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Karat launches a credit card for online creators Jun 26, 2020

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Private equity firm Great Hill Partners acquires stock media service Storyblocks Jun 26, 2020

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Storyblocks, the subscription-based stock media service, today announced that it has been acquired by private equity firm Great Hill Partners. The firm previously backed companies like Wayfair (and then exited that specific investment in 2017) and Custom Ink. Great Hill also acquired Gizmodo Media Group in 2019. Storyblocks and Great Hill did not disclose the […]

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IPOs that could happen soon, cannot happen soon enough Jun 25, 2020

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Earlier today we took a look at two companies that have filed to go public, nCino and GoHealth. The pair join Lemonade in a march toward the public markets. But those three firms are hardly alone. We know that DoorDash filed privately earlier this year (it also raised a pile of cash lately, so its […]

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Privacy assistant Jumbo raises $8 million and releases major update Jun 25, 2020

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A year after its initial release, Jumbo has two important pieces of news to announce. First, the company has released a major update of its app that protects your privacy on online services. Second, the company has raised an $8 million Series A funding round. If you’re not familiar with Jumbo, the app wants to […]

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Zopa granted full UK bank license as it gears up to launch savings account and credit card Jun 24, 2020

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Zopa, the 15-year-old peer-to-peer lending company, is announcing that it has been awarded its full U.K. bankâ€¯licence, as it gears up to launch a fixed-term savings account, followed by a credit card. Dubbed “Zopa Bank,” the new challenger bank will sit alongside its existing peer-to-peer lending business, under Zopa Group, creating what the veteran fintech […]

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Prices increase in four days for founder workshops at TC Early Stage Jun 24, 2020

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The countdown clock is running, and you have just four days left to score the lowest price on passes to TC Early Stage 2020, which takes place on July 21-22. We’ve packed this two-day virtual event with more than 50 workshops covering essential topics that every early-stage founder needs to master. Take advantage of the […]

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Ampere announces latest chip with a 128 core processor Jun 23, 2020

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In the chip game, more is usually better and to that end, Ampere announced the next chip on its product roadmap today, the Altra Max, a 128 core processor, the company says is designed specifically to handle cloud native, containerized workloads. What’s more, the company has designed the chip, so that it will fit in […]

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ServiceNow to acquire Belgian configuration management startup Sweagle Jun 23, 2020

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With more companies moving workers home, making sure your systems are up and running has become more important than ever. ServiceNow, which includes an IT Help Desk component in its product catalogue recognizes that help desks have been bombarded during the pandemic. To help stop configuration problems before they start, the company acquired Sweagle today, […]

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HashiCorp to offer managed versions of its developer tools starting with Consul Jun 22, 2020

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HashiCorp is well known in the developer community for offering a slew of open source tools to help build and manage modern applications. Today the company announced a new cloud platform and plans to eventually offer managed versions of those tools, starting with Consul a tool for connecting and securing services across platforms. HashiCorp CEO […]

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After IPO delays, DoorDash confirms $400M raise Jun 22, 2020

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DoorDash has confirmed that it is raising “approximately $400 million” in a Series H round of funding. Earlier today, Axios reported that the company was looking for roughly $400 million round at a post-money valuation of $16 billion. DoorDash clarified in a statement provided to TechCrunch that the valuation is slightly under the $16 billion […]

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