In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale. Swaroop made a case that as more Indians come online, […]
Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: 2 weeks after extended system failure, Alibaba CEO takes over company’s cloud division by Henry Pickavet originally published on TechCrunch
Taking a deep breath as I write these words: Next week, TechCrunch will return to our first in-person CES in three years. Phew. It felt good to finally get that off my chest. The last time our team flew to Las Vegas for the event was January 2020. An auspicious date. It wouldn’t be long […]
What to expect at CES 2023 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Instacart’s first major valuation haircut was a sign of bad things to come for other tech companies on the delivery, IPO or valuation fronts. It now seems that we might not have hit rock bottom yet.
Is Instacart a forerunner of bad news? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Big thanks to Joyce Sidopoulos, Peter Barrett and Ken Goldberg for filling in the last few weeks. I’m excited by the boost this newsletter has been getting in recent months and wanted to keep the light on while I was out. Three weeks is the longest break I’ve taken for work in…ever, really. Went to […]
Reflecting on a roller coaster year for robotics by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter, PayPal and Walmart could find themselves competing to monetize the financial lives of millions of people. Which one has the best odds of winning, or is there actually room for several leaders?
Will Twitter, PayPal and Walmart compete to launch America’s super app? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch