June 18, 2015
TechCrunch Is Hitting Austin And Seattle Next Week
The time is now. Well, technically the time is next week, but it is getting really close to game time. TechCrunch is bringing its world-renowned TC Meetup +…
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June 18, 2015
Routific’s Route Optimization Tools Help Local Businesses Offer On-Demand Delivery
Routific is the latest startup hoping to take advantage of growing interest in on-demand services. It’s not trying to build the next Uber or Instacart, but instead giving…
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Knyttan Raises £2M To Disrupt Garment Production With 3D Printer-Styled Knitting Machines
Knyttan, the London-based on-demand fashion startup and graduate of Techstars London, has picked up £2 million in seed funding to help it disrupt the garment production industry. London-based…
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GoFundMe Confirms Its Funding Round, Which Valued It At $500M
GoFundMe confirmed that it has raised venture capital financing in a blog post today, infusing the previously bootstrapped company with cash that will give it room to grow. TechCrunch…
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Managed By Q Sweeps Up $15M Led By RRE Ventures, Expands To San Francisco
Managed By Q, the startup that handles all the cleaning, maintenance and re-stocking of your office, has today announced the close of a $15 million Series A funding…
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BuzzFeed Showcases Its Serious Side With A News App And Customizable Alerts
Are you the kind of person who says, “I read BuzzFeed for the news”? Do you secretly wish you didn’t have to wade through all those listsicles and…
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So, About That Uber Ruling
Some bad news broke for Uber today — the California Labor Commission ruled that one of the company’s drivers was an employee. Uber has long insisted that those…
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Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel Explains Snapchat In A Dimly Lit Room
Inexplicably, Snapchat has posted a video to its official YouTube page in which CEO and cofounder Evan Spiegel describes how the app works – four years after it…
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Portal Lets You Quickly Transfer Big Files From PC To Phone
Pushbullet, the company that makes a handy utility that moves notifications, links and files between devices, is out today with a new app called Portal, which focuses on file transfer…
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BloomThat Grows Beyond Flower Delivery To Gifts With $5.5M
BloomThat wants to be the “Make someone happy” button. Open its app, choose between a few curated bouquets, and a beautiful flower arrangement is delivered to someone you…
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