Tag: market

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Looking back at the venture market of one year ago

Looking back at the venture market of one year ago

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, ...

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Branch snags $147M at a $1.05B valuation, showing that thorny insurtech market not impervious to growth

Branch snags $147M at a $1.05B valuation, showing that ...

Branch, a startup offering bundled home and auto insurance, has raised $147 mill...

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The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs

The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs

During the pandemic, delivery startups — whether focused on groceries, essential...

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What connects the stock market contraction to startup valuations?

What connects the stock market contraction to startup v...

This is the most critical impact of downturns: Venture capital funds will have a...

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As fintech valuations fall, even Stripe isn’t immune to a changing market

As fintech valuations fall, even Stripe isn’t immune to...

Why didn't these mega-unicorns with valuations north of $10 billion just go publ...

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Re-rethinking Databricks’ valuation in a more conservative startup market

Re-rethinking Databricks’ valuation in a more conservat...

To understand how much the late-stage market has changed in the last few months,...

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Joywell Foods raises $25M to bring sweet proteins to market

Joywell Foods raises $25M to bring sweet proteins to ma...

Joywell uses a proprietary microbial fermentation process to produce sweet prote...

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Can recurring revenue financing drive growth in a turbulent market?

Can recurring revenue financing drive growth in a turbu...

As the saying goes, “Everyone is selling something.” Sometimes, we forget that w...

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We think founders need a quick Heart to Heart about the market

We think founders need a quick Heart to Heart about the...

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, wher...

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A single question changed how Singularity viewed its market

A single question changed how Singularity viewed its ma...

One conversation with a customer changed how Wenbo Shi viewed his product and, u...

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Sylndr, an online used-car retailer, raises $12.6M pre-seed to disrupt Egypt’s automotive market

Sylndr, an online used-car retailer, raises $12.6M pre-...

Egypt is home to one of Africa’s largest vehicle fleets, with over 6 million car...

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Sylndr, a used-car retailer, raises $12.6M pre-seed to disrupt Egypt’s automotive market

Sylndr, a used-car retailer, raises $12.6M pre-seed to ...

Egypt is home to one of Africa’s largest vehicle fleets, with over 6 million car...

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Data intelligence startup Near, with 1.6B anonymized user IDs, lists on Nasdaq via SPAC at a $1B market cap; raises $100M

Data intelligence startup Near, with 1.6B anonymized us...

The IPO window has all but closed for technology companies in the wake of a mass...

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M&A is coming for DeFi protocols as market conditions change

M&A is coming for DeFi protocols as market conditions c...

At the Permissionless conference in West Palm Beach this week, conversations aro...

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Gusto raises an extension round, following Faire as unicorns react to a changing market

Gusto raises an extension round, following Faire as uni...

Gusto, an HR technology unicorn worth nearly $10 billion, has raised an extensio...

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Coinbase’s difficult Q1 results complicate market for crypto startups

Coinbase’s difficult Q1 results complicate market for c...

Last night, Coinbase's first-quarter earnings report sent its already-depressed ...