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Orbit Fab raises $3M to make orbital refueling easier, cheaper and more accessible
Oct 03, 9:01PM
Orbit Fab, one of the companies competing in this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield in San Francisco this week, has closed a seed round of $3 million. The funding comes from Type 1 Ventures, TechStars and others, and will help Orbit Fab continue to build on the great momentum it has already bootstrapped with its space-based […]
Lora DiCarlo founder says CES award snub did company 'a pretty big favor'
Oct 03, 9:01PM
CES parent the Consumer Technology Association created a public relations disaster in January when it unceremoniously revoked an award from sex tech startup, Lora DiCarlo and its product Osé. "Vela [now Osé] does not fit into any of our existing product categories and should not have been accepted for the Innovation Awards Program," the organization […]
T4 wants to transform market research data with a combination of AI and humans
Oct 03, 8:48PM
When T4 co-founder and CEO Maks Khurgin was working at Bain and Company, he ran into a common problem for analysts looking for market data. He spent way too much time searching for it and felt there had to be a better way. He decided to build a centralized market data platform himself, and T4 […]
Civic Champs app gives nonprofits the tech tools to manage volunteers
Oct 03, 8:36PM
Nonprofits employ 10% of the U.S. workforce and generate some $2 trillion in revenue each year and yet, many charitable organizations are still using pen and paper to track their volunteers. Civic Champs, a startup that presented onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, has developed a platform that aims to give non-profits the tech tools they […]
Meet Vise AI, the startup reimagining portfolio management
Oct 03, 8:25PM
This TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield startup wants to upend Wall Street's antiquated wealth management system.
Self-driving vehicle startup Zoox has expanded to Las Vegas
Oct 03, 8:18PM
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle startup, is expanding to Las Vegas, CTO Jesse Levinson said at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. The startup, which has raised $800 million and has been testing on public roads in San Francisco, said Las Vegas is a target market for its autonomous driving fleet and service. Las Vegas will serve as an […]
Osano makes business risk and compliance (somewhat) sexy again
Oct 03, 8:12PM
A new startup is clearing the way for other companies to better monitor and manage their risk and compliance with privacy laws. Osano, an Austin, Texas-based startup, bills itself as a privacy platform startup, which uses a software-as-a-service solution to give businesses real-time visibility into their current privacy and compliance posture. On one hand, that […]
Maisie Williams' startup Daisie is preparing for new partnerships, funding
Oct 03, 8:12PM
Maisie Williams, best known as ‘Arya’ on Game of Thrones, is preparing to take her startup Daisie to the next stage. Right now, the app works to connect creators with one another to work on each others’ projects, but now Williams wants to help those projects find an audience. On the app, creators establish a […]
Cybersecurity is a bubble, but it's not ready to burst
Oct 03, 8:00PM
The global cybersecurity market is booming. But it's not all unicorns and rainbows -- and some industry watchers have claimed that the cybersecurity market is a bubble about to burst.
Art on blockchain pioneer Verisart raises $2.5M for art and collectibles certification
Oct 03, 7:03PM
A lot of talk has been made about verifying valuable items on an immutable blockchain, but the main pioneer in this space has been Verisart, which appeared a few years ago to use a blockchain to create certification for the fine art and collectibles market. But despite the blockchain hype of the last few years, […]
Daily Crunch: Taboola acquires Outbrain
Oct 03, 6:51PM
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. Publisher adtech startups Taboola and Outbrain merge in $850M deal to take on Google and Facebook The content recommendation rivals — […]
Notarize and Guaranteed Rate partner on new product that allows homebuyers to complete the entire closing process online
Oct 03, 6:45PM
Notarize, a startup that enables people to get documents notarized online, announced today that it has partnered with Guaranteed Rate, one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the U.S. Guaranteed Rate's new product, called FlashClose, integrates Notarize's real estate API and allows customers to close real estate transactions and execute mortgages online. The service […]
TikTok explains its ban on political advertising
Oct 03, 6:32PM
Already under fire for advancing Chinese foreign policy by censoring topics like Hong Kong’s protests and pro-LGBT content, the Beijing-based video app TikTok is now further distancing itself from U.S. social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, with a ban on political ads on its app. The company today says it will not allow […]
Bird raises $275 million Series D round at a $2.5 billion valuation
Oct 03, 6:05PM
Bird has closed a $275 million Series D round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden announced at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco today. The round values Bird at a $2.5 billion pre-money valuation, according to sources familiar with the round. This round comes a few months after TechCrunch reported Bird was looking […]
Kitty Hawk reveals its secret project, Heaviside
Oct 03, 5:56PM
Sebastian Thrun is waving a device in his hand with an excited, almost gleeful expression on his face as he trots from a makeshift aircraft hangar toward the secret project that Kitty Hawk Corp. has been working on for nearly two years. The serial entrepreneur and co-founder of X, the Alphabet moonshot factory, isn’t trying […]
Here's how much the all-electric Polestar 2 will cost in its launch markets
Oct 03, 5:44PM
Volvo group’s Polestar electric performance car sub-brand has announced pricing for the Polestar 2, the company’s second production car, a four-door mid-sized fastback that will begin production in 2020 and start shipping as early as next June. Starting prices are set at between 58,800€ (around $63,720 U.S.). Those prices include three years of service and […]
First mover advantage: Does it matter in startup fundraising?
Oct 03, 5:00PM
We know the world of startup funding is competitive. I've analyzed how founders can optimize their pitch decks and the best times of year for fundraising to get the most attention from investors.
No near-term IPO for Impossible Foods, CEO says
Oct 03, 4:58PM
The market was receptive to meat replacement products, as the Beyond Meat public offering recently indicated. But rival meat alternative maker Impossible Foods doesn’t see an IPO on its near-term roadmap, according to its founder and CEO, Patrick Brown. Speaking to the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019 on Wednesday, Brown said the company has […]
Sony's new A9 II mirrorless full-frame camera has the speed sports photographers need
Oct 03, 4:53PM
Sony today announced a successor to its popular A9 mirrorless interchangeable lens full-frame camera. The A9 II carries over some of the specs and stats of its predecessor, like the 24.2 megapixel stacked imaging sensor, but adds an upgraded BIONZ X image processor, which powers the much more powerful autofocus capabilities in the new camera. […]
IronSource, a mobile adtech startup, confirms $400M+ raise at $1B+ valuation
Oct 03, 4:53PM
On the same day that two Israeli-founded adtech startups, Taboola and Outbrain, announced a merger to create a $2 billion company, another Israel-founded company focusing on advertising and marketing for mobile has also closed a huge funding round. IronSource, which has built a video ad network and user acquisition technology for mobile app publishers, has […]
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