How to pitch me: 7 investors discuss what they’re looking for in September 2023
Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt (recaps coming soon), I spent less time than usual in the green room where staff
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BeReal pushes back at report that it’s losing steam, says it now has 25M daily users
Just under a year ago, the buzzy new social app BeReal looked to be on the rise, with reportedly 20
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Startups may have trouble finding their enterprise footing
The software spend squeeze is lessening, new data from Battery Ventures indicates. According to the venture capital firm’s survey of
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TechCrunch+ Roundup: How to pitch 7 VCs, building AI moats, immigration law Q&A
Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt (recaps coming soon), I spent less time than usual in the green room where staff
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VC Office Hours: How data can help improve social impact investing
Erin Harkless Moore was always interested in math. So she headed to Wall Street. “It was intoxicating in some ways
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Pudgy Penguins’ approach may be the answer to fixing NFTs’ revenue problems
Pudgy Penguins was once solely known for its 8,888 NFT collection. But ever since 24-year-old Luca Netz bought the project
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When predatory investors damage your chances of success
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. You know what isn’t a
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WestBridge evaluates buying stake in India’s Meesho at a discount
WestBridge Capital is in advanced stages of talks to purchase shares of Meesho worth well over $100 million in the
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A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs
Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs;
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Should VCs back the FTC suit against Amazon?
The FTC is not incredibly popular in the tech world today, taking aim at several high-dollar deals and executing vigorous
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