Tag Archives: venture capital

Startups Weekly: This year in startups

Welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last-place week, I wrote about U.S. VC activity in Europe. Before that, I noted Chinese investor the actions of Africa. …

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Takeaways from F8 and Facebook’s next phase

Extra Crunch gives members the opportunity to tune into conference call conducted and moderated by the TechCrunch novelists you read every day. This week, TechCrunch’s Josh Constine and Frederic Lardinois discuss major announcements that came out of Facebook’s F8 conference and dig into how Facebook is trying to redefine itself …

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Will Uber gobble up Lime or fly off with Bird?

Winter is coming. It’s time for scooter startups to find a cozy, protective blanket to get them through the chill months. For Lime and Bird, that could be Uber. The pair of venture capital favorites, which both control fleets of electric scooters around the world, are said to be in …

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