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С января по август 2022 года российские инвестиционные фонды заключили всего 31 сделку с IT-стартапами против 121 сделки за аналогичный период прошлого года..... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. I first covered Launch House in Oct 2020, when the co-founders described a strong focus on inclusion when creating hacker homes. A co-founder said then, “I wouldn’t say we’re the next Y […] Community isn’t a buzzword, it’s a challenge by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

If you’re a university- or college-level student who believes the future of finance is crypto — or even if you’re just crypto curious — pack a bag and head to Miami for TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17. Why? Well, for starters, TechCrunch (of Disrupt and Startup Battlefield fame) brings its considerable talent for attracting […] TC Sessions: Crypto is in Miami — and 5 more reasons students should go by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Калифорнийский губернатор подписал закон штата об онлайн безопасности, который направлен на то, чтобы защитить несовершеннолетних от потенциально вредного контента и поведения в сети. Так, сервисы и сайты должны применять максимальные настройски privacy, если оказывают услугу пользователям младше 18 лет. Запрещено использовать данные детей для построения профилей, отслеживать их точное местоположение и собирать их детальную информацию. Мы помним, что дети — это цветы жизни и под таким соусом можно много сде... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: All I can see is you — iOS 16 users enjoy new photo background removal feature by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

In a town hall to some members of their community, Launch House addressed the harassment and assault allegations surfaced by a Vox Investigation earlier this week. The startup, backed by A16z and Lightship as well as a bevy of top investors, said that an independent investigation is underway. “We’ll let the investigation speak for itself, […] Launch House holds private town hall, says investigation is underway by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Last month, Varo Bank celebrated the two-year anniversary of obtaining its national bank charter. The move made Varo the first-ever all-digital nationally chartered U.S. consumer bank. The startup launched its banking services aimed at younger consumers comfortable doing all their banking online in 2017. It has raised nearly $1 billion since its 2015 inception and […] Most fintechs partner with banks. Varo became one, and says it’s paying off by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Launch House, a community-oriented startup that has built a brand around launching ideas out loud, is in the middle of a controversy after a Vox investigation surfaced multiple sexual assualt and harassment allegations.  Some existing investors in the startup and its venture fund have issued public statements supporting the alleged victims and denouncing the alleged […] Launch House’s community reacts to misconduct and harassment allegations by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

News that Adobe will buy upstart design software unicorn Figma for $20 billion was the single largest event in startup land this week, a surprise upset over the Ethereum Merge coming to fruition. After the Figma-Adobe deal, which design startups are acquisition targets? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann jumped on the mic, with Theresa on backup, to talk through the biggest headlines. We started with a look at the Figma-Adobe deal, worth some $20 billion. TechCrunch’s news coverage is here, […] Where’s the center of the startup world? Depends on which VC you ask by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

CRED plans to invest about $10 million in its lending partner LiquiLoans as the Indian fintech startup broadens its ownership in financial services, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup’s investment in Mumbai-headquartered LiquiLoans increases the lender’s valuation to close to $200 million, the firms said in a statement. CRED partnered with LiquiLoans last […] Indian fintech CRED to invest in lending partner LiquiLoans by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

There’s no shortage of startups trying to make sense of the explosive growth of data generated from blockchain applications. Nansen has the support from a16z to provide on-chain data analysis for crypto investors. The Graph offers an API for developers to query blockchain data. The latest to get VC recognition is KNN3, a Singapore-based startup […] Singapore’s KNN3 wants to enable social discovery for decentralized apps by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

SoftBank’s retreat from its past investing exuberance continues apace. This morning, Kahoot, the Norwegian startup that provides a popular platform for people to build and use education-focused games, announced that General Atlantic is buying out SoftBank’s entire 15% stake in the company. SoftBank is exiting at a loss. The firm sunk at least $215 million […] General Atlantic buys out SoftBank’s 15% stake in edtech Kahoot, now valued at about $152M vs the $215M SoftBank ponied up 2 years ago by Ingrid Lunde... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Adobe snaps up Figma in proposed $20B deal that has some scratching their heads by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Stop trying to make Polywork happen. It’s already happening. You may even be polyworking as you read this. Polywork is a venture-backed startup that is building a professional network to help people express their multi-hyphenated work lives. In other words, if you’re a reporter, who also podcasts, wants to write a book and would love […] Polywork lands $28 million more to add hyphens to your job title by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Can Austrian startup Helu.io, which completed a €9.8 million round in July and focuses on financial planning and analysis, show the rest of us how a pitch deck should be done? Pitch Deck Teardown: Helu.io’s $9.8M Series A deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Building a startup is no simple task regardless of the vertical you claim as your own. The reality, though, is that some startups — think robotics or climate tech — require a lot more time in the oven before they’re fully baked revenue generators. A longer building time affects both startups and investors alike, which […] Index Ventures, Sila, The Engine weigh in on startups that require a longer time horizon at Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Escend is a U.K.-based startup that must have figured that scooters were too big, instead deciding to shrink micromobility even further (what are we calling this — picomobility?), adding a battery pack and motors to rollerblades. The company started selling its ‘blades today. The blades use regenerative braking, and have been designed to last; between […] Escend is bringing neck-breaking micromobility to your feet by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Interest in alternative investments such as private equity, real estate and crypto continues to surge, and Miami-based fintech startup Allocations is riding the wave. Less than three years after its founding, the company, which provides APIs to help private fund managers streamline processes, has crossed $1 billion in assets under administration on its platform, its […] Allocations just got valued at $150M to help private equity funds lure smaller investors by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCru... →

Sendbird, a communications startup, has been around since 2013 helping customers incorporate communications capabilities into their applications via an API. Today, the company announced that moving forward, you can also add live streaming combined with chat to your application with a couple of lines of code. This new capability is called Sendbird Live. “Now we […] Sendbird adds live streaming from any app to communications platform by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →