What does Red Hat’s sale to IBM tell us about Couchbase’s valuation? – TechCrunch
The IPO rush of 2021 continued this week with a fresh filing from NoSQL provider Couchbase. The company raised hundreds …
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Maybe neobanks will break even after all – TechCrunch
The Exchange is back after its brief hiatus. Anna and I have some really neat stuff planned, so stick with …
Vietnamese financial services app MFast gets $1.5M pre-Series A led by Do Ventures – TechCrunch
MFast founders Phan Thanh Long and Phan Thanh Vinh MFast, a mobile app that lets Vietnamese users in remote areas …
Google’s first retail location opened today in NYC – TechCrunch
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Crypto finance startup Amber Group raises $100M at $1B valuation – TechCrunch
More mainstream venture capital firms are jumping on the crypto bandwagon as investors increasingly consider bitcoin an investable asset, despite …
KeepTruckin raises $190 million to invest in AI products, double R&D team to 700 – TechCrunch
KeepTruckin, a hardware and software developer that helps trucking fleets manage vehicle, cargo and driver safety, has just raised $190 …
Spotify acquires Podz, a podcast discovery platform – TechCrunch
Podcasts are all the rage, but podcast discovery is a challenge. Today, Spotify announced its acquisition of Podz, a startup …
UK’s ICO warns over ‘Big Data’ surveillance threat of live facial recognition in public – TechCrunch
The UK’s chief data protection regulator has warned over reckless and inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) in public …
Owning the paycheck is the key to fintech success – TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week, …
Spotify debuts a Clubhouse rival, Facebook tests Audio Rooms in US, Amazon cuts Appstore commissions – TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the …