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Just five months after its founding, the hard-tech startup Layup Parts has landed a $9 million funding round led by Founders Fund to transform composites manufacturing.…
Hans Tungmanaging partner at Worthwhile chapterearlier GGV Capitalhas many thoughts on the state of venture capital today. With $4.2 billion in assets under management, Notable grew…
Global Founders Capital will use Rocket Internet’s cash instead of raising new capital
Global Founders Capitalthe Berlin-based VC firm with close ties to German startup factory Rocket Internet is set to become Rocket Internet’s business arm. The VC previously…
News who is the former founder of HeadSpin headed to jail for the scam was further proof that the latest boom in the world of startup…
Two widowed founders launch DayNew, a social platform for people dealing with grief and trauma
After losing their spouses in devastating and unexpected ways, Karine Nissim and Eloise Bune D’Agostino discovered that there were no proper places where people could go…
‘Ship Now, Pay Later’ Startup Pomelo Raises $35M Series A From Secret Vy Capital, Founders Fund
Pomelo, a startup that combines international money transfer with credit, has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Dubai venture capital firm Vy…
Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla and Founders Fund at $7.65 billion valuation
Expense management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a $7.65 billion valuation after the funding round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. New investor…
Beeper acquired by Automattic, the decline of fintech and YC’s lack of LatAm founders
When it comes to news we love at TechCrunch, IPOs rank very high. Another great piece of news that comes around less often than we’d like…
Founders may have inadvertently given their VCs too much power to block an IPO While some investors they lament loudly that the IPO window can’t stay…
Former web3 gaming founders raise $2.5M for their NFT market to keep users even when ‘there’s no money to be made’
Although NFT Volume Still Down 88% from 2022 all-time highs (and down 38% year-to-date), Pallet Exchange is creating a new type of NFT market focused on…