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There’s a new D&D video game on the way from the Montreal studio formerly known as Tuque Games. Wizards of the Coast, which publishes Dungeons & Dragons, has relaunched the Canadian game developer as Invoke Studios — a revamped company with a focus on crafting big games out of the considerable source material that comes […]

An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Mori Taheripour teaches negotiations at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught undergraduates, MBA students and executive MBA students how to have better business conversations. Taheripour has also coached corporate clients, including on behalf of Goldman Sachs and Major League Baseball, about how to feel more confident and comfortable in […]

Ask the professor: Wharton’s Mori Taheripour on how to negotiate the right way by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Lightrock, the London-based backer of neobank Niyo and “wood modification” company Kebony, has secured about $834 million (€860 million) for a new fund focused on climate tech. The private equity and venture firm plans to pump the money into startups in areas such as clean energy, decarbonization and sustainable agriculture. Lightrock plans to write checks as […]

Royalty-backed Lightrock packs $834 million into its first climate fund by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

Katana, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for small- and medium-sized manufacturers, has raised €35 million ($34 million) in a Series B round of funding. ERP is a form of business management software that can serve any number of functions inside a company, from marketing and risk management, to supply chain management and beyond. Integrations […]

Katana, an ERP for SMB manufacturers, raises $34M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Neobanks have made a name for themselves by successfully winning the business of newly minted adults, opening their first checking, savings and investment accounts and uninterested in doing business with clunky, expensive legacy banks. Now a new wave of startups and services has been getting a jump on that model with an even earlier target: […]

GoHenry, the fintech for under-18s, raises $55M after passing 2M users by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

PitchBook analyst Kyle Stanford shared his insights on what venture capital investment will look like in the fourth quarter.

Founders shouldn’t bet on a Q4 venture capital resurgence by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch