I haven’t seen a lot of agriculture tech startups submit their pitch decks for this series, so I was delighted to get one from Phospholutions, which just closed a $10 million round, bringing its total funds raised to $32 million. The team initially said they used the deck to raise a Series B round, which…
Last week, Google and Match reached a settlement in the app store antitrust case where Match had sought the right to offer its users an alternative to Google Billing in an effort to avoid Google’s Play Store commissions on in-app purchases. As a part of the agreement, Match said it would implement Google’s new User…
Swedish fintech Klarna confirmed that it is taking steps “toward an eventual IPO.” The company has initiated a process for a legal entity restructuring to set up a holding company in the United Kingdom “as an important early step” in its plans for an initial public offering, a Klarna spokesperson told TechCrunch+. The move comes…
Meta may have abandoned its efforts around live shopping on Facebook and Instagram, but the social networking company still believes in its apps’ potential as a shopping platform. That leads to today’s news that the company is now working with Amazon to allow customers to link their Facebook and Instagram accounts to their Amazon account…
DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic testing giant 23andMe. Ancestry, MyHeritage and 23andMe have begun notifying customers that their accounts will use two-factor (2FA) by default, a security feature where users are…
Speak to any CEO on the day their company goes public, and they will tell you that the IPO is just another step on their journey, that the company is not done yet, that they’re just getting started. This is true. It is also true that going public is a major milestone for any company….
During SiriusXM’s “Next Generation” event in New York, the company announced its revamped SiriusXM streaming app, which features an upgraded media player, improved search capabilities, a customized “For You” page, an expanded library and more. Alongside the app announcement, the audio entertainment company revealed its new logo, replacing the radio waves next to the brand…
Software maker SysAid is warning customers that hackers linked to a notorious ransomware gang are exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in its widely used IT service automation software. SysAid chief technology officer Sasha Shapirov confirmed in a blog post Wednesday that attackers are exploiting a zero-day flaw affecting its on-premises software. A vulnerability is considered…
Many people, myself included, predicted a wave of startup acquisitions in 2023 as companies rooted in good ideas but built on not-so-good business models ran out of money. That largely didn’t happen, but there are signs it will in 2024. Funding volume and deal count continues to slow down, according to Q3 data from PitchBook,…
As a writer, I often have conversations about whether ChatGPT is going to put me out of business. So far, I think the answer is no, mostly because I can do things that AI cannot. The truth is that many AIs are pretty mediocre at most things, which makes a lot of sense: If you…
