Browsing Tag: Startups

 “I’m a millennial, we did something bad to the HR market,” says Ben Reuveni, co-founder and CEO of Israeli career development and recruitment startup Workey. Part confessional, part company pitch, he argues that, different to the generation before it, millennials change jobs every two years, while so-called Generation Z are even more fickle. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Workey launches ‘Tinder for recruitment’

 500 Startups is in somewhat of a weird spot, given that Dave McClure resigned as a GP from 500 Startups in July this year after admitting to “multiple” advances toward women and being a “creep.” Since then, there’s been a specter over the firm’s program, especially as it begins its demo day and starts to roll into the following class. That seemed truer… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Here are some standouts from 500 Startups’ 22nd demo day

 What if a dating app was focused on enabling real dates, rather than chatting? Whim founder Eve Peters said the idea appealed to users, but Whim also asked you to identify the days you’d be available. So Peters and her team have launched a new iOS app called Tonight. As soon as two people show interest in each other, the app tries to set them up on a date, no messaging required. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Tonight is a new dating app optimized for real dates

 Current announced today it has raised $5 million in Series A funding for its debit card aimed at kids that parents can control with an app. The company first introduced its Visa debit to the market in May. Kids can use the card to shop in stores or online using funds from their own bank account linked to the card, after receiving a digital allowance from mom or dad. The new round was led by… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Current raises M for its debit card for teens that parents control with an app

 “Peak startup” is a phrase that no doubt strikes terror in the hearts of entrepreneurs and startup investors alike. But saying “peak startup” is not the same as saying that the market is at the very height of a bubble. Peak startup merely means that the market is running out of steam for this cycle. And that’s what we’re going to examine here. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Where venture capital has peaked

 DoorDash CFO Mike Dinsdale has left the company less than a year after he joined, TechCrunch has learned. The food ordering and delivery startup is actively looking for a replacement. He is now gearing up to join Gusto, formerly known as ZenPayroll, according to a source familiar with Dinsdale’s situation. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | DoorDash CFO leaves less than one year after joining 

 Coding schools and bootcamps were booming a few years ago. But many of them only offered entry-level education, and quite a few of them are now shutting down. From the beginning, Holberton always aimed to stay above this fray by branding itself less as a bootcamp and more as an alternative to a four-year college degree. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school

 As Slack moves more and more into trying to become a go-to tool for workplace collaboration — especially in the face of competition from Atlassian and other incumbents — it has to first make sure it has the table stakes down. Today, the company is looking to take another step in that direction as it starts rolling out an updated screen sharing feature that allows users to mark… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Slack looks to make screen sharing at work more interactive

 There’s little question that former Facebook executive and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya thoroughly enjoys challenging the way that startups are funded. Because he has the hot hand, so to speak, he’s able to get away with it, too. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Social Capital has started investing in startups, sight unseen

 WeWork and Techstars are buddying up, the organizations announced today. Techstars, the global accelerator program responsible for companies like ClassPass, Sphero and Digital Ocean, will be bringing its program into the WeWork community by running its curriculum at WeWork locations in Toronto, Boston, Kansas City, and New York City. As a part of the deal, Techstars alumni will now get a… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Techstars alums will now get discounted WeWork space