If it seems like Post News launched overnight, that’s because it kind of did. Unlike Mastodon, Hive Social, or other existing social networks being flooded with dissatisfied Twitter users, Post News emerged two weeks ago. The platform was rushed into a live beta, since its team wanted to go public in a time when the […]
Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
A growing number of startup consultants are raising funds to back their clients because their clients want them on the cap table.
Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
An interview with the co-founders of VC firm Fiat Ventures and sister arm Fiat Growth discussing fintechs trends, customer acquisition, and more.
On affinity-focused fintechs, the future of BNPL, and more by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
When it comes to performance issues, it’s hard to know where the problem lies. This is especially true when your monitoring dashboard shows an all-clear, yet you’re still hearing slow app complaints from your users. In these cases, there’s a good chance those problems could be related to an internet connection issue. These kinds of […]
Amazon CloudWorks Internet Monitor lets you track connection-related performance issues by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
FrankieOne, a Melbourne-based startup that provides an API platform for identity verification and fraud detection, said it has added $23 million AUD (about $15.4 million USD) in a Series A+, taking its Series A’s total to $45 million AUD (about $30 million USD). FrankieOne says this is the largest amount of VC funding raised by […]
AirTree and Greycroft return to lead Australian regtech FrankieOne’s Series A+ by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
The interim rate of return method allows convertible instruments to get back to basics, avoiding discussions of early-stage value.
Interim rate of return: A better approach to valuing early-stage startups by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Right on time for its annual post-Thanksgiving re:Invent festivities in Las Vegas, AWS last night announced its “AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge” — and before you click away, let me just point out that this is definitely more important than the prosaic name implies. As nations across the globe introduce legislation that governs how and where […]
AWS announces Digital Sovereignty Pledge by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Taboola expects to get bigger, more profitable, and more self-sustaining than before thanks to Yahoo.
A scale story: TechCrunch’s parent company links up with Taboola by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
India’s VerSe Innovation — the $5 billion Indian startup behind news aggregator Dailyhunt, short-video platform Josh, and hyperlocal video app PublicVibe — has cut 150 employees, or 5% of its workforce of 3,000, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The Bengaluru-based startup informed impacted employees on Friday and separately held a town hall meeting on Monday […]
Google, Microsoft-backed VerSe Innovation cuts 5% of workforce, reduces salaries by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch