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Without transparency, it’s difficult to determine exactly how disproportionate venture funding to women and people of color truly is.

Debunking the myths of why venture investors don’t fund diverse startups by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch

Thoma Bravo, the private equity and growth capital firm, today announced that it would spend $1.8 billion CAD (~$1.34 billion) to acquire Magnet Forensics, a Waterloo-based company making software used by defense forces and businesses to investigate cybersecurity threats. Magnet Forensics will be purchased by a newly created corporation controlled by Thoma Bravo, Morpheus Purchaser […]

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics for over $1B by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Nourish connects users with a registered dietitian (RD) via telehealth and helps them get their consultations covered by health insurance.

With a focus on patients with chronic illness, Nourish hopes to help Americans eat better by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

In an industry obsessed with making everything huge (at least here in the U.S.), you may not’ve expected GM to show interest in an electric baby pickup, but here we are. GM is considering a pickup design that’s “smaller than the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz,” with a “low roofline” and a 4 […]

GM, please build the baby EV pickup of my dreams by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced it was laying off 10,000 people. Alphabet added to the misery with another 12,000 this morning. We’ve previously seen 18,000 job cuts at Amazon and another 11,000 at Meta. You could also throw in Salesforce, which slashed 7,000 jobs at the beginning of the month. You’ll notice one company is conspicuously […]

While layoffs keep coming, so far Apple has steered clear by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

You know what it’s like – you’ve been on vacation and you’ve taken twenty-eight million photos, and you just want to select the best 12 so you can make a calendar. Ain’t nobody got time for that – and that’s what GoodOnes is here to help you with. The app is in early access mode […]

GoodOnes raises to help make sense of your mess of a camera roll by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

With all of Microsoft’s financial resources, what does it gain by cutting its workforce by 5%? We spoke to a few analysts to try to figure it out.

Microsoft joined the layoff parade. Did it really have to? by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Keen to align with their missions, DFIs are backing tech startups that facilitate and increase access to services and products in various sectors.

Why international DFIs are looking to African startups to scale impact investing efforts by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch