Every year, tons of food ends up in landfills because of cosmetic issues (they won’t look nice in stores) or inefficiencies in the supply chain. Singapore-based TreeDots, which says it is the first food surplus marketplace in Asia, wants to help. The company is focused on creating a vertically integrated supply chain with a B2B […]
Brivo to go public via SPAC at $808M valuation
Going public will enable Brivo to go after more M&A opportunities.
Daily Crunch: Congolese volcano refugees create mobile bitcoin payments network
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HawkEye 360 raises $145M to scale space-based radio frequency data and analytics
The biggest players in the Earth observation industry use imaging satellites to deliver intelligence and analytics, but startup HawkEye 360 is taking a different tack. The company monitors radio frequency (RF) signals, like those emitted by marine radios or emergency beacons, on the premise that invisible electromagnetic spectrum is as ripe for information as the […]
Mixing the personal with the professional in startup fundraising
For CapitalG’s Laela Sturdy and Webflow’s Vlad Magdalin, the investor/startup relationship has become a kind of genuine friendship.
Point One Navigation raises $10M to bring its precise location tech to all vehicles
Drivers who spend any time commuting in a new car or truck have likely experienced ping ponging — a phenomenon when a vehicle equipped with an advanced driver assistance system has trouble centering itself in a lane and bops back and forth until it finds that sweet spot. Point One Navigation jumped on the scene […]
Why QED, hot on Nubank, is bullish about LatAm fintech
QED’s first investment in the region was Nubank, a deal that is set to pay off handsomely.
Should your company be using a flexible pricing model?
It’s fair to say that this week’s top story is located at the crossroads of growth marketing and software development.
Why we rebuilt our equity plan for flexibility (and how you can, too)
The most competitive startups will not only give staff the shares that they deserve but will also do so in a way that’s tax-advantaged, de-risked and highly customizable.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Holiday marketing tips, low-cost NFTs, SaaS sprawl study
Cargo ships are stacked up outside ports, and empty shipping containers are in short supply, as are the truck drivers who would take them to market. This is not the time for doing business as usual.