February 5, 2025

XOi raises $230M, acquires Specifx to expand its tech for field service technicians

Field service engineers may not be the first group of customers that come to mind when you think about lucrative opportunities in B2B technology. But that same blind spot speaks of the opportunity in the space for those who are stepping up and targeting “the job site.” One of the players in that space, XOi  […]

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Celonis can now map multiple processes and present them in subway-style map

November 9, 2022

Celonis has made a big impact since it launched in 2011, raising $2.4 billion along the way. Its most recent investment, a $1 billion raise in August, was on a $13.2 billion post-money valuation, the kind of money you haven’t been seeing in 2022. The company has primarily made its reputation by using software for […]

Celonis can now map multiple processes and present them in subway-style map by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Plain is a new customer support tool with a focus on API integrations

November 9, 2022

Meet Plain, a new startup that wants to reinvent support tools. While the customer support space is a competitive industry with big tech companies like Intercom and Zendesk, Plain believes it has a different approach as it focuses on API integrations to make your company’s product and your support platform work hand in hand. Plain […]

Plain is a new customer support tool with a focus on API integrations by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Early results show defeat for California Prop 30, a plan to tax the rich and fund EVs

November 9, 2022

Californians seem to be voting against a proposal on the midterm election ballot that would tax the wealthiest Californians to help pay for electric vehicle tax incentives and EV charging infrastructure in the state. With about 53% of the state’s votes counted, Proposition 30 was losing 57.3% to 42.7%, according to California’s Secretary of State. California […]

Early results show defeat for California Prop 30, a plan to tax the rich and fund EVs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Tiger Global taps TCV partner Rohit Iragavarapu

November 9, 2022

Tiger Global is adding Rohit Iragavarapu, the partner at TCV Capital involved in deals such as Gitlab, Attentive, Toast, LegalZoom and Avetta, to its investment team, two sources familiar with the matter said. Before joining TCV in 2019, Iragavarapu worked at TPG Global and Morgan Stanley, according to his Linkedin profile. He starts his investor […]

Tiger Global taps TCV partner Rohit Iragavarapu by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Sweden’s EQT Ventures closes a its third fund at €1.1B to double down on European and early-stage startups

November 9, 2022

Startups might be in a funding midwinter, but the ray of sun shining on some VCs speaks of a different trend. EQT Ventures, the venture fund arm of Sweden’s investment giant EQT making early-stage bets on startups primarily in Europe, has closed its latest fund and filled its coffers with 1 billion euros (and $1.1 […]

Sweden’s EQT Ventures closes a its third fund at €1.1B to double down on European and early-stage startups by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk sells 19.5 million Tesla shares worth almost $4 billion

November 9, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is selling millions of Tesla shares again. The celebrity executive disposed of 19.5 million shares Tuesday, which is worth about $3.95 billion, according to three filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk did not take to Twitter to explain why he sold shares, but it’s possible the money will […]

Elon Musk sells 19.5 million Tesla shares worth almost $4 billion by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Electric Era wants to put an EV charger in convenience store parking lot near you

November 9, 2022

Before starting Electric Era, Quincy Lee was one of the chief mechanical engineers at Space X. He got bored of doing space stuff when the climate crisis was happening down here on Earth and decided to do something about one of the biggest challenges with the adoption of electric vehicles: Distributed high-speed charging infrastructure. Crappy […]

Electric Era wants to put an EV charger in convenience store parking lot near you by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Why watch a movie when you can watch your corporate all-hands meeting?

November 9, 2022

Movie theater attendance is down, largely thanks to the pandemic, but chains like AMC still need to make money. If meme stocks aren’t a reliable business plan, why not find another use for a giant room with a huge screen and lots of seats? In partnership with Zoom, AMC Theatres will launch a product called […]

Why watch a movie when you can watch your corporate all-hands meeting? by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter will add an ‘official’ badge to high-profile accounts in lieu of verification

November 9, 2022

Twitter is turning the famous blue check mark into a symbol that denotes you’ve paid Elon Musk $8, rather than one that identifies public figures. But of course, if anyone with a spare $8 and a fragile ego can get verified, then the symbol is rendered meaningless, paving the way for trolls to go hard […]

Twitter will add an ‘official’ badge to high-profile accounts in lieu of verification by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch