Day two: Don't miss today's pitch-off at TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising
And just like that, it's day two of TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising! Yesterday not only flew by in a blur — it was also certifiably off the hook. We hope you came away with new information, actionable advice that you can implement in your business right away and that you connec
Stumble-proof robot adapts to challenging terrain in real time
Robots have a hard time improvising, and encountering an unusual surface or obstacle usually means an abrupt stop or hard fall. But researchers have created a new model for robotic locomotion that adapts in real time to any terrain it encounters, changing its gait on the fly to keep trucking when i
New York City’s new biometrics privacy law takes effect
A new biometrics privacy ordinance has taken effect across New York City, putting new limits on what businesses can do with the biometric data they collect on their customers.
From Friday, businesses that collect biometric information — most commonly in the form of facial recognition and fingerpr
Kurly, the Korean grocery startup, raises $200M on a $2.2B valuation after shifting IPO plans away from the NYSE
Online grocery startups around the world continue to pull in major investment, underscoring how much they have all grown — especially in the last year of pandemic living. In the latest development, Kurly — a startup in South Korea that provides next-day grocery delivery services across the
Firat Ileri becomes Hummingbird VC’s new managing partner, as the firm looks to expand
Seed investment firm Hummingbird VC, which previously invested in Deliveroo, Peak Games, MarkaVIP, and Kraken has a new managing partner. Firat Ileri, previously a partner — who at 28 became one of Europe's youngest VCs when he joined in 2012 — takes over managing the team from founding par
Germany’s VC industry is ready to take off, but bureaucrats need to release the handbrake
The narrative suggests that Germany is lagging behind its European neighbors when it comes to building a globally competitive venture capital market. But I think that the next five years will be huge for the German venture capital sector, and that the signs for the future are very positive.
German
Temasek, Warburg Pincus and Bhavish Aggarwal invest $500 million in Ola
Temasek and an affiliate of Warburg Pincus are investing $500 million in Indian ride-hailing giant Ola, the Bangalore-headquartered startup said in a short statement Friday. Ola co-founder and chief executive Bhavish Aggarwal is also participating in the new investment, the startup said.
This is th
Europe’s DN Capital launches its new $350M fund after a knockout year for its portfolio
DN Capital, one of Europe's most active VCs has launched its latest $350 million (£220 million, €300 million) fund off the back of a pretty standout year when the firm saw four of its portfolio companies hit billion-dollar-plus valuations. DN's “Fund V” will invest across Eur
EU fines BMW, VW $1B for running emissions cartel since the 90s
As environmental issues really came of age in the 1990s, certain German automakers were meeting in secret groups to make sure their cars would continue to industriously contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. According to the European Union, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz parent c
Halo will launch a remotely operated car service powered by 5G in Las Vegas
5G technology has generated a lot of hype for its potential to power driverless cars using a remote operator, but for the past few years that's all it's been — hype. Las Vegas-based startup Halo and telecom giant T-Mobile are teaming up to change that, with a driverless electric car servi
Daily Crunch: Indian food delivery startup Zomato will seek post-IPO valuation up to $8.6B
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Demand Curve: How to double conversions on your startup’s homepage
Between our work at Demand Curve and our agency, Bell Curve, we’ve rewritten over 1,000 websites for startups across most industries.
Want to convert twice as many visitors into customers? Follow these copywriting tactics.
Everything “above the fold” must have a purpose
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Can advertising scale in VR?
One of VR’s prospective revenue streams is ad placement. The thought is that its levels of immersion can engender high engagement with various flavors of display ads. Think billboards in a virtual streetscape or sporting venue. Art imitates life, and all that.
This topic reemerged recently in
Gillmor Gang: TV Clubhouse
The Gang spends a lot of time these days on the streaming wars, so it seems appropriate that Congress wants to get into it. With Netflix's success at overturning the structure of Hollywood's broadcast television production and advertising processes, consumers are taking advantage of a Gold