January 7, 2021
Local news app News Break raises $115M
The popular news app News Break is announcing that it has raised $115 million in new funding. The press release claims this round makes News Break “one of…
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January 6, 2021
Perfect Corp., developer of virtual beauty app YouCam Makeup, closes $50 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs
Spending on cosmetics has usually weathered economic crises, but that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with stay-at-home orders and masks tempering people’s desire to wear makeup. This forced…
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Google and Snap in talks to invest in India’s ShareChat
ShareChat, an Indian social network that added Twitter as an investor in 2019, may soon receive the backing of two more American firms. The Bangalore-based startup is in…
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India’s CRED raises $81 million, buys back shares worth $1.2 million from employees
Bangalore-based CRED is kickstarting the new year on a high note. The two-year-old startup, led by high-profile entrepreneur Kunal Shah, said on Monday it has raised $81 million…
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Google pilots a search feature that aggregates short-form videos from TikTok and Instagram
Google is testing a new feature that will surface Instagram and TikTok videos in their own dedicated carousel in the Google app for mobile devices — a move…
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Chinese online education app Zuoyebang raises $1.6 billion from investors including Alibaba
The rivalry between China’s top online learning apps has become even more intense this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest company to score a significant funding…
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Video: TechCrunch editors share their top stories of 2020
As the year draws to a close, a few members of our edit staff shared stories that defined the last 12 months for their beat. Devin Coldewey:…
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Video: TechCrunch editors choose their top stories of 2020
As the year draws to a close, a few members of our edit staff shared stories that defined the last 12 months for their beat. Devin Coldewey:…
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Daily Crunch: Telegram prepares to monetize
Telegram will introduce ads, TikTok’s parent company is moving into drug discovery and President Trump continues his battle against Section 230. This is your Daily Crunch for December…
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TechCrunch editors choose their top stories of 2020
As the year draws to a close, a few members of our edit staff shared stories that defined the last 12 months for their beat. Devin Coldewey:…
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