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    Creandum boosts team with new partner Sabina Wizander, and new principal Gemma Bloemen – TechCrunch

    Creandum, a European early-stage VC, is bringing on board two new key team members: Ex-Kry CSO Sabina Wizander joins as Partner and Gemma Bloemen...

    Egyptian furniture marketplace Homzmart lands $15M Series A for MENA expansion – TechCrunch

    In most parts of Africa and the Middle East, a consumer journey and experience in buying furniture is not fun. A typical shopping process...

    Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B – TechCrunch

    French startup Back Market — a marketplace for refurbished electronics goods — has raised a $335 million Series D funding round led by General...

    Watch Google I/O keynote live right here – TechCrunch

    After skipping a year, Google is holding a keynote for its developer conference Google I/O. While it’s going to be an all-virtual event, there...

    Pinterest introduces Idea Pins, a video-first feature aimed at creators – TechCrunch

    Pinterest is expanding further into the creator community with today’s launch of a video-first feature called “Idea Pins,” aimed at creators who want to...

    8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub – TechCrunch

    While Madrid and Barcelona tend to attract the buzz when it comes to tech startups in Spain, Valencia is slowly and surely making a...

    Healios raises $10M to scale its mental health platform for children scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic – TechCrunch

    Heaven knows what will happen to the mental health of children who’ve gone through this past year but if there’s one thing we need...

    BukuKas gets $50M from investors including DoorDash’s Gokul Rajaram and TransferWise founder Taavet Hinrikus – TechCrunch

    BukuKas co-founders Krishnan Menon (left) and Lorenzo Peracchione (right) with a BukuKas user BukuKas, a startup focused on digitizing Indonesia’s small businesses, has raised $50...

    MGM Looks to Amazon as the Hollywood Studio Tries to Find a Buyer

    Streaming has become fiercely competitive, with Disney+ coming on strong and HBO Max, Apple TV+ and Paramount+ determined to make inroads. That has pushed...

    Trump Justice Dept. Tried to Use Grand Jury to Identify Nunes Critic on Twitter

    WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under President Trump secretly obtained a grand-jury subpoena last year in an attempt to identify the person behind a...

    Dott, Lime and Tier selected for London e-scooter trial – TechCrunch

    Transport for London and London Councils have announced Dott, Lime and Tier Mobility as the winners of its prized e-scooter pilot, confirming last month’s...

    Canoo is being investigated by the SEC – TechCrunch

    Canoo, the Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup that debuted on the Nasdaq public exchange earlier this year, is being investigated by the U.S. Securities...

    Bosta raises $6.7M to expand e-commerce delivery business across Africa and MENA – TechCrunch

    Per a recent report by Bain & Co., e-commerce is expected to grow to $28.5 billion in MENA by 2022 from a 2019 value...

    Should startups build or buy telehealth infrastructure? – TechCrunch

    Digital health in the U.S. got a huge boost from COVID-19 as more people started consulting physicians and urgent care providers remotely in the...

    AT&T’s $43B WarnerMedia spinoff will create a new content colossus – TechCrunch

    To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Welcome to...

    Want to double your rate of return? Seek counsel from experienced executives – TechCrunch

    Rob Olson is a partner and head of data strategy at M13, a venture engine focused on investing in the core technologies that are...