Authenticates Users Via Touch And Your Phone's Accelerometer
Jul 07, 2:00PM
It’s not often that I write about a startup being granted a patent. However, the latest successful filing from Israeli startup BioCatch caught my attention. Essentially it offers a way for app developers to authenticate users based on how they interact with their phone’s touch screen and accelerometer. Read MoreIndian Music Streaming Firm Saavn Raises $100M, Plans Expansion Into Video
Jul 07, 1:55PM
Music streaming is the topic of the moment after Apple finally unleashed Apple Music. Good timing, then, for Saavn — one of a handful of popular streaming services in India — to announced a $100 million Series C round led by Tiger Global. The company plans to invest the money scaling its service and moving into video. Read MoreHarry's Raises $75.6 Million In Series C, Valued At $750 Million Post Money
Jul 07, 1:00PM
Harry’s, the direct-to-consumer mens’ razor company, has just announced the close of a $75.6 million Series C funding round led by Wellington Management. A source confirmed with TechCrunch that the company is valued at $750 million after money. The Harry’s business might seem simple on the surface. The company sells razors over the internet, both on a one-off basis and as… Read MoreDoppler Labs Lands $17 Million In Series B
Jul 07, 1:00PM
Doppler Labs, the same team that brought you the Dubs mechanical ear plug and the Here Active Listening system, is today announcing the close of a $17 million Series B funding round, led by The Chernin Group, Wildcat Capital Management and Acequia Capital. Live Nation Entertainment, Universal Music Group and WME also participated in the round. Doppler Labs was first founded by Noah Kraft and… Read MoreMobile Maker Jolla Splits In Two, With Sailfish OS Its First Order Of Business
Jul 07, 12:34PM
Software or hardware? Finnish mobile device and Sailfish OS maker Jolla has always intended doing both. But that could be changing. Today the company announced it’s forking itself, splitting its business into two. One of those businesses will be fully focused on pushing its Sailfish software platform forward. Read MoreAthens-founded Transifex Raises $4M In Series A, Led by Toba Capital
Jul 07, 11:43AM
Amid the craziness of Greece right now, at least some startups are still ‘keeping on keeping on’. To that end, localisation software startup Transifex has secured $4 million in Series A funding, led by Toba Capital with participation from seed VC investors NEA, Arafura Ventures and angels including Parse founder and CEO, Ilya Sukhar. The amount raised to date is $6.5 million.… Read MoreDmgi, The Daily Mail's VC Arm, Invests $5M In Indian Property Analytics Firm Liases Foras
Jul 07, 11:32AM
Dmgi, the venture capital arm of British tabloid newspaper — yes, even the Daily Mail does tech investment — has continued its spree in data-centric startups India after putting $5 million into real estate research and analytics firm Liases Foras. Read MoreBugsnag Nabs $7.2 Million in Series A Funding Led By Benchmark
Jul 07, 11:30AM
Three-year-old Bugsnag has just nine employees. Still, the company, which has developed an automated crash-detection platform, already counts 22,000 software developers at thousands of companies — including Slack, VMware, GitHub, Docker, Coinbase, and CBS Interactive – as its customers. Bugsnag also has the backing of Benchmark, which just led a $7.2 million Series A round of… Read MoreOpenClassrooms Launches First MOOC-Based Bachelor Degree Recognized By French State
Jul 07, 11:24AM
You won’t have any excuse to skip class anymore. French startup OpenClassrooms is launching the first State-recognized bachelor degree in France that relies exclusively on MOOC. The startup partnered with IESA Multimédia to create this program. Read Morethethings.iO Pulls In $270k To Expand Its IoT Platform
Jul 07, 11:21AM
Barcelona-based Internet of Things startup thethings.iO has bagged a €250,000 round of business angel funding to build out its backend platform for IoT. Read MoreCitibank Is Working On Its Own Digital Currency, Citicoin
Jul 07, 11:11AM
In a move that should be of no surprise to anyone familiar with the space, Citibank has admitted to running a test platform for digital currencies and is pondering its own solution, CitiCoin. According to the International Business Times, Citigroup has built its own digital currency based on bitcoin and the blockchain. This, in itself, isn’t very difficult – anyone can create a… Read MoreKlok Is A Neat International Clock/Time Zone Conversion Widget For iOS
Jul 07, 10:45AM
Apple finally allowed developers to create widget apps for iPhone and iPad owners when it released iOS 8. That’s opened up some useful shortcuts and quick options for Apple customers — I’m a big fan of Launcher — one of which is Klok, a widget released today for anyone with a need to keep track of time across the world. Read MoreIf at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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