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Only three fintech startups have actually seen their secondary valuations increase since January 2022: HR/payroll startups Rippling, Gusto and Deel.... →

TikTok is launching a new program that is designed to identify the next wave of rising artists in the music industry, the company announced on Tuesday. The new program, called Elevate, is meant to help musicians create a lifelong career in the music industry, beyond being a one-hit wonder. The company did not go into […]... →

Troubled e-bike maker VanMoof — which had raised a total of $189.1 million from the likes of Balderton Capital and Felix Capital, among other investors — has now officially gone bankrupt in the Netherlands after barely a week in an administrative process. As TechCrunch previously reported, the company was in a “suspension of payment” process, […]... →

Cristóbal Valenzuela, the former president of Sandbox VR, the brick-and-mortar VR experience franchise, didn’t always have a strong grasp of finance. And it’s something he felt self-conscious about. “I’ve always thought it was something for ‘real business people’ and I could just go and do what I enjoyed, which is product and engineering,” he told […]... →

Is VanMoof about to go poof? Earlier this week, we reported on how the Amsterdam-based e-bike startup, backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in venture funding, was facing a major crisis: a prolonged pause in sales; a barrage of angry customers demanding refunds for their bikes, or complaining about the lack of service on […] Report: e-bike startup VanMoof, unable to pay its bills, files for payment deferment in Holland by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google Search Console's page indexing report should show more fine-grained page indexing issues starting on July 2nd. Google forgot to add an annotation to the report back then but promised to add it soon, so the confusion around why some are seeing a spike in errors can go away.... →

The situation will not resolve over night, but a few more big exits could go a long way to brighten up 2023. As the value of startup exits craters, poor liquidity may be harming VCs’ ability to raise capital by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

How far are carnivorous people willing to go to fight climate change and reduce inhumane factory-farming conditions? That’s a huge question when you’re a player in the lab-grown meat industry. How do you overcome the initial “ick factor,” and what will it take to bring the cost of lab-grown meats in line with the conventional […] Upside Foods shares its recipe for scaling cultivated meat at TC Disrupt 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Chinese auto chip maker Black Sesame has recently filed to go public in Hong Kong, offering a glimpse into the business prospect and challenges of an industry that’s increasingly important amid an autonomous driving boom and China’s stride towards semiconductor independence. Founded by veterans of Bosch and OmniVision, Black Sesame is seen as one of […] Black Sesame, Chinese auto chip challenger to Nvidia, burns $140M a year by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Blockchain games want to go mainstream, but the million-dollar question is: What’s the best way to do it? Web3 games don’t need to highlight blockchain elements to succeed by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

SoftBank is backing Japanese robotics startup Telexistence, making good on the tech giant’s recent pledge to go back on the investment offensive in light of the current AI hype.  Tokyo-based Telexistence said Thursday that it has raised $170 million (23 billion yen) in a Series B round of funding from SoftBank, Airbus Ventures, Monoful Partners, KDDI […] SoftBank backs Japanese robotics startup Telexistence in $170M funding round by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

Indian online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has informed its existing investors that it plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a 90% markdown from the previous valuation, Indian newspaper Economic Times reported Wednesday. PharmEasy, which earlier deferred a plan to go public, needs the new cash to pay its lender Goldman […] PharmEasy seeks funding via rights issue at 90% valuation cut, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

I’m sure the team at RoboDeck is sick and tired of people referring to their robot is a “Roomba for decks.” But we did so in our write-up when the Israeli firm competed in Startup Battlefield, and I’ve just done so above. It’s a pretty memorable pitch as those things go. The system is designed […] RoboDeck, the deck maintenance robot, scores a $2M pre-seed by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Pokémon GO maker Niantic laid off 230 employees today, just one year after it laid off around 90 employees. During last year’s layoffs, Niantic cancelled four projects, including a Transformers game. Some Niantic games will meet the same fate this time around. After four months in the App Store, Niantic is shutting down NBA All-World; […] Niantic lays off 230 employees, cancels NBA and Marvel games by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

There’s still plenty of cash to go around in the generative AI space, apparently. As first reported by Forbes, Inflection AI, an AI startup aiming to create “personal AI for everyone,” has closed a $1.3 billion funding round led by Microsoft, Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt and new investor Nvidia. A source familiar with […] Inflection lands $1.3B investment to build more ‘personal’ AI by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

I know that regulation lags the market, but holy hell, what was all this? As Lordstown immolates, SPAC deals that didn’t go to zero feel like the exception by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

If you’re a student hell-bent on making your mark in the startup world, then TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, September 19-21 in San Francisco, is a must-go destination. Even better for budget-strapped students — it’s an affordable stop on your path to building your startup empire. Why buy now? Prices increase in August — which will be […] Students: Disrupt offers affordable passes and big benefits by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Three months after arresting its administrator, U.S. federal authorities have seized the domain of notorious hacking site BreachForums. For a time, the forum was the go-to community for English speaking cybercriminals, who would share, advertise, and sell personal data stolen from a variety of websites and companies. In March, the FBI arrested Conor Brian Fitzpatrick […] Feds seize notorious and shuttered hacking site BreachForums by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →

A little more growth and help from rising multiples and Databricks could go public safely, especially if it targets a $31 billion market cap. Databricks is proof that strong unicorns can grow their way out of a market correction by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →