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How to profit from valuable peer referrals hiding in Slack
Sep 18, 8:03PM
Brands often act like the person who searches for their keys under the streetlight simply because that is where the light is better. However, when brand marketers focus only on engaging with...
Lunchclub raises $4M from a16z for its AI warm intro service
Sep 18, 7:48PM
There are apps out there that help you find friends, find dates and find your distant family histories, but when it comes to “growing your professional network,” the options are shockingly bad, we’re talking LinkedIn here. Lunchclub is a startup that’s looking to help users navigate finding new connections inside specific industries. The company has […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs gig worker bill AB5 into law
Sep 18, 7:30PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law gig worker protections bill AB5. This comes shortly after AB5 passed in the California State Assembly and Senate. "Today, we are disrupting the status quo and taking a bold step forward to rebuild our middle class and reshape the future of workers as we know it," bill […]
Out of the box influencer strategies to accelerate awareness for your startup
Sep 18, 7:01PM
For new brands, growing awareness and gaining consumer trust are two of the most important yet challenging marketing objectives. But startups don't have the budget to activate mega-influencers...
Daily Crunch: Facebook announces Portal TV
Sep 18, 6:39PM
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box The Portal TV lets you hang out with friends using your […]
Startup growth hacks, high-frequency trading, startup security, privacy, and Adobe
Sep 18, 5:35PM
Full Disrupt SF agenda posted We have an amazing slate of speakers stopping by TechCrunch Disrupt SF this year, including two full days scheduled for the debut of our Extra Crunch stage, which will focus on how founders can overcome the challenges they face through discussions of tactics with some of the most successful founders […]
GitHub acquires code analysis tool Semmle
Sep 18, 5:30PM
Microsoft’s GitHub today announced that it has acquired Semmle, a code analysis tool that helps developers and security researchers discover potential vulnerabilities in their code. Semmle takes a lot of the manual work out of security testing and instead offers a query language that allows researchers to test their code, using the service’s analysis engine. […]
Video ad company Eyeview names Rob Deichert as its new CEO
Sep 18, 5:20PM
After 13 years at the helm of video advertising company Eyeview, founder Oren Harnevo is stepping down as CEO. The company’s new chief executive is Rob Deichert, who was most recently COO at digital advertising company 33Across. The company is also announcing two other new hires — Sean Simon as senior vice president of sales […]
Stephen Curry Brings SC30 Inc. to Disrupt SF
Sep 18, 5:09PM
Startup founders are hard-pressed to find the right investors — not only to fund their businesses but to help their businesses grow. These days, investors represent a variety of backgrounds and industries — traditional venture capital, Hollywood even the NBA. When Golden State Warriors point guard and two-time MVP Stephen Curry isn’t playing basketball, he’s […]
Google's parental control software Family Link gains much-needed features
Sep 18, 5:00PM
Google’s parental control software, Family Link, is getting a noteworthy update today with the addition of new features that will allow parents to limit screen time per app, instead of the device as a whole, as well as let them more easily extend screen time as needed. The features were first announced at Google’s I/O […]
On-demand plant food startup Simple Feast raises $33M B round to push its climate credentials
Sep 18, 4:30PM
At Greta Thunberg heads back to Europe from the US after radicalizing a generation, entrepreneurs are quickly realizing that there is a zeitgeist to be gotten hold of here. With food production a major contributor to climate change, tt's no surprise then that on-demand food startups are appearing to cater to this new audience. Simple […]
Plex partners with Lionsgate to expand its ad-supported video library
Sep 18, 4:09PM
Plex has added a new content partner for its soon-to-launch ad-supported video service. The company announced this morning its service will now also include movies from Lionsgate, which will join Plex’s existing partner Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution in helping to fill out the forthcoming video-on-demand library. However, unlike with Warner Bros., whose videos will […]
Hear how to hire at breakneck speed at TechCrunch Disrupt SF
Sep 18, 4:00PM
Nothing can get built without talented people with the right skillsets, which is why startups hitting their growth phases have to go from hiring a smattering of employees to building systems that can hire dozens to hundreds of people per year. How can startups double and triple headcount year after year in a sustainable way, […]
Walmart launches two new credit cards offering 5% back on digital purchases
Sep 18, 3:10PM
Walmart is partnering with Capital One to launch a new credit card program, which rolls out on September 24, and includes both co-branded and private-label cards. The former, the Capital One Walmart Mastercard, includes 5% back on purchases made on Walmart.com or paid for in-store using Walmart Pay (the latter for the first 12 months). […]
Afore Capital raises second pre-seed venture capital fund
Sep 18, 3:00PM
In the last year alone, nine new funds have closed on an aggregate $200 million to invest in pre-seed startups.
North now offers Focals smart glasses fittings and purchases via app
Sep 18, 2:36PM
North’s Focals smart glasses are the first in the category to even approach mainstream appeal, but to date, the only way to get a pair has been to go into a physical North showroom and get a custom fitting, then return once they’re ready for a pickup and final adjustment. Now, North has released its […]
Indonesia's Julo raises $10M to expand its P2P lending platform
Sep 18, 2:35PM
Julo, a peer-to-peer lending platform in Indonesia, said on Wednesday it has extended its $5 million Series A raise to $15 million as it looks to scale its business in the key Southeast Asian market. The $10 million Series A2 round for the Jakarta-headquartered startup was led by Quona Capital, with Skystar, East Ventures, Provident, […]
Tableau update uses AI to increase speed to insight
Sep 18, 2:26PM
Tableau was acquired by Salesforce earlier this year for $15.7 billion, but long before that, the company had been working on its fall update, and today it announced several new tools, including a new feature called “Explain Data” that uses AI to get to insight quickly. “What Explain Data does is it moves users from […]
The founders of Robin Healthcare think doctors need smart assistants, too
Sep 18, 2:16PM
Robin Healthcare, a new startup founded by serial entrepreneurs Noah Auerhahn and Emilio Galan, is hoping to harness the power of personal assistants to make the business of healthcare easier for the physicians who practice it. The company’s technology, which works much the same way as a Google Home or Amazon Alexa or Echo, is […]
PlayVS picks up $50 million Series C to build out high school esports
Sep 18, 2:00PM
PlayVS, the platform that allows high school students to compete on varsity esports teams through their school, has today announced the close of a $50 million Series C led by existing investor NEA. Battery Ventures, Dick Costolo and Adam Bain of 01 Advisors, Sapphire Sport, Michael Zeisser, Dennis Phelps of IVP and co-founder of CAA […]
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