Tech
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Bitcoin briefly breaks the $50,000 barrier as Coinbase’s direct listing looms
The hodl-crew are having quite the moment as bitcoin passed the $50,000 mark earlier today for the first time. Data pegs the...
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353Tencent backs digital rights startup Pex in $57M round
Pex, a startup aiming to giving rightsholders more control over how their content is used and reused online, has raised $57 million...
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Zomentum raises $13 million to scale its IT sales acceleration platform
Most small businesses today don’t have a dedicated staff to handle their IT needs. Take restaurants, for an example. They have likely...
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Sources: Palo Alto Networks acquired DevOps security startup Bridgecrew for around $200M
The pandemic and the world’s big shift to doing (even) more online has put an unprecedented amount of pressure on cybersecurity. Now,...
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Japan’s Uncovered Fund launches $15M fund to back early-stage startups in Africa
Uncovered Fund, a VC firm targeting early-stage startups in Africa, announced today that it has launched its $15 million fund which is...
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With Ironspring Ventures, Texas gets a $61 million new fund focused on ‘industrial’ technologies
From the chemical refineries that line the Gulf Coast to oilfields of West Texas, heavy industry has always been a big part...
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354Daily Crunch: Parler is back online
Parler returns from limbo, Uber lobbies Europe and we have more details about Notion’s outage. This is your Daily Crunch for February...
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01 Advisors, the venture firm of Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, has closed fund two with $325 million
Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, renowned early Twitter execs who served as the company’s CEO and its chief operating officer, respectively, have...
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431After raising $150 million in equity and debt, Nature’s Fynd opens its fungus food for pre-orders
Nature’s Fynd, the food technology company with a new food offering cultivated from fungus found in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park,...
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From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship
Earlier this year, 15 top U.S. universities joined forces to launch a one-stop shop where corporations and startups can discover and license...