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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
GILLMOR GANG: OFF THE RECORD

Of all the gin joints etc. etc. Clubhouse continues to confound those who don't believe in the restorative powers of the Next Big Thing....
Computer, Youth, Right, World, Rights, Services, Service, TC, Video, Brent Leary, Denis Pombriant, frank radice, Keith Teare, Michael Markman, Steve Gillmor
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
MARY MEEKER'S BOND IS CLOSING ON $2 BILLION FOR ITS SECOND FUND, PER A NEW FILING

Bond , the growth-stage firm that spun out of the Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund in late 2018, is closing a second fund with $2...
Investment, Invest, Ads, Bond, Investments, Fund, Bonds, TC, Venture Capital
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
REVOLUT LETS CUSTOMERS SWITCH TO REVOLUT BANK IN 10 ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES

Fintech startup Revolut has its own banking license in the European Union since late 2018. It lets the company offer some additional...
Service, Services, Rights, Company, Bank, Credit, Banks, Greece, Companies, Credits, Right, Europe, Finance, Policy, Startups, challenger bank, Fintech, neobank, Revolut
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
SPACEX'S STARSHIP PROTOTYPE FLIES TO 32,000 FEET AND STICKS THE LANDING IN THIRD FLIGHT TEST

SpaceX has launched SN10 - the tenth iteration of its current prototype series of Starship, the heavy-lift reusable spacecraft it's...
Land, Aerospace, Space, TC, ceo, Elon Musk, hyperloop, outer space, rocket, spaceflight, SpaceX, spacex starship, texas
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
DAILY CRUNCH: GOOGLE SWEARS OFF AD-TRACKING

Google says it's focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting, Okta acquires Auth0 and a flying taxi startup raises $241...
Technologies, Invest, Technology, Building, Investments, Investment, Sustainability, Ads, Tech, Advertising Tech, Policy
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
THE ASTON MARTIN DBX IS A TALE OF TWO VEHICLES

The Aston Martin DBX is the brand's first SUV - and the stakes for the iconic British luxury car maker couldn't be higher. Like Astons...
Technology, Sector, Luxury, Economy, Technologies, Market, Marketing, Sale, Automotive, Reviews, TC, apple carplay, Aston Martin
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
AS ACTIVIST INVESTORS LOOM, WHAT'S NEXT FOR BOX?

Box could be facing troubled times if a Reuters story from last week is accurate. Activist investor Starboard Value took a 7.9% stake...
Companies, Market, Company, Future, Marketing, Futures, Cloud, Enterprise, SaaS, TC, Aaron Levie, activist investors, Box, EC Cloud and Enterprise Infrastructure, Starboard Value
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
TWITTER TESTS NEW E-COMMERCE FEATURES FOR TWEETS

Twitter confirmed it's testing a new way to display tweets that link out to e-commerce product pages - like products on a Shopify store,...
Consulting, Medias, Companies, Media, Ads, Company, eCommerce, Social, e-commerce, shopping, social commerce, social media, Twitter
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
BANK OF AMERICA IS BRINGING VR INSTRUCTION TO ITS 4,000 BANKS

As consumer VR begins to have a moment following years of heavy investment from Facebook and other tech giants, corporate America is...
Technology, Technologies, Tech, Company, Bank, Invest, Banks, Companies, Investments, Services, Investment, Service, TC, Virtual Reality, america, Bank of America, ceo, Facebook, leader, retailers, STRIVR, United States, Virtual reality, VR, Walmart
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
CASHIFY RAISES $15 MILLION FOR ITS SECOND-HAND SMARTPHONE BUSINESS IN INDIA

Tens of millions of people each year purchase a second-hand smartphone in India, the world's second largest market. Phone makers and...
Sector, Financing, Marketing, Buy, Business, Asia, New York, Invest, Trading, Market, World, Fund, Investments, Finance, Investment, eCommerce, Funding, Hardware, Apple, cashify, india, oppo, Samsung, vivo, Xiaomi
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
OKTA ACQUIRES CLOUD IDENTITY STARTUP AUTH0 FOR $6.5B

As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it's buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. With...
Company, Ads, Management, Buy, Companies, Cloud, Enterprise, M&A, SaaS, Security, TC, auth0, identity management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Okta, todd mckinnon
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
TORO ACQUIRES ROBOTIC TRACTOR/SNOW BLOWER MAKER, LEFT HAND ROBOTICS

Toro this week announced its intentions to acquire Left Hand Robotics. The Colorado-based startup (not to be confused with Righthand...
Company, Companies, M&A, Robotics, lawn, left hand robotics, Mergers and Acquisitions, robotics, toro
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
AMAZON FIRE TV EXPANDS LIVE TV FEATURES, ADDS ALEXA SUPPORT FOR LIVE CONTENT

Amazon is rolling out a new experience for its Fire TV platform that puts more focus on subscription-free streaming and other live...
Videos, Company, Ads, Companies, Guide, Service, Services, Video, Media, Amazon, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV, live tv, streaming, tv
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
BOTTOMLESS CLOSES $4.5M SERIES A TO SCALE ITS SUBSCRIPTION COFFEE BUSINESS

As a devoted coffee drinker I was enthused by the idea of Bottomless. The Y Combinator-backed startup sends its users coffee as they...
Service, Services, Rights, Business, Building, Right, Companies, Company, Fundings & Exits, Recent Funding, Startups, TC, bottomless, Coffee, subscription services, Y Combinator
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
DEAR SOPHIE: CAN YOU DEMYSTIFY THE H-1B PROCESS AND E-3 PREMIUM PROCESSING?

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global...
World, Green, Company, Companies, Business, Job, Technologies, Jobs, Services, Service, Technology, Column, Diversity, Labor, Lawyers, Policy, Startups, Verified Experts, E-3, EC Column, green card, H-1B, immigration law, Sophie Alcorn
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
11 WORDS AND PHRASES TO CUT FROM YOUR VC PITCH DECK

May Habib Contributor Share on Twitter May Habib is co-founder and CEO of Writer.com , an AI writing assistant for teams that helps...
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
VERSION 2 OF GOOGLE'S FLUTTER TOOLKIT ADDS SUPPORT FOR DESKTOP AND WEB APPS

At an online event , Google today announced Flutter 2 , the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps....
Building, Credit, Credits, Developer, TC, Android, chrome os, eBay, flutter, Google, linux, macos, Microsoft, microsoft windows, Software, web apps, web development, web programming
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
POSTSCRIPT RAISES $35M TO GIVE SHOPIFY STORES SMS SUPERPOWERS

Postscript helps Shopify stores stay in touch with customers via SMS, with a focus on keeping everything opt-in, legally compliant,...
Company, Market, Companies, Building, Management, Legal, Marketing, TC, Postscript, Shopify
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
FROM THE ASHES OF NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS, AMPLE RESURRECTS BETTER PLACE'S BATTERY SWAPPING BUSINESS MODEL

A little over thirteen years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP,...
World, Companies, Careers, Career, Investments, Business, Company, Places, Invest, Market, Investment, Marketing, TC, Ample, better place, cars, charging station, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, energy, inductive charging, Japan, lithium-ion battery, Nissan, nissan leaf, One Laptop Per Child, range anxiety, Renault, repsol, sap, Shai Agassi, Shell Ventures, transport, Uber, venture capital
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By Tech Crunch - Mar 4, 2021
GSV VENTURES DOUBLES ASSETS MANAGED WITH NEW FUND FOCUSED ON GLOBAL EDTECH

GSV Ventures, co-founded by Deborah Quazzo and Michael Cohn, has raised $180 million in its second fund, exclusively focused on backing...
Management, Investment, Investments, Fund, Education, Invest, TC, Venture Capital, diversity, edtech, GSV Ventures, TechCrunch Include
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GILLMOR GANG: OFF THE RECORD

Of all the gin joints etc. etc. Clubhouse continues to confound those who don't believe in the restorative powers of the Next Big Thing....

MARY MEEKER'S BOND IS CLOSING ON $2 BILLION FOR ITS SECOND FUND, PER A NEW FILING

Bond , the growth-stage firm that spun out of the Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund in late 2018, is closing a second fund with $2...

REVOLUT LETS CUSTOMERS SWITCH TO REVOLUT BANK IN 10 ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES

Fintech startup Revolut has its own banking license in the European Union since late 2018. It lets the company offer some additional...

SPACEX'S STARSHIP PROTOTYPE FLIES TO 32,000 FEET AND STICKS THE LANDING IN THIRD FLIGHT TEST

SpaceX has launched SN10 - the tenth iteration of its current prototype series of Starship, the heavy-lift reusable spacecraft it's...

DAILY CRUNCH: GOOGLE SWEARS OFF AD-TRACKING

Google says it's focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting, Okta acquires Auth0 and a flying taxi startup raises $241...

THE ASTON MARTIN DBX IS A TALE OF TWO VEHICLES

The Aston Martin DBX is the brand's first SUV - and the stakes for the iconic British luxury car maker couldn't be higher. Like Astons...

AS ACTIVIST INVESTORS LOOM, WHAT'S NEXT FOR BOX?

Box could be facing troubled times if a Reuters story from last week is accurate. Activist investor Starboard Value took a 7.9% stake...

TWITTER TESTS NEW E-COMMERCE FEATURES FOR TWEETS

Twitter confirmed it's testing a new way to display tweets that link out to e-commerce product pages - like products on a Shopify store,...

BANK OF AMERICA IS BRINGING VR INSTRUCTION TO ITS 4,000 BANKS

As consumer VR begins to have a moment following years of heavy investment from Facebook and other tech giants, corporate America is...

CASHIFY RAISES $15 MILLION FOR ITS SECOND-HAND SMARTPHONE BUSINESS IN INDIA

Tens of millions of people each year purchase a second-hand smartphone in India, the world's second largest market. Phone makers and...

OKTA ACQUIRES CLOUD IDENTITY STARTUP AUTH0 FOR $6.5B

As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it's buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. With...

TORO ACQUIRES ROBOTIC TRACTOR/SNOW BLOWER MAKER, LEFT HAND ROBOTICS

Toro this week announced its intentions to acquire Left Hand Robotics. The Colorado-based startup (not to be confused with Righthand...

AMAZON FIRE TV EXPANDS LIVE TV FEATURES, ADDS ALEXA SUPPORT FOR LIVE CONTENT

Amazon is rolling out a new experience for its Fire TV platform that puts more focus on subscription-free streaming and other live...

BOTTOMLESS CLOSES $4.5M SERIES A TO SCALE ITS SUBSCRIPTION COFFEE BUSINESS

As a devoted coffee drinker I was enthused by the idea of Bottomless. The Y Combinator-backed startup sends its users coffee as they...

DEAR SOPHIE: CAN YOU DEMYSTIFY THE H-1B PROCESS AND E-3 PREMIUM PROCESSING?

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global...

11 WORDS AND PHRASES TO CUT FROM YOUR VC PITCH DECK

May Habib Contributor Share on Twitter May Habib is co-founder and CEO of Writer.com , an AI writing assistant for teams that helps...

VERSION 2 OF GOOGLE'S FLUTTER TOOLKIT ADDS SUPPORT FOR DESKTOP AND WEB APPS

At an online event , Google today announced Flutter 2 , the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps....

POSTSCRIPT RAISES $35M TO GIVE SHOPIFY STORES SMS SUPERPOWERS

Postscript helps Shopify stores stay in touch with customers via SMS, with a focus on keeping everything opt-in, legally compliant,...

FROM THE ASHES OF NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS, AMPLE RESURRECTS BETTER PLACE'S BATTERY SWAPPING BUSINESS MODEL

A little over thirteen years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP,...

GSV VENTURES DOUBLES ASSETS MANAGED WITH NEW FUND FOCUSED ON GLOBAL EDTECH

GSV Ventures, co-founded by Deborah Quazzo and Michael Cohn, has raised $180 million in its second fund, exclusively focused on backing...

The headlines of Business Mag

HOLD FAMILY A multiplayer network game for families

Spend more time with your family and less with your phone with the Hold Family app made by us! :)

SØVN Modern sleep tracking study

The Søvn app is a modern sleep tracker made by us for Bryggen Research AS! #mobile #iOS #android #portfolio

SØVN Modern sleep tracking study

The Søvn app is a modern sleep tracker made by us for Bryggen Research AS! #mobile #iOS #android #portfolio

Watchdog says Elaine Chao, ex-transpo secretary and Mitch McConnell's wife...

Summary List Placement Elaine Chao, the former transportation secretary under Trump and wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was cited by the Inspector General for...

Google's move away from targeted advertising threatens to upend marketers'...

Summary List Placement Google sent shockwaves through the advertising industry on Wednesday when it announced that it would stop tracking individual users as they browse the...

The Latest: Pharmacy to vaccinate Florida teachers under 50

FLORIDA - The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age.

Kansas to loan up to $100M to cities with huge energy costs

TOPEKA, Kan. - Driven by pleas from desperate local officials, Kansas legislators on Wednesday quickly created a state low-interest loan program to help cities cover spikes in...

SpaceX's Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in...

SpaceX has launched SN10 - the tenth iteration of its current prototype series of Starship, the heavy-lift reusable spacecraft it's developing. Starship SN10 took off from Boca...

The Latest: COVID-19 outbreak at Vermont state prison grows

MONTPELIER, Vt. - An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Vermont state prison in Newport has grown to 100 inmates and eight staff members, making it the largest outbreak at a Vermont...

Daily Crunch: Google swears off ad-tracking

Google says it's focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting, Okta acquires Auth0 and a flying taxi startup raises $241 million. This is your Daily Crunch for March...

Majority of small businesses not requiring vaccines, tests

ORLANDO, Fla. - A majority of small businesses are not requiring their employees to get tested for the new coronavirus or get any COVID-19 vaccines, though the health care and...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Democrats' last-minute compromise on...

Summary List Placement Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned "conservative" Democratic senators who pushed their party to limit eligibility for a new set of $1,400 stimulus...

Quantum computing startup D-Wave reached a major milestone - and says it did...

Summary List Placement The quantum computing startup D-Wave reached a major milestone in February. Quantum computing is a relatively new field in which special properties of...