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    K Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed program – TechCrunch

    K Fund is officially outing its fund II today, which sits at €70 million, up from €50 million the first time around. The remit remains...

    OwnBackup lands $50M as backup for Salesforce ecosystem thrives – TechCrunch

    OwnBackup has made a name for itself primarily as a backup and disaster recovery system for the Salesforce ecosystem, and today the company announced...

    Organise, a platform for worker rights, raises £570K seed funding led by Ada Ventures – TechCrunch

    Organise, a U.K. startup that has built a platform to help workers organise and campaign for better rights, has raised £570,000 in seed funding. The...

    TikTok faces ban in the US; pulls out of Hong Kong – TechCrunch

    The world’s most popular short video app continues to be in the crosshairs of politicians globally. On Monday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told...

    Facebook-backed Unacademy acquires PrepLadder for $50 million – TechCrunch

    Indian online learning platform Unacademy said on Tuesday it has acquired Chandigarh-based startup PrepLadder for $50 million as the major edtech giant scouts...

    Palantir Technologies Files to Go Public

    SAN FRANCISCO — Palantir Technologies, a Silicon Valley data start-up, said on Monday that it had filed to go public, setting up one of...

    Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO – TechCrunch

    Secretive surveillance startup Palantir said late Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public.  Its statement for...

    Victress Capital, a fund founded by women to back women founders, just closed its second fund – TechCrunch

    Women start 40 percent of the businesses in the U.S., but they receive just 3 percent of venture funding. It doesn’t take a math...

    Email is broken and Hey’s Jason Fried is here to fix it – TechCrunch

    Email is a critical tool in modern-day communications, so it’s natural that many entrepreneurs have tried to overhaul it over the years. In the last...

    Uber confirms Postmates acquisition – TechCrunch

    You may have noticed that The Daily Crunch is publishing about six hours later than usual. Do not be alarmed! We decided that sending...

    Tech shares set fresh records despite uncertain economy – TechCrunch

    Earnings should help determine whether the latest rally is real Despite record-setting COVID-19 infections, American equities rose today. All major indices gained ground during regular...

    US online grocery sales hit record $7.2 billion in June – TechCrunch

    Despite the slow reopening of the U.S. economy over the past several weeks, online grocery shopping is continuing to reach ever-higher numbers as Americans...

    Logistics are key as NYC startup prepares to reopen office – TechCrunch

    The future of offices will require “hot desks,” contact tracing and a volunteer task force run by employees to make sure their colleagues are...

    Here’s a list of tech companies that the SBA says took PPP money – TechCrunch

    The U.S. Treasury Department released Monday a highly anticipated trove of data identifying every company that has received a loan of more than $150,000...

    As COVID-19 surges, 3D printing is having a moment – TechCrunch

    COVID-19 will be remembered for many things — most undoubtedly negative. There are, however, some silver linings among the horrors of the deadliest pandemic...

    Mercedes-Benz 2021 S-Class jumps on the giant touchscreen bandwagon – TechCrunch

    Mercedes-Benz sent out a teaser image and video Monday of its upcoming 2021 S-Class that hints at a sleeker interior that forgoes the bevy...