Delicious, Former Web 2.0 Darling, Is Now Managed By New Alliance, Rolls Back Most Recent Changes
Once upon a time (maybe around 2004), the social bookmarking service Delicious was the hottest thing on the web. It hit all the right buzzwords of the time (collaborative tagging, folksonomy, AJAX), but like so many other services, Yahoo simply let it whither after it acquired the company in 2005. Since then, it has changed owners twice — first to AVOS, a company owned by the founders… Read MoreThe TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Coming To Atlanta And Boston
It’s that time of the year again. After a restful holiday season, filled with Disrupt Europe and CES, we’re ready to hit the road again and visit some of our favorite cities. The first TC Meetups of the year will go down in Boston and Atlanta, on February 23 and February 25 respectively. We’ve visited both cities for the past few years, and have never been let down by the… Read MoreSmashFly, A Service That Looks To Snag New Hires More Effectively, Raises $22M
Mike Hennessy thinks finding potential recruits is just like marketing — you have to keep them interested and snatch them at the right time. That’s why he started SmashFly, a startup that manages inbound interest from potential recruits and keeps them engaged with a company that’s eventually hoping to convert them to an employee. To do that, SmashFly has raised $22 million in… Read MoreThe First Virtual Reality Roller Coaster Will Take You To Space
Following CES in Las Vegas last week, VR is on the minds and lips of everyone in the tech and gaming space. But even though virtual reality is more immersive than any form of entertainment previously known, it still can’t manipulate all the senses at once. Alton Towers Resort has developed a way to make the VR experience even more true to life… By strapping you to a roller… Read MoreOriginal Stitch Raises $1.1 Million To Put The Shirt On Your Back
As a fan of clothing I find custom shirt services to be quite exciting. No longer must we be held back by societal rules about what color your collar must be or whether or not blue goes with orange plaid. That’s why Original Stitch is so cool and that’s why they raised $1.1 million from Inspire Ventures, NTT Docomo, and private investor Bill Lohse. No longer are we bound by the laws… Read MoreTravel Search Site Skyscanner Raises $192M For International Expansion
Travel search engine Skyscanner announced today that it has raised £128 million (about $192 million). The Edinburgh-based company did not disclose its valuation, but the Financial Times reported that it has hit unicorn status and is now worth $1.6 billion. Read MoreTokyo-based Sansan Scores $16.9M To Help Companies Wrangle Business Cards
Tokyo-based Sansan has raised a $16.9 million Series C to help companies store and manage information scanned from business cards. The funding, which brings Sansan’s total funding so far to $35.8 million, was led by DCM Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures (the investment arm of the enterprise software company), and Nissay Capital. Read MoreIndian E-commerce Platform Shopclues Claims $1.1B Valuation After New Funding, Plans IPO
Indian e-commerce company Shopclues has raised a Series E that the company claims boosts its valuation to $1.1 billion. The round was led by GIC, the Singaporean government’s sovereign wealth fund, with participation from returning investors Tiger Global and Nexus Venture Partners. Shopclues says that this is the last round of venture capital it will raise before holding an initial… Read MoreInsurance Brokerage App FinanceFox Raises $5.5M Led By Salesforce Ventures
Like Knip, FinanceFox is another startup founded in Switzerland that is moving the insurance brokerage process online. Its mobile app lets you manage of all your existing insurance and get advice regarding gaps in your coverage or ways to save money on your insurance requirements going forward. Read More
Hype Or Not, Peach Hit The Top 10 Social Networking App List Fast
You’ve probably heard quite a bit about social networking/messaging app Peach. Some say it’s dumb, some say it’s great, and a lot say something in between. What do I feel about it? It feels fresh. Fresh in a way that Twitter, Path, WhatsApp and Messenger doesn’t feel. Mind you, it’s on a massive hype-train right now so take it all with a grain of salt. But by… Read MoreMeet The Startups Vying For The Crunchie For Best New Startup Of 2015
The 9th Annual Crunchies are right around the corner, and some of the best and brightest startups, companies and leaders are vying for the chance to win the coveted Crunchie award in one of the 12 categories up for grabs. As the event draws closer, we’ll be featuring the finalists in each of the 12 categories up for grabs, starting with the nominees for one of the most prolific… Read MoreFitbit’s Post-Smartwatch Announcement Crash Marches On, Dropping Another 10%
Fitbit is already not having a good week. After unveiling a new smartwatch at CES last week, the stock tanked 18% over the course of the day. But things have only gotten worse for the fitness tracking device-focused company, with its shares dropping another 10% in trading today. The stock fell as much as 13% during the day, bringing it to an all-time low. As we noted last week, this seems to be… Read MoreReport: SoundCloud Secures $35M In Debt Funding
SoundCloud has raised 300 million Swedish krona (the equivalent of around $35 million USD) in debt funding with Tennenbaum Capital Partners, according to Swedish news site Digital. The report also indicates that SoundCloud has an option to borrow another 600 million Swedish krona (~ $70 million USD) through convertible bonds. Tennenbaum Capital Partners is an American firm that specializes in… Read MoreWalker & Company Introduces The Super Sleek Bevel Trimmer
Hot off of raising a $24M Series B round and inking a deal with Target for its Bevel brand, Walker & Company Brands has launched a brand new product — Bevel Trimmer. The company calls it “the most advanced device for trimming and shaping coarse or curly hair” and comes with a fresh new partnership with rapper Nas. While Walker & Company might not be your typical… Read MoreBlinq Dating App Uses AI To Judge Hotness
Swiss dating app startup Blinq is playing around with a little algorithmic hot or not catnip, with a plan to add a machine-learning powered attractiveness assessment feature to help its users pick the photos that show them at their best. Read MoreMambu, The SaaS Banking Platform, Picks Up €8 Million Funding
Mambu, the SaaS banking platform, has raised a further €8 million in funding. The round was led by Acton Capital Partners and CommerzVentures, with participation from existing investors. The additional capital will be used to expand its commercial team, invest in the platform and to open new offices in Asia and the Americas. Read MoreWhy Bitcoin Can’t Help The Poorest – Yet
The term “financial inclusion” is a new buzzword in the fintech space. With the rise of services like Abra and MPesa, we are convinced that bitcoin is the solution to the problems of the unbanked. With bitcoin, we say, the house cleaner in Dubai can get her money home and the refugee can get his money over the border into a safer place. I’m even known to wax poetic about… Read MoreLedger Wallet Is One Of The Most Secure Bitcoin Wallets You Can Get
You can call Ledger Wallet CEO Eric Larchevêque the Winklevoss of France given that he stores around 1,000 bitcoins on his bitcoin wallet — that’s around $450,000 as of today. But it also shows how secure the company’s wallet is. I interviewed him on our stage at CES. Read MoreC-Way Is An Apple Watch For Kids
While wandering the Eureka Park floor at CES, we ran into C-Way, a cool French startup that is making GPS-enabled smart watches for kids. So what exactly does a smart watch for kids do? Well first off, it helps parents keep track of their kid’s location. By embedding a GPS sensor in the device, parents can open C-Way’s app and see where your child is at all times, thanks to a… Read MoreGameFace Labs On Their Upcoming Untethered VR Headset
Yesterday on the CES TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield stage I sat down with Edward Mason, Founder and CEO of VR Headset startup GameFace Labs. Founded in London, GameFace Labs makes a self-contained VR headset, meaning it doesn’t need to be attached to an external computer like Oculus or other headsets that require a high-powered gaming rig. GameFace Lab’s first device will ship… Read More
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