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    Kaltura puts debut on hold. Is the tech IPO window closing? – TechCrunch

    More signs of dropping temperatures in a formerly scorching climate for tech debuts The Exchange just yesterday discussed a downward revision in the impending Compass IPO...

    Holler raises $36M to power ‘conversational media’ in your favorite apps – TechCrunch

    Holler, described by founder and CEO Travis Montaque as “a conversational media company,” just announced that it’s raised $36 million in Series B funding. You...

    UK’s antitrust watchdog takes a closer look at Facebook-Giphy – TechCrunch

    Potential threats to the free flow of GIFs continue to trouble the UK’s competition watchdog. Facebook’s $400M purchase of Giphy, announced last year, is now...

    Kintent nabs $4M seed to automate compliance questionnaire process – TechCrunch

    Every tech vendor has to pass security muster with customers, typically a tedious activity involving answering long questionnaires. Kintent, a new startup that wants...

    Facebook launches profile frames that help you encourage friends to get the Covid-19 vaccine – TechCrunch

    As Covid-19 vaccines are becoming more readily available to larger groups of the U.S. population, Facebook has teamed up with the U.S. Department of...

    mmhmm introduces usage-based enterprise accounts and a beta for Windows – TechCrunch

    mmhmm, the software that allows folks to personalize their appearance on video chat, has today announced that its introducing usage-based enterprise accounts. In a conversation...

    Big box robots – TechCrunch

    So, let me preempt this by saying that there are plenty of robotics verticals worth getting excited about. But at the moment, everyone sure...

    Thrasio raises $100M for its Amazon roll-up play, appoints retail CFO heavyweight for its next steps – TechCrunch

    Thrasio, an early mover and leading player in the wave of startups emerging to consolidate and scale companies that sell their goods mainly via...

    Next Insurance raises $250M, doubling its valuation to $4B in under a year – TechCrunch

    Next Insurance recently announced that it has raised a $250 million round, valuing the SMB-focused insurance provider at $4 billion. The company last raised...

    Collabio lets you co-edit documents without the cloud – TechCrunch

    Meet Collabio Spaces: An office suite app with a cloudless co-authoring twist that looks helpful if you need to collaborate on documents without having...

    Pair Eyewear raises $12M to bring more personality to your glasses – TechCrunch

    Pair Eyewear has raised a $12 million Series A to help glasses-wearing kids and adults turn those glasses into what co-CEO Sophia Edelstein called...

    Collaborative iOS app Craft Docs secures $8M, led by Creandum and a ‘Skyscanner Mafia’ – TechCrunch

    Launched in only November last year, the Craft Docs app — which was built from the ground up as an iOS app for collaborative...

    That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It.

    WASHINGTON — Kimberly Vasquez, a high school senior in Baltimore, faced a tough problem when the pandemic began. She had no fast internet service...

    Airtel Africa receives additional $100M for its mobile money business from Mastercard – TechCrunch

    Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of London-listed telecom...

    Bilibili ups the ante in games with $123 million investment in TapTap – TechCrunch

    Competition in China’s gaming industry is getting stiffer in recent times as tech giants sniff out potential buyouts and investments to beef up their...

    LINE Ventures merges with YJ Capital, launches $271M fund – TechCrunch

    LINE completed its merger with Yahoo! Japan owner Z Holdings last month, and now the two firm’s venture capital arms have also combined. Z...