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Jun 18, 2020 • 6min
Software shares set new records as tech rallies
In another up for technology shares, software companies saw their values reach new heights today. The days trading comes after a selloff last week eased some of technology companies’ rebounds from their COVID-19 lows; stocks in tech companies have more than made up for their early-year declines in mid-2020, with the Nasdaq reaching 10,000 points […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2020 • 6min
Credit-focused fintech startup Upgrade raises $40M after reaching $100M run rate
This morning Upgrade, a credit-focused fintech startup, announced that it has raised a $40 million Series D round that the company says gives it a $1 billion valuation. The Upgrade round slots neatly into a few trends TechCrunch has noted in recent quarters, including fintech startups raising at new, higher valuations, and some startups seeing […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2020 • 4min
Exhibit for free at Disrupt 2020: Apply to TC Top Picks
Looking for a way to get your early-stage startup the massive attention it deserves? Of course, you are. One of the best ways to get in front of thousands of influencers is by exhibiting in Startup Alley during Disrupt 2020. An even better way is to exhibit for free. Take the first step and apply […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2020 • 5min
DeepSource announce $2.6M seed round to automate static code analysis
DeepSource, a member of the Winter 2020 Y Combinator cohort, announced a $2.6 million seed investment today. The company is building a solution to help developers automate static code analysis to find certain errors before going through human code review. 645 Ventures led the round with help from Y Combinator, FundersClub, Pioneer Fund, Liquid 2 […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 16, 2020 • 3min
Reebelo, a Singapore-based site for refurbished electronics, raises $1.25 million seed round
Reebelo, a Singapore-based marketplace for refurbished electronics, announced it has raised a seed round of $1.25 million led by June Fund, with participation from Antler. The new funding will be used for hiring, especially marketing and operations positions for customer service as the company scales. Reebelo currently operates in Singapore, but plans to expand across […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 16, 2020 • 7min
Free money for startups? It’s possible with MainStreet’s platform for economic development incentives
Startups need money. State and local governments need startups and the employment growth they offer. It should be obvious that the two groups can work together and make each other happy. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Each year, governments spend tens of billions of dollars on economic development incentives designed to attract […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2020 • 24min
So you want to talk about race in tech with Ijeoma Oluo
“A lot of people denigrate the value of talking about race and racism in technological spaces,” said Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, which has surged to the top of the New York Times best sellers list in paperback nonfiction, two and a half years after its initial January 2018 […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2020 • 3min
Uber shares tumble 5% as reports indicate it will lose the Grubhub deal to European rival
Reports this morning indicate that Uber, the American ride-hailing giant with a global footprint, will lose out on its attempt to buy Grubhub, an American food ordering and delivery service. Uber competes with Grubhub domestically with its Uber Eats service; a tie-up between the two could have given Uber suffocating market share in the United […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2020 • 4min
API platform Postman delivers $150M Series B on $2B valuation
APIs provide a way to build connections to a set of disparate applications and data sources, and can help simplify a lot of the complex integration issues companies face. Postman has built an enterprise API platform and today it got rewarded with a $150 million Series C investment on a whopping $2 billion valuation — […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2020 • 6min
This startup just raised $12 million from top VCs to offer financial planning as an employee perk
Companies increasingly recognize that one of the greatest stresses for their employees is financial wellness. Even at innovative tech startups, people typically bump up against the limits of how much they know about wealth management pretty fast. But providing financial education to a workforce, which has become increasingly common, is largely useless as most employees […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
