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Jul 12, 2019 • 5min
This new autonomous startup has designed its delivery robot to conquer winter
This new autonomous startup has designed its delivery robot to conquer winter Refraction, a new autonomous delivery robot company that came out of stealth Wednesday at TC Sessions: Mobility, sees opportunity in areas most AV startups are avoiding: regions with the worst weather. The company, founded by University of Michigan professors Matthew Johnson-Roberson and Ram Vasudevan, calls its REV-1 delivery robot the “Goldilocks of autonomous vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2019 • 4min
3 reasons startups should exhibit at Disrupt SF 2019
Early-stage startup founders, you’re searching for opportunities to take your company to greater heights, amirite? Then allow me to direct your attention to Disrupt San Francisco 2019, TechCrunch’s flagship event that takes place October 2-4. More specifically to Startup Alley, the exhibition floor where opportunity thrives. Grab that opportunity by the scruff and buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2019 • 5min
N26 launches its challenger bank in the U.S.
European fintech startup N26 is now accepting customers in the U.S. The company is launching a bank account with a debit card that should provide a better experience compared to traditional retail banks. If you’re familiar with N26, the product that is going live today won’t surprise you much. Customers in the U.S. can download a mobile app and create a bank account from their phone in just a few minutes. It’s a true bank account with ACH payments, routing and account numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2019 • 5min
Bankrupt Maker Faire revives, reduced to Make Community
Maker Faire and Maker Media are getting a second chance after suddenly going bankrupt, but they’ll return in a weakened capacity. Sadly, their flagship crafting festivals remain in jeopardy, and it’s unclear how long the reformed company can survive. Maker Media suddenly laid off all 22 employees and shut down last month, as first reported by TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2019 • 4min
Hardware startups: Pitch to the world’s top investors at Hardware Battlefield 2019
Early-stage hardware startupfounders, it’s your turn to step into the spotlight and launch your innovative inventions to the world’s top investors. We’re inviting you to apply to compete in our hardware-focused pitch competition,Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhenon November 11-12. You might even walk away with $25,000 and a whole new business trajectory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2019 • 3min
Fresh tickets to our 14th Annual TechCrunch Summer Party
Our 14th Annual TechCrunch Summer Party is a mere two weeks away, and we’re serving up a fresh new batch of tickets to this popular Silicon Valley tradition. Jump on this opportunity, folks, because our previous releases sold out in a flash — and these babies won’t last long, either. Buy your ticket today. Our summer soiree takes place on July 25 at Park Chalet, San Francisco’s coastal beer garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 9, 2019 • 6min
Glitch is bringing remix culture back to the web with a $30 million Series A round
Building apps and tools on the web shouldn’t just be for the technically inclined. In the early days of the web, it was easy to make your MySpace account, for example, unique to your personal aesthetic. Glitch is doing that for the modern era. Glitch, formerly known as Fog Greek Software, is an online community where people can upload projects and enable others to remix them. Dash likens coding on Glitch to working together inside Google Docs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 8, 2019 • 12min
A 23-year-old B2B company has shown how keen India is for tech IPOs
Away from the limelight of the press and the frenzy of fundraising, a tech startup in India has achieved a feat that few of its peers have managed: going public. IndiaMART, the country’s largest online platform for selling products directly to businesses, raised nearly $70 million in a rare tech IPO for India this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 8, 2019 • 3min
Karamel is an app to find activities for your kids
Karamel is an app to find activities for your kids French startup Karamel wants to help you find things to do for your kids. The company is launching a mobile app that lets you find and book kid-friendly activities around you. The startup also just raised a $450,000 round (€400,000) from Kima Ventures, Roxanne Varza and Thibaud Elzière. Varza participates in the Atomico Angel Programme, which means that Atomico handed out $100,000 to invest in multiple early-stage companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2019 • 10min
Why you should naturalize — now, not later
It’s no secret that America thrives on tech-savvy immigrants who put down permanent roots: Three in five of the country’s biggest tech companies —Apple, Facebook, and Google among them — were founded by first- or second-generation immigrants. Those giants combined boast a market cap of over $4 trillion and employ nearly two million workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
