• Battlefield vets StrongSalt (formerly OverNest) announces $3M seed round

    StrongSalt, then known as OverNest, appeared at the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC Battlefield in 2016, and announced a product for searching encrypted code, which remains unusual to this day. Today, the company announced a $3 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners. StrongSalt founder and CEO Ed Yu says encryption remains a difficult proposition, and …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator introduces 14 new startups at demo day

    The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, based in New York, is ready to once again unveil its latest class of startups. Thus far, ERA has produced 190 startup which have raised more than $450 imllion in capital and exceed $2 billion in valuation collectively, according to the accelerator. So without any further ado, let’s take a look …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Honeycomb.io raises $11.4M to help developers observe and debug their apps

    As companies continue to expand the number of cloud-based tools and apps that are used to run their businesses, DevOps continues to grow as a field of IT to help developers meet those demands. In one of the more recent moves, Honeycomb.io, which developers use to observe code on live apps, microservices and other processes …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Package Free picks up $4.5 million to scale sustainable CPG products

    The climate crisis continues to be just that… a crisis. And it’s spurring people across the country (and globe) to take action, particularly when it comes to their own lifestyle. Lauren Singer is one such person. After studying Environmental Science and Politics at NYU, she started a blog called Trash Is For Tossers to make …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Mercury banks $20M for its banking service aimed at startups

    Online-only banks have become a viable option for many people who would have traditionally used a brick-and-mortar bank but are now looking for more flexible, potentially cheaper ways to handle their monthly incoming and outgoing finances, their savings and loans, and their payment cards. That maxim has also extended to the world of business, and …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Verizon lights up 5G in (parts of) NYC

    Verizon this week announced that it has finally begun to flip the switch on its 5G network in parts of New York City, along with Panama City and Boise. That brings the wireless carrier’s (disclosure: also TechCrunch’s parent) totally number up to 13 cities with a taste of the next-gen network. Here in NYC, 5G …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Tribe leads $12M Series A into Teampay to make managing employee expenses painless

    The modern office worker is heavily engaged with expenses. From buying SaaS products and purchasing team lunches to securing freelancers for outsourced work, employees need access to purchasing power on behalf of their companies on a regular basis. Unfortunately, offering that purchasing power is fraught with difficulty. Companies want to manage their cash carefully to …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Nigeria’s CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub to create mega Africa incubator

    Two of Africa’s powerhouse tech incubators will join forces. Nigerian innovation center and seed-fund CcHub has acquired Nairobi based iHub, CcHub CEO Bosun Tijani confirmed to TechCrunch. The purchase amount is undisclosed, but Tijani said CcHub will finance the deal out of its real-estate project to build a new 10-story innovation center to replace its …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Paro raises $10 million to offer corporate finance expertise on demand

    As any CFO can attest, corporate finance is extraordinarily complicated. From tax preparation, to financial controls, to cash flow estimation and more, the finance department of any major company often has to turnaround sophisticated analyses with extreme attention to detail — and quick. Most of the time, businesses outsource at least part of those financial …

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Uber reportedly tells its staff not to disclose potential crimes

    Uber has faced numerous sexual assault charges against its drivers in its time, but has repeatedly assured its users that it's taking steps to strengthen security for riders. Now, The Washington Post has revealed that despite these measures, Uber's c… Source: Engadget | Uber reportedly tells its staff not to disclose potential crimes

    September 26, 2019 | by Raheel