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AutoLeap, now with $18M Series B, accelerates SaaS approach to auto repair operations
AutoLeap’s founders say now is “the golden age for aftermarket auto repair” as technology made for this industry shifts from “a nice to have” to a “must have.”
AutoLeap, now with $18M Series B, accelerates SaaS approach to auto repair operations by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal, other execs sue firm over unpaid legal bills
Former Twitter employees, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, ex-legal head Vijaya Gadde, and ex-CFO Ned Segal, have sued the social network over alleged unpaid legal reimbursements. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware Chancery Court, alleged that Twitter has to pay over $1 million to the former executives for legal bills they incurred while at the company to […]
Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal, other execs sue firm over unpaid legal bills by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Eclipse eclipses previous fundraises with a whopping $1.23 billion across two new funds
The market may be be tightening, but not for Eclipse Ventures, a Palo Alto-based venture firm that just raised $1.2 billion across two new funds. One fund, with $720 million in capital commitments will be invested in early-stage outfits, as well as companies that Eclipse itself incubates. The remaining $510 million will be funneled into […]
Eclipse eclipses previous fundraises with a whopping $1.23 billion across two new funds by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Lightspeed fuels Indian workspace interiors platform OfficeBanao with 6M funding
OfficeBanao, an Indian startup offering a workspace interiors platform to businesses in the country, has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed. In India’s competitive workspace interior market, traditional providers have long dominated the landscape, often requiring substantial investment of time and resources for clients to achieve their desired results. Furthermore, many of […]
Lightspeed fuels Indian workspace interiors platform OfficeBanao with 6M funding by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Max Q: This is not a drill!
We are finally getting close to the first orbital flight test of SpaceX’s Starship. A wet dress is likely next week, and if all goes to plan, we could see SpaceX attempt a flight soon.
Max Q: This is not a drill! by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
In edtech, history matters: Reach Capital just closed its largest fund to date
Reach Capital, one of the first venture firms to focus exclusively on edtech, closed its last investment vehicle during an unprecedented boom within tech. The San Francisco-based venture firm saw an increase in digital infrastructure, remote learning, and society’s ever fickle attention as an opportunity – and unsurprisingly, those same tailwinds then helped Reach close […]
In edtech, history matters: Reach Capital just closed its largest fund to date by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
UK regulators could be right about cloud portability obstacles
Could regulators be right and it really is to hard to migrate between clouds, or are certain technical hurdles too hard to overcome?
UK regulators could be right about cloud portability obstacles by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Poe’s AI chatbot app now lets you make your own bots using prompts
An app called Poe will now let users make their own chatbot using prompts combined with an existing bot, like ChatGPT, as the base. First launched publicly in February, Poe is the latest product from the Q&A site Quora, which has long provided web searchers with answers to the most Googled questions. With chatbots now […]
Poe’s AI chatbot app now lets you make your own bots using prompts by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch