Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Christine Magee and Mark Lennon. Winter is coming in South America, but for investors and entrepreneurs things are starting to heat...
Investments In Anonymity Begin To Grow
As anonymous social networks proliferate, they’re increasingly turning to location-based features as a way to keep users coming back. For example, location-based private messaging app Yik Yak has raised $10...
Investments Decline As Education Technology Grows Up
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. School may be out for summer, but the nation’s education-focused technology startups are still hitting the books, drumming up...
One Year of the CrunchBase Daily
It’s been a full year since the first Daily Newsletter was prepped and delivered to the CrunchBase community last June. In that time, the Daily has kept readers up-to-date, covering...
Crunchbase API v2.0 Released
Today, we (finally) released version 2.0 of the Crunchbase API. We originally released the 2.0 API into beta on May 3rd to gather feedback from the developer community. The response has been...
YouTube’s Marketing And Content Platform Nets Startups Millions
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. The rise of YouTube and its attendant online celebrity millionaires has created opportunities for venture investors to launch new...
Job Hunting Bags Millennials New HR Apps
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. With an overwhelming number of millennials still out of work despite a slowly recovering U.S. economy, venture capital firms...
Investment Outlook Is Sunny In The Cloud Capital
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Christine Magee. Tomorrow TechCrunch will touch down in the cloud capital to showcase some local talent in Seattle’s startup scene, where...
Food Startups are Riding a Venture Capital Gravy Train
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. Investments in food-related startups, from delivery services to new restaurant chains to new types of foods and additives, have raised...
VCs Say “Ni Hao” To Chinese Startups
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. Venture capital investment in Chinese startup companies is surging again. After several years of a moribund market, investment in Chinese...
Sequoia Expands Scope Of Asian Investments
With its latest $100 million investment in a Korean startup announced late last month, Sequoia Capital is seemingly expanding the scope of its investing in Asia. Since 2009, Sequoia Capital...
Investors Build New Marketing Tools For The Visual Web
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. Navigating the web these days is increasingly a case of what you see is what you get. Sites like Pinterest and...
Does The Beats Aftermath Usher The Next Episode For Wearables?
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. As Beats potentially prepares to move on to the next episode, there are a few things about the news that...
After Years, Michigan’s Attempts To Build A Startup Ecosystem Bear Fruit
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. Five years ago, Michigan had seven early-stage companies raise money from venture capital investors in the first quarter. This year...
Feedback, Bug Fixes, and our Path Forward
Over the past seven years, CrunchBase has grown from a tiny TechCrunch side-project into an (often) indispensable tool of the tech community. Unbelievably, CrunchBase has enjoyed this success despite relative “benign neglect”. CrunchBase...
Sequoia Backs Simplisafe In A Play For The Home Security Market
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. Sequoia Capital has made a minority investment in the do-it-yourself home security company Simplisafe in a play on the home security and automation...
Welcome to CrunchBase 2.0
Today we launched CrunchBase 2.0. From the UX to the underlying data model, we’ve rebuilt the entire platform. The new site aims to meet the increasing demands of our 2...
Seeking Growth, The Payments Industry Embraces New Technologies
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. Now a victim of its own omnipresent success, the global electronic payments industry is increasingly turning to new technologies as...
Boston Wraps Up Its Best Venture Quarter In Years
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. The TechCrunch wrecking ball is smashing into Boston as startups in the city are coming off their best quarter in years. Boston-based...
Saeed Amidi’s Global Accelerator Network Plug And Play Expands To Brazil
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. The warp and weft of Saeed Amidi’s family story — transitioning from Iranian immigrants fleeing revolution in the 1970s to running a multi-million-dollar...