How ByteDance plans to crack the gaming industry – TechCrunch
For the last few years, ByteDance, the parent company of short video app TikTok, has been working to diversify its …
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Legl gets $7M to help law firms upgrade to digital workflows – TechCrunch
B2B SaaS startup Legl has bagged $7M in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures for its platform for law …
Luminar, Volvo subsidiary partner to sell automated driving systems to automakers – TechCrunch
Luminar Technologies has deepened ties with Volvo Cars to develop and eventually sell an automated driving system for highways to …
Regenerative agriculture is the next great ally in fight against climate change – TechCrunch
Nancy Pfund is founder and managing partner of DBL Partners, a venture capital firm whose goal is to combine top-tier …
Gamefam aims to be the first big gaming company built on Roblox – TechCrunch
Roblox went public yesterday after seeing tremendous growth in 2020, and that’s not just good news for the company’s employees …
Wise’s Taavet Hinrikus and Teleport’s Sten Tamkivi partner in new investment firm — just don’t call it a VC fund – TechCrunch
Taavet Hinrikus, the first employee of Skype and co-founder of fintech giant Wise (formerly TransferWise), is teaming up with Teleport …
Snyk raises $300 million at a $4.7 billion valuation as employees cash in and the security company beefs up – TechCrunch
Snyk, a developer of application security technology, is now worth $4.7 billion after a new fundraising and secondary sale that …
Chatbot startup Heyday raises $5.1M – TechCrunch
Montreal-based Heyday announced today that it has raised $6.5 million Canadian ($5.1 million in US dollars) in additional seed funding. …
Twitter is testing better image previews and fewer cropped photos – TechCrunch
Twitter says it’s running a test with a small subset of iOS and Android users to “give people an accurate …
Populus AI plots expansion with $5M in new funding – TechCrunch
The wave of shared electric scooters that swept through cities several years ago helped Populus AI get its start. Now, …