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    Google offers Europe more checks Fitbit data won’t be used for ads – TechCrunch

    Google has offered a second round of concessions to try to persuade European regulators to clear its acquisition of wearables maker Fitbit . The...

    Amazon introduces the Amazon One, a way to pay with your palm when entering stores – TechCrunch

    In the middle of a pandemic when customers are often wearing plastic gloves to stores alongside their face masks, Amazon’s physical retail team is...

    Axis Security raises $32M to help companies stay secure while working from home – TechCrunch

    Axis Security launched last year with the idea of helping customers to enable contractors and third parties to remotely access a company’s systems in...

    New program wants to be the Y Combinator for emerging fund managers – TechCrunch

    Rolling funds, the rise of solo capitalists, crowd syndicates, and team-based seed funds all scream one thing in unison: venture capital is growing and...

    Rally raises $17M to expand a platform that lets you invest in (but not buy) collectibles – TechCrunch

    When people ponder the investment opportunity around collectibles, they probably think about things like wine auctions, sales of very expensive, old cars or baseball...

    Businesses reducing trash and plastic consumption are beginning to look like treasure to some VCs – TechCrunch

    Zuleyka Strasner didn’t set out to become an advocate for zero-waste consumption. The former manager of partner operations at Felicis Ventures had initially pursued...

    iRobot cofounder Helen Greiner named CEO of robotic gardening startup, Tertill – TechCrunch

    Boston-based robotic gardening startup Tertill this morning announced that it has appointed Helen Greiner as CEO and Chairman. The executive is best known for...

    PayCargo raises $35M from Insight for its cloud-based platform targeting the freight industry – TechCrunch

    Shipping has long been one of the more antiquated, and least technological, segments in the world of commerce, with its physical aspects — rooted...

    Trym raises $3.1M seed to grow its cannabis cultivation platform – TechCrunch

    Commercial cannabis operations often rely on software platforms to track and forecast crops from seed to sale. Trym today is announcing a large $3.1M...

    Self-cleaning water bottle company LARQ raises a $10M Series A – TechCrunch

    After launching its first bottle in 2018, LARQ has drummed up a good deal of interest among consumers looking for ways to wean...

    Crypto exchange Bitpanda closes $52M Series A from Valar Ventures, backed by Peter Thiel – TechCrunch

    Bitpanda, a crypto assets platform, has closed a $52 million Series A funding round form Valar Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by Peter...

    Online course platform Thinkific raises $22M – TechCrunch

    It’s been a big year for online learning companies — and it sounds like Thinkific is no exception. The Vancouver-based startup is announcing that...

    Huboo, the ‘full stack’ fulfilment provider, picks up £14M Series A – TechCrunch

    Huboo, the U.K.-headquartered startup that offers an end-to-end fulfilment service for online retailers of all sizes, has raised £14 million in Series A funding. The...

    Travel activities platform KKDay raises $75 million Series C as it focuses on “staycations” – TechCrunch

    With lockdowns around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the travel industry especially hard. In Asia, however, several startups are adapting by focusing...

    Multis is a business bank account for cryptocurrencies – TechCrunch

    Meet Multis, a French startup that is building business bank accounts, except that it lets you store, send and receive cryptocurrencies. The startup just...

    Russian surveillance tech startup NtechLab nets $13M from sovereign wealth funds – TechCrunch

    NtechLab, a startup that helps analyze footage captured by Moscow’s 100,000 surveillance cameras, just closed an investment of more than 1RUB billion ($13 million)...