April 6, 2021
Signal tests payments in the UK using MobileCoin
Encrypted chat app Signal is adding payments to the services it provides, a long-expected move and one the company is taking its time on. A U.K.-only beta program…
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April 6, 2021
Aporia raises $5M for its AI observability platform
Machine learning (ML) models are only as good as the data you feed them. That’s true during training, but also once a model is put in production. In…
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OneStream raises $200M, now valued at $6B after its enterprise-focused financial software sees a surge of use
Digital transformation is the name of the game these days, and companies that are enabling businesses to take a leap into the future, by helping them tackle their…
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Sendbird raises $100M at a $1B+ valuation, says 150M+ users now interact using its chat and video APIs
Messaging is the medium these days, and today a startup that has built an API to help others build text and video interactivity into their services is announcing…
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Shell invests in LanzaJet to speed up deliveries of its synthetic aviation fuel
The energy giant Shell has joined a slew of strategic investors — including All Nippon Airways, Suncor Energy, Mitsui and British Airways — in funding LanzaJet, the company…
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Hipmunk’s founders launch Flight Penguin to bring back Hipmunk-style flight search
Hipmunk’s founders are building a successor to their now-defunct flight search service. The startup was acquired by SAP-owned travel and expense platform Concur in 2016, and its CEO…
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Clubhouse launches payments so creators can make money
Clubhouse, a one-year-old social audio app reportedly valued at $1 billion, will now allow users to send money to their favorite creators — or speakers — on the…
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Digging into the Alkami Technology IPO
It appears that the slowdown in tech debuts is not a complete freeze; despite concerning news regarding the IPO pipeline, some deals are chugging ahead. This morning, we’re…
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Start your engines, TechCrunch is (virtually) headed to Detroit
Thanks to a warm welcome from Miami, our first City Spotlight was a big success. We met investors and entrepreneurs who are working on amazing things, and we…
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Ribbit Capital leads $26.7M round for Brazilian fintech Cora
Cora, a São Paulo-based technology-enabled lender to small and-medium-sized businesses, has raised $26.7 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley VC firm Ribbit Capital. Kaszek…
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