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Meet 3 of our Disrupt NY Startup Spotlight companies: Duo Security, Lemonade, and Tala
Disrupt NY is right around the bend, and with it comes a brand new type of content: The Startup Spotlight.
Each of these companies will have a total of 15 minutes to tell their story, from origin to potential pivot to real solution, with all the highs and lows that come with it.
Today, I’m pleased to announce three of the companies we’re highlighting at the Disrupt NY Startup… Read More
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83North closes $250M fourth fund focused on European, Israeli startups
European VC firm 83North (formerly Greylock IL), which since 2008 has focused on backing startups in Europe and Israel, has closed its fourth fund — taking $250M in a raise that it says was both oversubscribed and its largest to date, and bringing its total capital under management to $800M. Read More
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London-based Forward Partners closes new £60M fund to invest in startups at idea and Seed stage
Forward Partners, the London-based VC firm originally founded by Forward Internet Group and Nic Brisbourne, has closed a new £60 million fund to continue investing in tech startups from idea to late Seed stage. CheckRecipient, a London startup that uses machine learning to stop misaddressed emails, raises $2.7M
CheckRecipient is a London startup that uses machine learning to help prevent emails from being sent to the wrong recipient. Instacart VP of operations Mike Swartz has left the company
TechCrunch has learned that Mike Swartz, an operations veteran from Amazon who joined Instacart in February last year, has left the company. Instacart confirmed the departure. Spotify trades free-tier album delays for smaller royalties
Spotify has long refused to restrict new releases from its ad-supported non-paying listeners because it would make the streaming app confusing. It wanted all music available to everyone, always. But as it preps to IPO, it needs to negotiate better royalty rates with the major labels, and allowing this “windowing” practice is a bargaining chip it’s finally going to cash in. Read More
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Pluto AI raises $2.1 million to bring intelligence to water treatment
Former 500 Startups accelerator company Pluto AI is announcing $2.1 million in fundraising today from Fall Line Capital, Refactor Capital, Unshackled Ventures, Comet Labs and additional angels. Pluto is taking advantage of the sensorification of modern water treatment plants to extrapolate insights that can save operators precious time, money and water. Read More
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Amino raises $25 million to match patients with doctors best qualified to help them
Find-a-doctor app Amino has raised $25 million in a Series C round of venture funding, according to CEO and co-founder David Vivero. Highland Capital led the investment joined by Accel, Aspect Ventures, CRV, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, and Pilot Wall Group. A ZocDoc competitor, Amino gives users the ability to search for doctors who are most experienced in treating their… Read More
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Blackstorm Labs and Rakuten launch R Games to build high-fidelity HTML5 games
Blackstorm Labs, a startup that’s working to build technology that brings developers tools to get out games and apps more quickly through HTML5, today said it is working with Rakuten to build a new entity called R Games that will serve as a hub for games in Japan and Asia. Read More
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Apple Fellow Rich Page on ‘stealing jobs’ and Chowbotics’ salad-making robots
When we first wrote about Chowbotics, their salad-making robot stirred a bit of controversy. The company promises to bring nutritious dining options to offices that don’t have a big cafeteria and budget to employ full-time chefs. But their robot, Sally, threatens to put a number of people out of work. Chowbotics Executive Chairman Rich Page gives us his thoughts. Read More
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