Zillow announced that it was hitting pause on its iBuying operations earlier this week, but rival Opendoor says it is expanding operations and plowing ahead.
Arbisoft co-founder Yasser Bashir on building trust with early-stage startups
Arbisoft is the latest addition to our series profiling startup software consultants. Its CEO Yasser Bashir shared thoughts on agile development, data science, customer and employee satisfaction, etc.
Intelligent Implants raises $8.7M to help you grow a spine
Spinal surgery is not for the faint of heart at the best of times, but Intelligent Implants raised €7.5 million ($8.7 million) to make spinal surgery less of a pain in the backside. The company’s smart implants’ first application is in spinal fusion surgery — where two or more vertebrae are permanently connected to improve […]
How Lunchclub landed a preemptive term sheet from Lightspeed
In less than seven days, Lunchclub co-founder Vlad Novakovski had a sizable term sheet in hand from Lightspeed Ventures, despite his startup not looking to raise at the time. How did that happen?
Facebook’s next chapter just might make sense
I could never really figure out why Facebook spent heavily on VR, but the move may have actually been pretty brilliant from a strategic perspective.
The Trump SPAC is doing stonk things, which is hilarious
None of this makes sense. Even by the standards of 2021 and the SPAC era, this is all very stupid.
Working to understand Rent the Runway’s IPO valuation
If we make critical remarks about Rent the Runway’s business, we’re not mocking the market demand it is working to meet. We’re noting that it is perhaps undercharging, which makes some numbers wonky.
Another month, another billion dollars in value appreciation
Hello, and welcome to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And have a good time. This week Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex (along with our amazing production team Grace, Chris, and Kell) took on a bevy of topics from around the world of startups and technology more […]
Hiring is just the first step when building an early-stage comms team
An awesome strategic comms pro should be your first marketing investment. Without clear, concise and compelling messaging, your business loses the majority of its impact.
a16z, Base Partners cook up $15M in funding for Colombia cloud kitchen concept Foodology
Foodology collects data on user preferences and cross-references that with nearby food options in a geographical area to manage the end-to-end creation of original dishes with delivery.