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Oct 22, 2018 • 8min
TrackR is rebranding to Adero as it looks beyond small devices to track lost items
WhenTrackR raised $50 million from investors that included Amazon a year ago, the Santa Baraba startup made a big splash in the growing market for small connected dongles that you could attach to “dumb” objects like keys to keep tabs on their location. But times for the company have been challenging since then. It’s weatheredlayoffs; a succession of natural disasters; and its co-founders stepping away from exec roles asCEO and president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2018 • 4min
Twilio shops, Uber and Lyft IPO scuttlebutt, and Instacart raises $600M
Hello and welcome back toEquity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we had the Three Excellent Friends (Connie Loizos, Danny Chrichton, and Alex Wilhelm) on hand to kick things about with Scale Venture Partner’s own Rory O’Driscoll. As I’ve written the last few weeks, what a pile of news we’ve had recently. And like the last few episodes, we had to pick and choose what to drill into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2018 • 4min
Jane.VC, a new fund for female entrepreneurs, wants founders to cold email them
Want to pitch a venture capitalist? You’ll need a “warm introduction” first. At least that’s what most in the business will advise. Find a person, typically a man, who made the VC you’re interested in pitching a whole bunch of money at some point and have them introduce you. Why? Because VCs love people who’ve made them money; naturally, they’ll be willing to hear you out if you’ve got at least one money maker on your side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2018 • 6min
Embracing multimodality, Uber pioneers ride recommendations
For the first time, Uber will make contextual, personalized suggestions about the best way to get from point A to point B. The startup offers more than just cars now, and it’s starting to understand the tradeoffs between price, speed, convenience, and comfort amidst its multi-modal fleet. Most noticeably, you’ll now see JUMP bikes get premier billing right alongside Uber’s other vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 18, 2018 • 9min
The new normal
When we first started writing about startups at TechCrunch the idea of a startup – a small business with global ambitions – was a pipe dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 17, 2018 • 11min
10 lessons from Marketo’s growth to a multi-billion-dollar exit
Doug Pepper Contributor Doug Pepper is a managing director at Shasta Ventures. More posts by this contributor A New Revolution Modernizes The Revenue Supply Chain With Adobe’s acquisition of Marketo, I have been reflecting on what an amazing and pioneering company Marketo has been since it was founded in 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 17, 2018 • 6min
Journal raises $1.5 million to bring Google-like search to your personal life
In today’s world of Slack, email and a gazillion other web apps and services, it’s become increasingly hard to search for information. Did your boss Slack you or email you that information about your bonus? Or did they share it via a Google Doc? Who knows? Clearly not you, but Journal knows. Journal, a machine learning and natural language processing-powered platform designed to search across all your web services and tools, today announced a $1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 10min
Announcing the Disrupt Berlin Agenda
TechCrunch Disrupt is the world’s biggest and most impactful tech startup conference, and we can’t wait to bring the hype to Berlin. We’re very proud of the show we’ve put together and are thrilled to give you a look at what’s in store. Editor’s Note: Not all of our speakers are included on this agenda as we like to keep a couple tricks up our sleeves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 5min
Readdle’s Denys Zhadanov to talk about bootstrapping at Disrupt Berlin
Readdle might not be a familiar name, but chances are you’ve been using some of their mobile apps. The Ukrainian company is a bootstrapped success story with 100 million downloads, 135 employees and a profitable business. That’s why I’m excited to announce that Readdle Vice President Denys Zhadanov is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin to talk about this remarkable journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 15, 2018 • 4min
AllTrails gets $75M to keep hikers happy
The app for hiking enthusiasts just secured a big round of capital that will help it map more trails worldwide. AllTrailshas raised $75 million, led by Spectrum Equity, which has taken a majority stake in the company in the process. Founded in 2010, AllTrails raised a small amount of capital years ago from investors, including 2020 Ventures and 500 Startups. It was also part ofAngelPad’s inauguralaccelerator class. This is its first sizeable round of equity financing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
