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YC-Backed Jopwell Is Building The Apparently Missing "Pipeline" of Diverse Candidates For Tech Jobs
Jul 15, 4:00PM
Behind the repetitive and apologetic acknowledgment that there is a lot more “work to do” on diversity at companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter is the idea that there isn’t a sufficiently large enough “pipeline” of minority candidates that are qualified to take these jobs. A YC company called Jopwell is taking aim straight at the “pipeline” question. Read MoreWith 100 Million Annual Users, Imagine Easy Launches A New Research Tool For Students
Jul 15, 3:32PM
If you’ve had to write a research paper in the last ten years, chances are the free online bibliography tool you used is operated by Imagine Easy. The EdTech company has flown under the radar for the past fourteen years since it was started by two high school students, Neal Taparia and Darshan Somashekar. It’s gradually grown to over 100 million annual users and over $12 million… Read MoreTVShow Time Releases Sleek New App For Its Community Of TV Addicts
Jul 15, 3:23PM
At first, TVShow Time was just a calendar to keep track of your favorite TV shows. Now, TVShow Time is one of the best community of TV addicts on the Internet. The French startup is well aware of that, and just launched a major 5.0 update to its mobile app to showcase the best content created by its community. “We want our users to open the TVShow Time app after watching an episode and… Read MoreAmazon's First Original Film Is Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq," Expected In Theaters This Year
Jul 15, 3:06PM
Amazon announced this morning its move into feature films will begin with the debut of the first-ever Amazon Original Movie, Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq.” The drama, which is Lee’s next major film, stars a number of big names including Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, and is focused on a more serious story of… Read MoreThe iPod touch Is The New Point-And-Shoot
Jul 15, 3:01PM
There are indications that Apple still believes that the iPod touch fits a certain niche, and those come in the form of a smattering of hardware upgrades. The refreshed models feature a more powerful processor, better camera hardware and imaging software and a focus on the iPod as a gaming and photography platform. The Refresh New iPods generally means new colors, and this is no exception. The… Read MoreOKCupid Founders Get $10.8M To Build A Kinder, Gentler Public Key Encryption Tool
Jul 15, 3:00PM
What do you for an encore after you founded and sold OKCupid? Well you tackle public-key encryption, of course. Keybase was the result, and the company announced a $10.8 million Series A investment today led by Andreessen Horowitz. While it may not seem like a logical next move, co-founders Max Krohn and Chris Coyne were considering what to do after they left OKCupid in 2013. They decided… Read MoreHow To Obliterate A Multi-Million-Dollar Fundraising Process During Due Diligence
Jul 15, 3:00PM
As soon as you capture the attention of a VC, they’re going to start performing the “due diligence” required to justify the investment. This is when the investor checks into the bold claims you have made about the size of your market opportunity and your work experience. The process effectively begins as soon as the VC has a real interest in pursuing your deal, and steps up… Read MoreAfter 155k iOS Downloads, OpenSignal's Wifi Mapper App Lands On Android
Jul 15, 3:00PM
OpenSignal has added an Android version of its crowdsourced Wifi Mapper, following the launch of the iOS app back in May. The iOS app has garnered some 155,000 downloads in the two months since it went up on the App Store, according to CEO Brendan Gill, who says the team is expecting a “big reception” on Android — with “thousands” signed up to be pinged about… Read MoreConnected Car Company Zubie Rolls Out An API For The "Internet Of Cars"
Jul 15, 2:07PM
Zubie, a company that sells a device allowing drivers to tap into their car’s onboard computer and then sync vehicle diagnostic data to their smartphone, is today expanding its footprint with the introduction of an open API that will now allow developers to build on top of this platform. Called “ZinC” – or, “Zubie for the Internet of Cars” – the… Read MoreTo Boost Video Views, Facebook Tests A New "Watch Later" Button
Jul 15, 2:02PM
Video has been one of the fastest-growing content categories on Facebook of late, with 4 billion daily video views on the site as of last quarter. Now, the social network wants to expand that even more. Facebook has confirmed that it has quietly started to test a “Watch Later” button for videos on the desktop — a little tab that appears as an overlay in the upper… Read MoreOmaze, The Democratized Fundraising Platform, Picks Up $9 Million In Series A
Jul 15, 1:59PM
Omaze, the charity platform that democratizes traditionally pricey prizes so that everyone can participate, has today announced the close of a $9 million Series A led by FirstMark Capital. A number of Omaze’s early seed and angel investors also participated in the round, including Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, Vayner/RSE, Warby Parker co-founder and co-CEO Dave… Read MoreGoogle Unveils "Purchases On Google," Which Are Basically Buy Buttons In Mobile Ads
Jul 15, 1:48PM
Google today announced a new feature called Purchases on Google, which will make it easier for consumers to buy products directly from mobile search ads. The Wall Street Journal first reported that this was in the works back in May, with Google confirming the broad strokes of the news later that month. Read MoreVTS Raises $21M To Bring Big Data To Commercial Real Estate
Jul 15, 1:12PM
VTS, a commercial real estate management platform previously known as View The Space, has raised $21 million in new funding to help real estate owners, brokers and investors leverage data to make better decisions. OpenView Venture Partners led the Series B round, with participation from existing investor Trinity Partners, which values the company at around $100 million, according to… Read MoreMesosphere Launches SDK And Developer Program For Its Data Center Operating System
Jul 15, 1:00PM
Mesosphere, the company that aims to build an operating system for the data center, today announced the launch of its developer program and SDK. Using the SDK, developers will be able to write applications for what Mesosphere calls the “data center form factor” and rely on the service’s ability to automatically scale their distributed applications as necessary. Read MoreLanguage Learning Network busuu Raises $6.7M From McGraw-Hill Education
Jul 15, 12:20PM
Last year busuu — the social network for language learning — signed a distribution partnership with Pearson English, a newly formed business unit of the world’s largest education company, Pearson PLC. It was rumoured that the startup, which has over 55 million users, then went on a hunt for new institutional funding. But it appears the company prefers to deal with these… Read MoreMailjet Raises Another $11 Million To Scale Its Unified Marketing And Transactional Email Service
Jul 15, 11:30AM
French startup Mailjet just raised $11 million (€10 million) from existing investor Alven Capital as well as Iris Capital and Seventure Partners. As a reminder, Mailjet is an email delivery service that works for both marketing campaigns and transactional emails. Read MoreSatellite Maker Planet Labs Acquires BlackBridge's Geospatial Business
Jul 15, 11:00AM
Planet Labs has announced it is acquiring BlackBridge’s RapidEye and geospatial businesses. Planet Labs, which sells satellite imagery collected from its network of 87 tiny satellites, will gain access to RapidEye’s archive of six years of global imagery, which covers six billion square kilometers of land. The company will also now control the ongoing imagery collection… Read MoreFollowing Uber Plea, European Commission Investigates Germany's Restrictions
Jul 15, 10:59AM
Transportation company Uber is having a rough time in Europe. It faces many legal challenges in major European countries, including Germany. The company requested an investigation from the European Commission to see whether Germany’s restrictions on its services are legal and don’t violate the EU law, the Financial Times reports. Read MoreThe Commodore PET Has Been Reincarnated As A Phone
Jul 15, 10:47AM
The 1980s are back again! The guys who bought the Commodore name are releasing an Android smartphone for about $300. The price includes some bog standard specs but, most important, includes two emulators so you can play classic 1980s games right on your screen. The phone will appear in Europe first – including Italy and Poland – but if you remember programming guessing games in… Read MoreSamsung's China-Bound Galaxy A8 Is Its Thinnest Smartphone Yet
Jul 15, 10:44AM
Samsung has quietly launched its sveltest smartphone yet after the Galaxy A8 was announced in China today. At just 5.9mm thick, it bests the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3, Samsung’s previously leanest phones, on the thinness front and has a design inspired by its older siblings. 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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