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Fluent acquires AdParlor, a social ad specialist previously owned by Adknowledge, for $10M
Jun 19, 3:30PM
The old guard of advertising networks continues to swap hands. In the latest development, marketing company Fluent has announced that it is buying AdParlor, a company that built early inroads into advertising and advertising strategy on social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. According to an 8-K filing, the deal is valued at $10 million: $7.5 million in […]
Jeffrey Katzenberg's streaming service Quibi books $100M in ad sales ahead of launch
Jun 19, 3:21PM
Quibi, the short-form video platform founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, hasn’t even launched but has already booked $100 million in advertising sales, according to a report from The WSJ this morning. The company, which aims to cater to younger viewers with premium content chopped up into “quick bites,” says it has already booked advertisers including Protector […]
Humanising Autonomy pulls in $5M to help self-driving cars keep an eye on pedestrians
Jun 19, 3:03PM
Pretty much everything about making a self-driving car is difficult, but among the most difficult parts is making sure the vehicles know what pedestrians are doing — and what they’re about to do. Humanising Autonomy specializes this, and hopes to become a ubiquitous part of people-focused computer vision systems worldwide. The company has raised a […]
Only 72 hours left to save big on passes to Disrupt SF 2019
Jun 19, 3:00PM
Seventy-two hours to save. That's how much time remains on super-early-bird pricing for passes to Disrupt San Francisco 2019, which takes place October 2-4. If you plan to attend TechCrunch’s flagship event dedicated to bold, early-stage startuppers — and why wouldn't you — you have until June 21 at 11:59 p.m. (PT) to score the […]
CMU researchers use computer vision to see around corners
Jun 19, 2:40PM
Future autonomous vehicle and other machine intelligence systems might not need line-of-sight to gather incredibly detailed image data: New research from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toronto and University College London has devised a technique for “seeing around corners.” The method uses special sources of light, combined with sensors and computer vision processing to […]
TextIQ, a machine learning platform for parsing sensitive corporate data, raises $12.6M
Jun 19, 2:37PM
TextIQ, a machine learning system that parses and understands sensitive corporate data, has raised $12.6 million in Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Sierra Ventures. TextIQ started as cofounder Apoorv Agarwal’s Columbia thesis project titled “Social Network Extraction From Text.” The algorithm he built was able to read a novel, like […]
Risks and rewards of digital therapeutics in treating mental disorders
Jun 19, 2:05PM
Madeline Stein & Michael Stein Contributor Share on Twitter Madeline Stein is a first year Doctorate student at Saybrook University studying Applied Psychophysiology within the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. Michael Stein (@MichaelStein16) is an attorney and angel investor, with a focus on technology companies that want to make the world a better […]
Apple expands authorized repairs to ~1,000 Best Buy stores
Jun 19, 2:00PM
Since 2001, Apple has staked its claim across the world with its own first-party brick and mortar locations. But the U.S. is a big country, and the 270 or so stores can only cover so much ground. In the past three years, the company says it has expanded repair coverage to three times as many […]
Geely is turning to Zenuity as its self-driving software supplier
Jun 19, 1:46PM
China-based Zhejiang Geely Holdings is tapping Zenuity, the joint venture between Volvo and Swedish technology company Veoneer, as its preferred driver assistance and autonomous vehicle software supplier for its range of car brands. The decision means Zenuity’s software will likely end up in vehicles under the brands Geely Auto, Geometry, Volvo Cars, performance brand Polestar, […]
China to lose top spot to U.S. in 2019 gaming market
Jun 19, 1:19PM
China is losing its global lead in games. By the end of 2019, the U.S. will replace China as the world’s largest gaming market with an estimated revenue of $36.9 billion, says a new report from research firm Newzoo. This will mark the first time since 2015 that the U.S. will top the global gaming market, […]
Tally's Jason Brown on fintech's first debt roboadvisor and an automated financial future
Jun 19, 1:05PM
Yesterday, Tally, the startup looking to automate consumers financial lives, announced it had raised a $50 million Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz and with participation from Valley heavy hitters Kleiner Perkins, Shasta Ventures, Cowboy Ventures and Sway Ventures. On the back of the announcement, TechCrunch's fintech contributor Gregg Schoenberg sat down with Tally's […]
Whitebox raises $5M for its e-commerce logistics platform
Jun 19, 1:00PM
Whitebox, a startup that CEO Marcus Startzel said is working to “power the direct-to-consumer economy,” has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The company works with both startups and more established brands, giving them the tools they need to run direct-to-consumer e-commerce businesses. Customers include McCormick, Starbucks, KitchenAid, Bare Bones and Super Coffee-maker Kitu. As Startzel […]
Amazon adds color adjustable lighting to its best Kindle
Jun 19, 1:00PM
For e-reader devotees, it doesn't get better than the Kindle Oasis. Amazon's the last giant player standing in the category (unless you consider what Barnes & Noble is doing "standing"), and the Oasis is ounce for ounce the best Kindle device it has produced. I reviewed the last iteration of the device back in late […]
Netflix reveals the top TVs it thinks you should use to binge watch in 2019
Jun 19, 1:00PM
Netflix has a tradition, in practice since 2015, of annually proclaiming which TVs, of all the TVs in the land, are best suited to serving you its content. The streaming company’s criteria for determining ‘best’ is different from what you’d expect from The Wirecutter or Consumer reports – but if you’re a Netflix ride-or-die level […]
Echo, the medication management app, has been acquired by LloydsPharmacy-owner McKesson
Jun 19, 12:20PM
Echo, the U.K. startup that offers an app to help you manage your medication and order repeat prescriptions for delivery, has been acquired by healthcare company McKesson, owner of LloydsPharmacy. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed. However, I understand the buyout sees all of Echo’s existing investors exit, with McKesson becoming the majority shareholder and […]
Indonesia's EV Hive raises $13.5M and expands into co-living and new retail
Jun 19, 11:54AM
WeWork’s battle to win co-working in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, is intensifying after one of the U.S. firm’s key rival announced a slew of announcements to double down on its business. EV Hive, an Indonesia-based co-working startup, said today that it has raised $13.5 million and expanded into new verticals. The company […]
Postman raises $50 million to grow its API development platform
Jun 19, 11:00AM
Postman, a five-year-old startup that is attempting to simply development, tests, and management of APIs through its platform, has raised $50 million in a new round to scale its business. The Series B for the startup, that began its journey in India, was led by Charles River Ventures (CRV) and included participation from existing investor […]
Libra currently looks more like a fiat currency than a cryptocurrency
Jun 19, 10:42AM
Facebook unveiled a cryptocurrency called Libra yesterday as well as the Libra Association, a not-for-profit that will oversee all things Libra. While Libra's white paper draws a lot of inspiration from other cryptocurrencies, the current governance model and blockchain implementation remind me of banks more than bitcoin. Permissioned blockchain The Libra blockchain is designed like […]
UiPath CEO Daniel Dines is coming to Disrupt Berlin
Jun 19, 9:10AM
$7 billion, that's the valuation of UiPath following its latest funding round. Born in Romania and now headquartered in New York, the company represents a true European success story. That's why I'm excited to announce that UiPath founder and CEO Daniel Dines is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin. The reason why UiPath is growing […]
Still in stealth mode, Duffel raises $21.5M in Series A from Benchmark for its travel platform
Jun 19, 7:13AM
Ten months ago London startup Duffel hinted that it would be "a new way to book travel online, aiming at the booking experience ‘end to end,' " and announced a healthy $4.7 million funding round, but not much else. Today it goes further, announcing a $21.5 million in Series A funding from U.S. VC giant […]
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