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Back to news homeVCs who cast a wider net have double backed to CA, says this ex-Sequoia Capital partner
Investor Chris Olsen knows the West Coast VC scene. He spent six years with Sequoia Capital in California before co-founding Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, in 2013 based on the […]
Alphabet’s Verily raises $1 billion as tech giants enter red hot healthcare sector
Verily, the life sciences business under Alphabet, said Friday that it has raised $1 billion, capital that will be used to expand its data-driven healthcare products tailored to individuals. The […]
What Minneapolis investors are looking for (hint: It’s not just Minnesota startups)
For this week’s City Spotlight: Minneapolis, I had the honor of interviewing Mary Grove, managing partner of Bread & Butter Ventures, and Justin Kaufenberg, managing director of Rally Ventures, about […]
Daily Crunch: Former employee says Patreon has laid off its entire security team
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Fridaaaaaay. It was a short week, but […]
Open source startups have a natural growth model: PLG
Tracking the growth and frequency of open source startups has been a long-running project at TechCrunch. This column joined the fun in the last few years, noting what seemed to […]
Building products for future needs with Bling Capital and Shift on TechCrunch Live
Toby Russell is a veteran entrepreneur and helped to found Shift. The company was among the first online-only used car marketplaces and pioneered many of the services now standard across […]
Renowned founder Brian Lee and Derek Jeter have a new sports card biz with a digital bent
L.A.-based entrepreneur Brian Lee, who previously co-founded and ran The Honest Company, ShoeDazzle.com, and LegalZoom, has launched a new sports card collecting platform that’s likely to make a splash, not […]
Daily Crunch: Tim Cook weighs in on standardized messaging features: ‘Buy your mom an iPhone’
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Our 10 favorite startups from YC’s S22 Demo Day: Part 2
And we’re back! Yes, today was the second day of pitches from Y Combinator, a U.S. startup accelerator with global outreach that conducts demo days twice a year. This year’s […]