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Jump on our limited two-for-one Disrupt 2023 presale offer by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon is going to start charging delivery fees for Fresh grocery orders that are under $150, the company said in an email to Prime members. Prior to this change, Amazon offered Prime members free grocery deliveries on orders above $35. The company says the move will keep prices low on its services. With this new […]
Amazon will soon start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders under $150 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
A week ago activist investor Elliott Management announced it had made a multibillion dollar investment in Salesforce. By Friday, the company announced it was bringing in three new board members, and the Wall Street Journal was reporting that Elliott planned to nominate its own slate of directors. According to people familiar with the situation, that […]
Board changes could signal Salesforce’s willingness to appease activist investors by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
With the economy teetering on recession, and sales of mobile phones and other consumer electronics slowing right down globally, a U.K. startup called Raylo that’s leaning into both of those themes has picked up £110 million ($136 million) to grow its business, offering consumers access to new gadgets by way of short-term leases. The London-based […]
Raylo raises $136M to build out its gadget lease-and-reuse ‘fintech’ platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Marqeta has agreed to acquire two-year-old fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $223 million in cash, marking the first acquisition in the publicly-traded company’s 13-year history. About one-third of the purchase price is payable over a two-year period subject to certain undisclosed conditions. And, if one undisclosed milestone in particular is met within the next […]
Marqeta buys fintech Power Finance in $275M all-cash deal, its first acquisition by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Hypernative, a crypto security-focused startup, has raised $9 million in seed funding as it emerges from stealth, co-founder and CEO Gal Sagie exclusively told TechCrunch. The funding round was led by boldstart ventures and IBI tech fund, with strategic investments from Blockdaemon, Alchemy, Borderless, CMT Digital, Nexo and angel investors. The company was started by […]
Crypto security startup Hypernative raises $9M to help prevent web3 cyber attacks by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
While no business is exempt from taxes, it’s critical for startups to understand when they’re liable for tax, and if offering a SaaS solution, how each set of local laws applies.
What do recent changes to state taxes mean for US SaaS startups? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Manu Jain, the executive who helped Xiaomi set up and scale business in India, has left the company, he said Monday, joining a long list of high-profile departures at the local unit that is increasingly losing market share to rivals including Samsung. Jain did not say why he was leaving the firm, but he has […]
Manu Jain, Xiaomi exec who set up and scaled India business, leaves by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch