February 1, 2017
The top unicorns are overvalued
The hot air around young and savvy tech startups is not going anywhere, despite dark prophecies that saw 2016 as the “winter is coming” year. Snapchat and Airbnb…
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February 1, 2017
Yomoni raises $5.4 million for its automated portfolio management service
French startup Yomoni is a promising fintech startup operating robo-advisors. It means that you can give the company some of your savings, and the startup automatically manages a…
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Hutch wants to virtually redesign your living space — then sell you the furniture
Everyone can recognize great interior design. But it’s much harder to actually design a space and pick out all the items you need to make it look great.…
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Meet the finalists vying for the Social Impact Award at the 10th Annual Crunchies
In tech, we often think a few steps further down the road. But sometimes, the present needs some serious addressing. This is one of those times. As we…
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DigitalBridge lets you “try on” home décor products before purchasing
DigitalBridge is a U.K. startup based in Manchester and backed by John Lewis via the 150 year-old apartment store’s accelerator. The company is taking a different and, on…
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Reserve raises another $10M and plans new software for restaurants
Reserve, a startup offering table and customer management tools for restaurants, is announcing that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding. When the company first launched…
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Emoji marketing startup Inmoji raises another $1.5M
Emojis — not just a fun way to avoid writing actual words, but also an opportunity for ? Well, Inmoji, a startup that creates emoji-focused marketing campaigns, is announcing that…
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Pinterest begins rolling out search ads for keywords and shopping campaigns
Pinterest is adding another piece to its arsenal of advertising services, opening up search advertising to its partners and with companies advertising through the Kenshoo marketing suite. With…
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Raising a $32M Series A, Knock seeks to stand out with new model for selling homes
Online real estate service Knock is finishing up a $32 million Series A round led by RRE Ventures. The new company, founded by former Trulia executives, promises to handle the details of home…
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Silicon Valley is making plans to move foreign-born workers to Canada
For many U.S. startups and their foreign-born employees, a kind of back-up plan may be starting to sound like a good idea right about now. Yesterday, White House…
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