What do you do when you get pitched a bunch of really nice startups but you think you can do even better? You roll your own, of course. Or, at least, that’s what Struck Capital is giving a whirl with a $15 million fund and a team of experienced company builders, in addition to its…
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Leslie Feinzaig Contributor Share on Twitter Leslie Feinzaig is the founder and CEO of Graham & Walker. More posts by this contributor Early-stage fundraising is a tale of two planets Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios People say they love feedback, but the truth is, most times we don’t know what to…
Datch, a company that develops AI-powered voice assistants for industrial customers, today announced that it raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Blackhorn Ventures. The proceeds will be used to expand operations, CEO Mark Fosdike said, as well as develop new software support, tools and capabilities. Datch started when Fosdike, who has…
Tick tock, early-stage startup enthusiasts. TechCrunch Disrupt takes place on October 18–20 — the very height of pumpkin spice season. However, your chance to score early-bird passes (and soak up serious savings) disappears in just four short-but-sweaty days of summer. Buy your pass before July 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT and save up to $1,300….
When Resourcely co-founder and CEO Travis McPeak was working at Netflix, he recognized a significant tension that existed between security and speed. If you move fast, you really do tend to break things and security suffers. While at Netflix, he helped build a system where security was baked in. He knew security was essential, but…
The pandemic normalized delivery in the U.S. But even before the health crises struck, delivery sales at restaurants alone were increasing at a rate of 7% to 8% per year, roughly twice that of sales across the entire restaurant industry, according to McKinsey. The trouble is, delivery can be a nightmare from the restaurant and…
An ongoing cybercriminal operation is targeting digital marketing and human resources professionals in an effort to hijack Facebook Business accounts using a newly discovered data-stealing malware. Researchers at WithSecure, the enterprise spin-off of security giant F-Secure, discovered the ongoing campaign they dubbed Ducktail, and found evidence to suggest that a Vietnamese threat actor has been…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted a video this morning addressing mounting concerns about changes to the app’s feed and its increasing emphasis on video. Even Kim Kardashian and her sister Kylie Jenner, the most-followed woman on Instagram, posted their distaste for the new features, so you know it’s serious — remember when Kylie singlehandedly drove…
Samsung is in love with the color purple, and the company decided to profess that love with a new version of its Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. The new, Bora Purple Galaxy S22, is otherwise identical to the regular Galaxy S22 in every way. But have you seen that purple color? A quick trip down the…
It’s been 30 years since A League of Their Own, starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks, brought the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to the big screen. Now, Prime Video‘s new series takes another look at the World War II-era baseball league, this time with new characters. Starring Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams,…