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Procurify Raises $4M To Make Purchasing Easier For Businesses
Jul 22, 4:00PM
Procurify, a Vancouver, Canada-based startup that aims to make purchasing — and the expense reports that go with it — easier for small- and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round. Investors in this round include Point Nine Capital, Nexus Venture Partners and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). In addition, Hootsuite’s… Read More
Adblock Plus Talks Content-Blocking And The Tricky Shift To Mobile
Jul 22, 3:51PM
Adblock Plus has built a business out of helping web users ditch overly annoying ads and other unwanted digital content on the desktop by taking money from companies willing to conform to its “acceptable ads” manifesto in order to be whitelisted and have their marketing let through the gate. Downloads of its desktop extensions remain at a “steady clip” of millions per… Read MoreStartups Can't Afford To Ignore Government
Jul 22, 3:15PM
Last week, California threatened Uber with license suspension for failing to comply with state laws. Last month, Santa Monica banned Airbnb vacation rentals. But in spite of regulatory challenges faced by companies like Airbnb and Uber, entrepreneurs still act like government isn’t an issue. After all, startups are disruptors, and government is just a monolithic barrier to… Read MoreCulture, Capacity And Craftsmanship: How To Hire For A Startup
Jul 22, 3:00PM
There’s a lot of glory and fun when you’re immersed in the startup experience. Building a team from scratch usually means that everything is fresh and unwritten. Joining a new venture to do something that’s never been done before is exhilarating. And having an impact on the mission of your young new company is empowering. You get to say, “This has my fingerprints on it.… Read MoreStream It Like Beckham: Global Star Backs Periscope/Meerkat Rival MyEye
Jul 22, 3:00PM
Since live streaming from mobile phones came roaring back in the era of social media, major celebrities have been courted by platforms like Meerkat and Periscope for their crowd pulling power. Now another one of those stars is putting his money where his mouth is. David Beckham, the well known athlete and megabrand, has become a founding investor in a new British startup which plans to take… Read MoreVervid Takes The Shame Out Of Shooting Vertical Video With Its New iOS App
Jul 22, 2:49PM
You know the situation. Something funny is about to happen and you have to get your phone out quickly. You start shooting video but you forgot something… Crap, you didn’t flip your phone horizontally. That means it’ll look like crap on YouTube and all of your comments will sound something like “you forgot to flip your phone.” Have no fear, Vervid is here. Today,… Read MoreMicrosoft Introduces Send, A Short-Form Email App That Works More Like Instant Messaging
Jul 22, 2:29PM
Microsoft today is introducing a new application aimed at reducing the time it takes to check and respond to email while on your smartphone. With Send, as the app is called, the idea is to make email perform more like instant messaging, as it does away with more formal email constructs – like the subject line, for example – in favor of quicker, shorter messages that you can dash… Read MoreSony Mobile Gets Into The Drone Business
Jul 22, 2:07PM
Sony is looking to drones to find new business opportunities. Specifically Sony Mobile, the division of Sony responsible for mobile phones, telecommunication and small imaging sensors, founded the company along with Tokyo startup ZMP Inc. But don’t expect to buy a Sony drone anytime soon. These drones are not for the general consumer. Called Aerosense, this new company will open new doors… Read MoreThis Week On Bullish: Let's Go Unicorn Hunting
Jul 22, 2:00PM
Hello friends, and welcome to Bullish, TechCrunch’s newest show. We’re going to ship a new episode directly to your monitor each and every Wednesday morning, so make sure to set your DVR browser to TechCrunch.com. This week, our very first, we focused on the concept of unicorns, a term that was born on these pages, and recently re-examined by Aileen Lee in an epic post that is… Read MoreYC-Backed Cleanly Launches On-Demand Laundry Service In Brooklyn
Jul 22, 2:00PM
Cleanly, the YC-backed startup that handles all of your laundry needs with the push of a button, has today announced it will expand service from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Neighborhoods that will receive Cleanly service include Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Ft. Greene, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Dumbo and Downtown Brooklyn. Cleanly works like this: Users download the app, input… Read MoreWhy Isn't the Inventor of SMS Better Known?
Jul 22, 2:00PM
Mythmakers have no place for modesty and nuance. They like firebrands. Mavericks. Lone wolves. It’s why Thomas Edison, who claimed to have invented practically everything, is a towering figure in American history while Matti Makkonen, who denied inventing anything, remains unknown to the general public. Read MoreAmazon Expands Its On-Demand Home Services Marketplace, Adds Support For Custom Service Requests
Jul 22, 1:48PM
Amazon Home Services, Amazon’s own Angie’s List competitor of sorts, which connects consumers with service professionals in their area, is expanding to more markets. According to a company announcement this morning, Amazon Home Services is today available in 15 metro regions across the U.S. The site also now features over 15 million service listings, which cover 900 different… Read MoreDataFox Hunts Down $5 Million in Fresh Funding
Jul 22, 1:36PM
DataFox, a 2.5-year-old subscription-based deal intelligence platform, has just raised $5 million in funding co-led by Goldman Sachs and earlier investor Green Visor Capital, with participation from another previous backer, Stanford’s StartX fund. The funding follows an earlier, $2 million seed round completed via convertible note. It also follows a slight pivot for the 15-person,… Read MoreConsulting Firm Prophet Acquires Altimeter Group
Jul 22, 1:10PM
Altimeter Group, which is known for its research in areas like social media, the Internet of Things and data privacy, has been acquired by Prophet. Altimeter was founded in 2008 by CEO Charlene Li, previously an analyst at Forrester. (She recruited some other big names from Forrester to join her, though they’ve since departed.) Prophet, meanwhile, is a consulting firm focused on… Read MoreGranular Rakes In $18.7 Million To Manage Big Farms
Jul 22, 1:03PM
Granular, a farm management software and analytics provider, has raised $18.7 million in new funding to streamline operations on large, professionally managed farms. Tao Capital Partners, the late stage fund that counts Tesla, Uber and SolarCity among its portfolio companies, led the Series B round. Existing backers Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures and Khosla Ventures participated, with… Read MoreSubscription Flight Service Beacon Lands $7.5M In Series A Funding
Jul 22, 1:00PM
Beacon, a subscription flight service founded by former Surf Air CEO Wade Eyerly (and two other Surf Air Co-founders), announced that the company has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Romulus Capital with participation from MiVentures, Western Technologies Investment, and other early stage investors. Officially launching in early September, Beacon is… Read MoreTinder-Esque Clothes Shopping App Mallzee Swipes Another £2.5M Funding
Jul 22, 12:29PM
Personalised shopping app and U.K. startup Mallzee has raised new funding. The so-called ‘Tinder of fashion’ — in reference to its Tinder-esque UI that invites you to swipe right if you like and swipe left if you don’t as you shop for clothes through its mobile app — has swiped £2.5 million in additional investment. Read MoreSysomos Acquires Social Marketing Service Expion
Jul 22, 11:00AM
Sysomos, the social analytics company that recently split from its former acquirer Marketwire, today announced that it has acquired Expion, an enterprise social marketing platform that counts the likes of CocaCola, Heineken, Volvo and other major brands among its customers. Sysomos CEO Lindsay Sparks, who took the job after the company’s split from Marketwire, told me that the company… Read MoreMirakl Closes $20M Series B From VCs That Love Online Marketplaces
Jul 22, 10:45AM
Who says France can’t produce startups? Online marketplace startup Mirakl has just closed a $20m Series B round of funding led by 83North with participation from new fund Felix Capital, and Dave Strohm, Partner at Greylock and a founding investor and advisor to 83North. The cash will be used to take its platform to more B2C and B2B retailers globally. Why? Well, Mirakl claims it… Read MoreYou Can No Longer Leave App Store Reviews If You Run A Beta Version Of iOS
Jul 22, 6:31AM
File this under notable PSA: Apple just implemented a change that prevents users with devices running its latest iOS beta (that’s iOS 9 right now) from leaving reviews in the App Store. 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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