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TradingView acquires TradeIt to add instant trading APIs to its investor toolkit
Apr 02, 11:05AM
After raising $37 million to bring its on-the-spot stock market analytics tools to a wider range of publishers and other internet partners, TradingView today has announced its first acquisition to supercharge the services that it offers to investors, wherever they happen to be online. The startup has acquired TradeIt, which has built an API for […]
Good Dog raises $6.7 million to help you find a pup
Apr 02, 11:00AM
I’m in the process of looking for a pup friend to bring home with me, but I quickly found that it’s not an easy process. There are tons of places offering up pups, including breeders, shelters and rescues. But it’s not always clear if these places are legitimate. This is where Good Dog, a startup […]
YouTube tightens restrictions on channel of UK far right activist — but no ban
Apr 02, 10:38AM
YouTube has placed new restrictions on the channel of a UK far right activist which are intended to make hate speech less easy to discover on its platform. Restrictions on Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s YouTube channel include removing certain of his videos from recommendations. YouTube is also taking away his ability to livestream to his now close […]
Microsoft teams up with BMW for the IoT-focused Open Manufacturing Platform
Apr 02, 9:51AM
Car companies are making big investments in technology to help ensure that they are not cut out of the next generation of transportation and automotive manufacturing, and today came the latest development in that trend. The BMW Group and Microsoft announced they would team up in a new effort called the Open Manufacturing Platform, aimed […]
Elvie raises $42M to become the go-to destination for women's health
Apr 02, 9:00AM
Elvie has created a silent wearable breast pump and a smart pelvic floor exerciser.
Google reshuffles its leadership in Asia Pacific
Apr 02, 8:43AM
There’s a changing of the guard within Google’s Asia Pacific business. In recent weeks, personnel changes within two of its most important roles show the search giant is entering a new era of management for its fast-growing business across the continent. Scott Beaumont, a British executive who previously ran Google in China and Korea, stepped […]
India's Mswipe raises $30M to grow its smart point-of-sale terminal business
Apr 02, 7:36AM
Mswipe, an Indian fintech company that develops point-of-sale terminals for merchants, has pulled $30 million in new funding as it bids to triple its reach to 1.5 million merchants over the next year. The company’s previous funding as a Series D in 2017 that ended up at just over $40 million, thanks to a $10 […]
Sqreen raises $14 million for its application security management service
Apr 02, 7:01AM
Sqreen has raised a Series A round of $14 million. Greylock Partners is leading the round, existing investors Y Combinator, Alven and Point Nine are also participating. The startup wants to improve security when it comes to web applications and cloud infrastructure. Sqreen doesn't require you to alter your code or put up a firewall. […]
Online catering marketplace ezCater gets another $150M at a $1.25B valuation
Apr 02, 4:01AM
Lightspeed Venture Partners and GIC have co-led the investment in ezCater only 10 months after its $100 million Series D.
Valve Index VR headset is launching on June 15
Apr 02, 3:50AM
Well, on Friday we thought we’d have to wait another few weeks to hear about Valve’s plans for its first virtual reality headset, but the company (accidentally?) seems to have let a few details and images slip regarding its high-powered contender to consumer VR headsets built by Oculus and HTC. A product page for the […]
Flipkart co-founder and other top names join AngelList's first investment syndicate in India
Apr 02, 3:39AM
A little over a year after it introduced Syndicates to the India market, AngelList — the U.S. service that helps connect companies with investors — is rolling out its own fund in the country with the backing of some stellar names. Dubbed ‘The Collective,’ the syndicate includes money from Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal — Flipkart, […]
German fintech company builder Finleap acquires SME banking provider Penta
Apr 02, 3:30AM
Just since months after raising $7 million in Series A funding, German SME banking provider Penta has been acquired by Finleap. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, although I understand that the acquisition sees Finleap and Penta’s co-founders becoming the challenger bank’s sole owners, with all other shareholders exiting. Launched in late 2014 by Hitfox […]
Do yourself a favor and watch the trailer for the new film "The Dead Don't Die"
Apr 02, 3:00AM
Sometimes, gentle reader, we report on things at TechCrunch because it’s information that we think you, as a member of our community should know, given your interests and sensibilities. This is one of those times. Do yourself a favor and watch the clip for Jim Jarmusch’s zombie movie. The movie’s trailer bills it as “the […]
Lyft's stock has a blue Monday as shares slide after public debut
Apr 02, 1:48AM
Today, investors took off their rose-colored glasses (and pink-colored mustaches) and looked at Lyft’s shares with fresh eyes after Friday’s ebullient debut. And — judging by the company’s share price at the end of the day — what they saw wasn’t exactly to their liking. Lyft’s shares suffered a pretty blue Monday in trading on […]
Slack reportedly chooses the New York Stock Exchange for its direct listing
Apr 02, 1:05AM
The ubiquitous corporate messaging service Slack is following in the footsteps of Spotify’s subscription music service and heading to the New York Stock Exchange for trading through a direct listing, according to the Wall Street Journal. Slack, which reportedly had somewhere near $900 million on hand last October when it was prepping for its initial […]
A startup trying to detect endometriosis through 'smart tampons' just landed $9 million in Series A funding
Apr 01, 10:47PM
There’s no shortage of so-called femtech startups raising money right now, and little wonder why. Aside from the growing market opportunity — the global fertility services market is expected to reach $31 billion by 2023, says the consultancy Allied Market Research, nearly double where it stood in 2016 — more women are clamoring for information […]
Original Content podcast: 'The Inventor' offers a compelling overview of the Theranos saga
Apr 01, 10:41PM
The story of how blood testing company Theranos rose to prominence, then collapsed following accusations of fraud, is getting told and retold in many forms: There’s reporter John Carreyrou’s book “Bad Blood,” plus an upcoming feature film adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence, plus a podcast from Nightline called “The Dropout” — and “The Inventor,” a new HBO […]
Early-stage investment firm Defy updates the venture partner model
Apr 01, 10:22PM
Defy, the early-stage venture investment firm founded by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, is putting a new twist on the venture partner model as it brings Brian Lee and Sujal Patel on board to help out with investing and guiding companies in the firm’s portfolio. Just don’t call them venture partners. Vassallo and Sequeira prefer […]
Bragi sells off hardware business, will focus on licenses and software
Apr 01, 9:42PM
Bragi was a promising early contender in the Bluetooth earbud space. The company came to prominence in 2014 with a massively successful $3.3 million Kickstarter. And to its credit, it actually brought to market products like the Dash and Dash Pro, offering a compelling "smart" alternative to other devices. Last month, however, the German company […]
New book looks inside Apple's legal fight with the FBI
Apr 01, 9:21PM
A new biography of Apple chief executive Tim Cook out this month describes the moment — and the deliberations — after the FBI issued an unprecedented legal order demanding Apple undermine the security of its flagship product. The new book, “Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level” by Leander Kahney, offers […]
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