Browsing Category: Startups

  • Scout.fm turns podcasts into personalized talk radio

    Scout.fm wants to change the way people listen to podcasts. Instead of scouring through the over 500,000 shows in your current podcast app, this startup’s new curated podcast service will just ask you a few questions to find out what you like, then create a podcast station customized to you. The experience is primarily designed …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Neighborhood Goods raises $5.75M to reinvent the department store

    Neighborhood Goods, a startup rethinking the traditional department store experience, is announcing that it has raised $5.75 million in seed funding. CEO Matt Alexander (who co-founded the company with Mark Masinter) told me via email that while the largely static layout and offerings of a department store provide a degree of “consistency and reliability,” they’re …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Trilogy Education gets $50M to build a market-driven bootcamp program for universities

    While coding bootcamps may be in the middle of a shakeout, technology companies around the world are still going to be struggling to fill slots with people equipped with the skills to tackle real-world problems right from the get-go — and Dan Sommer hopes the answer is through universities. That’s the premise behind Trilogy Education, which …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Virtru secures $37 million Series B led by Iconiq

    Virtru, the security startup that came out of research at the NSA, announced a $37 million Series B financing round today led by Iconiq Capital. The company also announced the formation of Virtru Labs, an entity to be led by company co-founder and CTO Will Ackerly. The Lab will act as an innovation engine for …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Researchers create the first 3D-printed corneas

    Researchers at Newcastle University have been able to 3D-print a biocompatible corneal framework using a new gel formulations that “keeps the stem cells alive whilst producing a material which is stiff enough to hold its shape but soft enough to be squeezed out the nozzle of a 3D printer.” There is a significant shortage of …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Pinterest gives advertisers a way to show promoted videos that take up the screen

    Pinterest is continuing its push into video as a potential avenue for advertisers by today saying that it will offer advertisers a promoted video tool that takes up the width of the entire screen. While Pinterest normally offers users a grid that they can flip through — compressing a lot of content into a small …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • More speakers, panels at The Europas, and how to get your ticket free

    The Europas Unconference & Awards is back on 3 July in London and we’re excited to announce more speakers and panel sessions as the event takes shape. Crypto and Blockchain will be a major theme this year, and we’re bringing together many of the key players. TechCrunch is once again the key media partner, and …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng raises $1.1M, announces group investment product

    Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng raises $1.1M, announces group investment product Africa Roundup: Safaricom unveils Bonga, Africa’s Talking gets $8.6M, TechCrunch visits Nigeria, Ghana Seeking to tap into Africa’s informal savings groups …

    May 31, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Coffee Meets Bagel raises $12M for international expansion and live events

    Coffee Meets Bagel scored a $12 million Series B this week. The round, led by U.K. VC firm Atami Capital, brings the popular dating app’s total up to just under $20 million since launching back in 2012. The San Francisco-based dating app has worked to distinguish itself from competitors like Bumble and Tinder by limiting …

    May 30, 2018 | by Raheel