Zarta, a creator platform focused on pay-per-view video content, raises $5.7M led by a16z

March 1, 2023

Zarta, a new ad-free creator platform that focuses on pay-per-view video content, announced today that it has closed a $5.7 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The platform allows creators to upload videos, set parameters for a free preview and then charge viewers a small amount to unlock the whole video. Zarta is […]

Zarta, a creator platform focused on pay-per-view video content, raises $5.7M led by a16z by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Eli Lilly Says It Will Lower the Price of Insulin

March 1, 2023

Eli Lilly and Company, one of three companies in the U.S. that produce insulin, said it would slash the price of its insulin products after years of calls for it to do so.

Elliott has nominated its own slate of candidates for Salesforce board

March 1, 2023

Elliott Management, one of five activist investors working inside of Salesforce, has nominated a slate of candidates to the Salesforce board of directors. This move, which was confirmed by sources to TechCrunch, is an indication that negotiations to resolve this without getting to this point have broken down. CNBC was first with this news. “Elliott […]

Elliott has nominated its own slate of candidates for Salesforce board by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

The Viral Brand Behind Soaring Searches for ‘Female Body Hair’ Still Gets Up Close and Personal After Its $310 Million Sale

March 1, 2023

Georgina Gooley co-founded Billie in 2017 to meet women’s shaving needs and change the narrative around body hair.

A Popular Internet Browser Might Be Draining Your Battery — Here’s How to Fix It

March 1, 2023

The option will be available for all users this week.

Chainlink’s new platform lets web3 projects connect to Web 2.0 systems like AWS and Meta

March 1, 2023

Chainlink, a web3 services platform, is launching a self-service, serverless platform to help developers connect their decentralized applications (dApps) or smart contracts to any Web2.0 API, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. The new platform, Chainlink Functions, also lets builders run customizable computations on Web 2.0 APIs within minutes through its network, Kemal El Moujahid, chief […]

Chainlink’s new platform lets web3 projects connect to Web 2.0 systems like AWS and Meta by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Culinary marketplace Shef whips up nationwide expansion with new funding, growth ingredients

March 1, 2023

Shef’s national expansion is driven mainly by the passage of laws in all 50 states, as of 2022, that enable for the sale of certain types of homemade food.

Culinary marketplace Shef whips up nationwide expansion with new funding, growth ingredients by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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