March 13, 2020
FitnessAI races past $1M ARR heading into YC Demo Day
Y Combinator’s Demo Day is a key soirée on the startup calendar. This year, however, instead of a packed room replete with short pitches and lackluster catering, Demo…
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March 13, 2020
n8n, a ‘fair code’ workflow automation platform, raises seed from Sequoia as VC firm steps up in Europe
When concerns about the novel coronavirus — and subsequent changes in activity — are not bringing productivity to a halt (and perhaps especially in times of needing to…
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Handle.com helps independent construction workers get paid on time
From long payment cycles to antiquated processes on how to bill workers, the hefty inefficiencies of the construction industry are long overdue for innovation. Enter startups such as…
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Startup founders are building companies on WhatsApp
Lisa Enckell Contributor Share on Twitter Lisa Enckell is a partner at Antler, an early-stage venture capital firm and startup generator. In Asia, where I work as a…
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Raising money in a bear market, and what happened with Sequoia and Finix?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today was something a bit special. We’d originally hoped to have…
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Heartbeat Health raises $8.2M to improve cardiovascular care
While you’ve probably spent a lot of today thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s worth remembering that other health issues aren’t going away — and that heart disease…
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Revolut lets you purchase gold
Fintech startup Revolut has introduced a new trading feature for premium users. Starting today, Premium and Metal users can access gold exposure from the app. Revolut works with…
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The 7 deadly sins of startups
Caryn Marooney Contributor Share on Twitter Caryn Marooney is general partner at Coatue Management and sits on the boards of Zendesk and Elastic. An advisor to Airtable, in…
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YC-backed Giveaway is a peer-to-peer marketplace that uses virtual currency
YC-backed Giveaway lets folks give away their unused or unnecessary items in a marketplace. Unlike other buy and sell or donation platforms, Giveaway uses a virtual currency on…
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Deep North raises $25.7M for AI that uses CCTV to build retail analytics
Amazon and others have raised awareness of how the in-store shopping experience can be sped up (and into the future) using computer vision to let a person pay…
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