Creandum closes $300M fund for early-stage investments out of Europe
As one European VC raises a fund to double down on bigger growth rounds in Europe, another has closed a fund to continue focusing on
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Equity transcribed: Slack’s IPO, the VCs behind Facebook Libra, founder salaries and trouble in scooter-land
Welcome back to this week’s transcribed edition of Equity. This week, TechCrunch’s Danny Crichton filled in for co-host Alex Wilhelm – who was out in preparation
Y Combinator leads $50M round into open-source Slack rival Mattermost
Team chat services such as Slack are experiencing rapid adoption in the enterprise, but some companies have been more hesitant to embrace the technology than
Ethereum-Based Decentralized Video Streaming Startup Livepeer Raises $8M
Ethereum (ETH)-based decentralized video streaming startup Livepeer announced that it raised $8 million from institutional investors in its Series A funding round in a Medium
‘Hard Core Fund’ Collects 50 BTC to Support Bitcoin Developers
According to venture capitalist Dovey Wan of Primitive Ventures, finding sustainable funding for bitcoin developers is the biggest challenge facing the ecosystem in 2019. To
Postman raises $50 million to grow its API development platform
Postman, a five-year-old startup that is attempting to simply development, tests, and management of APIs through its platform, has raised $50 million in a new
Joydrive raises more cash, reaches 14 states as startup aims to move car-buying experience online – GeekWire
(Joydrive Photo) Thanks the rise of e-commerce, buying a car on the internet has become as easy as ordering food or booking a hotel. Seattle
Analog-based AI chip startup Mythic raises $30M in Series B-1 round
Artificial intelligence computer chip startup Mythic says its closed on a $30 million Series B-1 funding round led by Valor Equity Partners. Future Ventures, Atreides,
Calendar influencers? Event social network IRL raises $8M
Why is there no app where you can follow party animals, concert snobs, or conference butterflies for their curated suggestions of events? That’s the next
How These Minority Founders Got Tech Execs to Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
Tech executives happily pay lip service to diversity, but precious few financially support underprivileged groups. June 13, 2019 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur
China opens Nasdaq-style board to lure tech firms back home
China’s much-anticipated Science and Technology Innovation board officially launched in Shanghai today, marking Beijing’s major step in drawing high-potential tech companies to list at home.
After nearly tripling revenue, IT monitoring startup SignalFx reels in $75M round
The venture capital community continues making big bets in the infrastructure monitoring segment. SignalFx Inc., a startup helping enterprises keep an eye on the health of
Who Is Funding Uncle Sam? – Investment Watch
by Michael Lebowitz In, The Lowest Common Denominator, we quantified the extent to which growth of consumer, corporate, and government debt has greatly outstripped economic growth
Women’s clothing rental service Armoire raises more cash, moves into new HQ with retail space – GeekWire
Armoire CEO Ambika Singh. (Armoire Photos) Armoire is growing. The high-tech clothing rental startup just reeled in more cash to complete a $3.9 million seed