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What happened to Slack today
You’ve been busy. I’ve been busy. But people are talking about Slack all over Twitter, so let me catch us…
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SoftBank-backed Brandless shuts its doors for good
It was a roller coaster ride — a short one. Brandless, a San Francisco-based e-commerce company that made and sold…
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Facebook quietly acquired another UK AI startup and almost no one noticed
Over the last few years, Facebook has been busy building out AI capabilities in areas like computer vision, natural language…
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Starling Bank raises another £60M from existing backers
Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised another £60 million from its existing…
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Facebook has acquired Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup
Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup working on location accuracy beyond the capabilities of GPS, has been acquired by…
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Why is One Medical worth more than Casper?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week…
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Carta debuts fund to invest in startups that tap into its platform
This morning Carta, a startup that helps private companies manage equity, announced it has created an investing vehicle called Carta…
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Europe’s A/O PropTech is a new €250M fund dedicated to companies disrupting real estate
A/O PropTech is a new European VC officially launching today, after raising €250 million of so-called “permanent capital” to invest…
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Daily Crunch: Spotify is acquiring The Ringer
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The Zebra raises $38.5M as the insurance marketplace race heats up
This morning The Zebra, an Austin-based insurance marketplace startup, announced it has closed a $38.5 million Series C. Accel led…
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