Prosus classifieds group OLX shuts down Berlin’s Frontier Car Group to focus OLX Autos on LatAm and Asia – TechCrunch
Cazoo is picking up significant capital today by teaming up with a SPAC in the U.S. at a $7 billion …
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DiDi Chuxing expands to South Africa, to take on Bolt and Uber – TechCrunch
Chinese ride-hailing company, DiDi Chuxing has started operations in South Africa today according to Reuters. Founded in 2012, the Beijing …
A Supreme Court ruling affirming Canada’s carbon tax opens the door for a startup explosion – TechCrunch
Last week the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the national government’s plan to tax carbon emissions was legal in a …
To improve accountability, Norrsken VC ties partner compensation to its portfolio’s sustainable successes – TechCrunch
With the close of its latest investment fund, Norrsken VC is is taking an unprecedented step in tying the compensation …
Jeff Bezos’ investment fund is backing a startup hoping to be the AWS for SMB accounting – TechCrunch
One of the biggest pain points for startups and small businesses is keeping up with back office tasks such as …
With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion – TechCrunch
Who knew building a vertical software as a service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 …
Well that was a crazy week – TechCrunch
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on …
Apple releases iPhone, iPad, and Watch security patches for zero-day bug under active attack – TechCrunch
Apple has released an update for iPhones, iPads and Watches to patch a security vulnerability under active attack by hackers. …
Science Vs’s Rose Rimler – TechCrunch
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make …
The disconnect between Y Combinator Demo Day and due diligence – TechCrunch
Within 48 hours, the startup world experienced two momentous events: Y Combinator’s largest Demo Day ever, and the early investor …