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    Finch raises $3.5M to build out its HR and payroll-focused API business – TechCrunch

    The old saw about finding a place where companies still use spreadsheets, and then building a startup to solve the problem, was a good...

    Nielsen plans to combine traditional and digital TV ratings – TechCrunch

    Nielsen is updating its TV ratings to reflect a world which audiences are watching TV both live and on-demand, across a variety of...

    Dragos raises $110M Series C as demand to secure industrial systems soars – TechCrunch

    Cybersecurity firm Dragos has raised $110 million in its Series C, almost triple the amount that it raised two years ago in its...

    Making sense of Klarna – TechCrunch

    Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the co-founder and CEO of Klarna — the Swedish fintech “buy now, pay later” sensation that is currently Europe’s most valuable private...

    DealShare raises $21 million to expand its e-commerce platform to 100 Indian cities and towns – TechCrunch

    DealShare, a startup in India that has built an e-commerce platform for middle and lower income groups of consumers, said on Tuesday it has...

    Outfund, the revenue-based finance provider for online businesses, raises £37M – TechCrunch

    Outfund, the revenue-based finance startup that wants to help online businesses fund growth without giving away equity, has raised £37 million in a “late...

    Wish wants to be the Amazon for the rest of us; will retail investors buy it? – TechCrunch

    Most people know Wish as a site that sells throwaway doodads from China, but in anticipation of its impending IPO, the ten-year-old, San Francisco-based...

    E-commerce fulfillment platform Shippit raises $22.2 million led by Tiger Global – TechCrunch

    Shippit, a Sydney, Australia-based e-commerce logistics platform, will expand in Southeast Asia after closing a $30 million AUD (about $22.2 million USD) Series B...

    Lemonade launches its renters insurance in France – TechCrunch

    Lemonade is launching its renters insurance in France. This is the company’s third European launch after the Netherlands and Germany. Originally from the U.S.,...

    Getsafe, the European digital-first insurance startup, scores $30M Series B – TechCrunch

    Getsafe, the digital-first insurance startup that initially launched with an app for home contents insurance, has closed $30 million in Series B funding. Swiss Re,...

    GoHenry, a pre-paid card and finance app for 6-18 year olds, raises $40M – TechCrunch

    Young people have long been a prime, if especially careful, target for financial services companies: find the right and responsible way to connect with...

    Spam calls grew 18% this year despite the global pandemic – TechCrunch

    Despite several efforts from carriers, telecom regulators, mobile operating system developers, smartphone makers, and a global pandemic, spam calls continued to pester and scam...

    Second federal judge rules against Trump administration’s TikTok ban – TechCrunch

    Another federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against U.S. government restrictions that would have effectively banned TikTok from operating in the United...

    This tiny drone uses an actual moth antenna to sniff out target chemicals – TechCrunch

    Sometimes it’s just not worth it to try to top Mother Nature. Such seems to have been the judgment by engineers at the University...

    Bristol entrepreneur who exited for $800M doubles-down on the city with deep-tech incubator and VC fund – TechCrunch

    Harry Destecroix co-founded Ziylo while studying for his PhD at the University of Bristol. Ziylo, a university spin-out company, developed a synthetic molecule allowing...

    Warner Bros. Trades Box Office for HBO Max, but Stars Still Want Their Money

    The 97-year-old studio, the ancestral home of Humphrey Bogart (“Casablanca”) and Bette Davis (“Now, Voyager”), suddenly finds itself at the uncomfortable center of a...