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Back to news homeEarly Affirm employees raise $70M for SentiLink, an identity verification startup
SentiLink, an identity verification technology startup, has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Craft Ventures. Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and NYCA also participated in […]
Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global
Data science platform Dataiku announced today it has raised a $400 million Series E, bringing its valuation to $4.6 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from […]
Why Square is shelling out $29B to snag BNPL player Afterpay
Square can buy it now and pay a lot, or buy it later and pay more Alex Wilhelm 9 hours Shares of Square are up this morning after the company […]
The tale of two edtech IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Last week, Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to discuss the tale of two […]
BoxGroup closes on $255M across two funds to back startups at their earliest stages
BoxGroup has quietly, yet diligently, been funding companies at the early stage for over a decade. The 11-year-old firm in fact was the first investor in Plaid, a fintech company […]
Google gives the world its first official glimpse of the Pixel 6
While the company isn’t revealing everything about it just yet, this morning Google gave the world its first official peek at its next flagship phone: the Pixel 6. Here’s what […]
Deliveroo could leave Spanish market ahead of on-demand labor reclassification
Deliveroo announced today that it is considering leaving the Spanish market, citing limited market share and a long road of investment with “highly uncertain long-term potential returns” on the horizon. […]
For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge
Jason Dressel Contributor Jason Dressel is president of History Factory, which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. Every week over […]
Extra Crunch roundup: Livestream e-commerce, growth marketing interviews, CEO for a day
This year, livestream viewers in China are projected to spend more than $60 billion on digital shopping experiences that let them interact with influencers in real time. Promoting everything from […]
