Cross-border fintech startup Airwallex raises $100M at a valuation of over $1B
Australia-based Airwallex is the latest tech startup to enter the billion-dollar “unicorn” club. The company announced today that it has closed a $100 …
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Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2
Heathcare kiosks, a home-cooked food marketplace, and a way for startups to earn interest on their funding topped our list of high-potential companies from Y …
Extra Crunch Daily: Exascale Computing
From Extra Crunch Patreon, the focus of our first EC-1, has now announced the new pricing tiers that they telegraphed in our deep dive. New reports discuss the …
UK asks competition watchdog to put adtech market review top of its to-do list
UK asks competition watchdog to put adtech market review top of its to-do list – TechCrunch Natasha Lomas @riptari / 4 days The U.K. government …
Can Apple finish 2018 on a high note? We’ll find out Thursday
Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) has had a great 2018. Even as the other FAANG stocks slumped, the trillion-dollar electronics company has continually satisfied Wall …
Bottomless has a solution for lazy coffee addicts
If you’re like me, you let out a heavy sigh every month or so when you reach out and unexpectedly find an empty bag of coffee. Bottomless, one of the …
VCs have growing appetite for ‘AgriFood’
Venture investors are pouring billions of dollars into feeding their hunger for food and agriculture startups. Whether that trend line is due to enthusiasm for …
Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platform
The growth of augmented and virtual reality applications and hardware is ushering in a new age of digital media and imaging technologies, and startups that are …
Koala-sensing drone helps keep tabs on drop bear numbers
It’s obviously important to Australians to make sure their koala population is closely tracked — but how can you do so when the suckers live in forests and …
TikTok is launching a series of online safety videos in its app
On the heels of news that TikTok has reached 1 billion downloads, the company today is launching a new initiative designed to help inform users about online …