At CrunchBase, we’re extremely fortunate to have an engaged and passionate community of users. Since launching the new version of CrunchBase, we’ve received a tremendous amount of feedback, both positive...
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...
Surge in Startups in South America
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...
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...
Seoul’s Sprouting Startup Scene
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch Guest Column written by Sebastien Park, an associate at Collaborative Fund. A couple of years ago, a list of the world’s top startup...
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...
CrunchBase Monthly Data Export Is Back (and Better)
Since the launch of CrunchBase 2.0, we have been working hard to make it easier for everyone to contribute to the CrunchBase dataset. We have flown past 550k entities in the dataset...
CrunchBase API v2.0 – Beta Feedback
On Sunday, May 4th, we released v2.0 of the CrunchBase API into beta. The response from our developer community has been fantastic; developers and partners have registered over 700 applications in...
No, CrunchBase is not for sale…
This afternoon I was interviewed by Michael Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC and we had an entertaining exchange about the future of CrunchBase. This was reported on by Jon Shieber who concluded...
Cleantech Reigns In Khosla Ventures’ Portfolio
Despite the lean times and bad press that the cleantech industry has faced, Khosla Ventures has remained consistent in its investment thesis around the promise of renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies. It...
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...
CrunchBase API v2.0 Beta Period Begins
Earlier today we launched the CrunchBase API v2.0 providing real-time access to the CrunchBase Dataset. Although the API is in a mostly-final form, we are releasing it as a Beta to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Entertainment Deals Take Center Stage In LA’s Burgeoning VC Scene
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Jon Shieber. A string of big acquisitions, public offerings, and a pipeline of growing young startup companies has venture investors saying “I...
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...