Browsing Category: Startups

  • E-commerce logistics startup Locad gets $4.9M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge

    E-commerce logistics startup Locad gets $4.9M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge

    E-commerce is booming in Southeast Asia, but in many markets, the fragmented logistics industry is struggling to catch up. This means sellers run into roadblocks when shipping to buyers, especially outside of major metropolitan areas, and managing their supply chains. Locad, a startup that wants to help with what it describes as an “end-to-end solution” …

    July 5, 2021 | by Raheel
  • Tinybird turns raw data into realtime API at scale

    Meet Tinybird, a new startup that helps developers build data products at scale without having to worry about infrastructure, query time and all those annoying issues that come up once you deal with huge data sets. The company ingests data at scale, lets you transform it using SQL and then exposes that data through API …

    July 5, 2021 | by Raheel
  • Meet Mighty, an e-commerce platform where kids are operating their own storefronts

    Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. Now, a year-old, L.A.-based startup called Mighty, a kind of Shopify that invites younger kids to open a store online, aims to partly fill the void. In fact, Mighty — led by founders …

    July 2, 2021 | by Raheel
  • Karat launches a credit card for online creators

    Karat is a new startup promising to build better banking products for the creators who make a living on YouTube, Instagram, Twitch and other online platforms. Today it’s unveiling its first product — the Karat Black Card. The startup, which was part of accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 batch, is also announcing that it has …

    June 25, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Lemonade targets down-round pricing in impending IPO

    Earlier today, insurtech unicorn Lemonade filed an S-1/A, providing context into how the former startup may price its IPO and what the company may be worth when it begins to trade. According to its new filing, Lemonade expects its IPO to price at $23 to $26 per share. As the company intends to sell 11 …

    June 25, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Just 48 hours left to save on TC Early Stage tickets

    Calling all early-stage startup founders. You have a mere 48 hours left to save on your ticket to engage with leading experts at TC Early Stage 2020 on July 21-22. No one’s born knowing how to build a successful startup, and this online event provides the essential building blocks you need to flatten your learning …

    June 25, 2020 | by Raheel
  • As the IPO market warms, Accolade targets billion-dollar debut

    As the IPO market heats up, one offering slipped beneath our radar. This morning, then, we’ll catch up on Accolade’s initial public offering and what its proposed pricing may tell us about the state of the IPO market. The Exchange is a daily look at startups and the private markets for Extra Crunch subscribers; use …

    June 25, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Atmos wants to make building a house a one-click effort

    Homebuilding is not for the faint of heart, particularly those who want to build something custom. Selecting the right architect and designer, the myriad contractors, the complexity of building codes and siting, the regulatory approvals from local authorities. It’s a full-time job — and you don’t even have a roof built over your head. Atmos …

    June 25, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Candidate Labs wants to be a modern talent agency for techies

    In the first few minutes of pitching his new company, Candidate Labs, Jonathan Downey admitted that he’s operating in a market that is “done to death”: recruitment technology. But Downey, whose previous startup Airware shut down after burning $118 million, remains optimistic because of a little company named Zoom. “There were lots and lots of …

    June 25, 2020 | by Raheel