Crafting customer experience at TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising
In just one month we kick off TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising (July 8-9). If you're an early-stage founder (pre-seed through Series A), don't miss out on this two-day bootcamp. You'll learn from the top experts across the startup ecosystem and take away tips and advice th
BMW and Ford-backed Solid Power will go public via SPAC merger in $1.2B deal
Solid Power, a solid-state battery developer backed by Ford and BMW, is going public. The company said Tuesday it would head to the NASDAQ via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp III at a post-deal implied market valuation of $1.2 billion.
The tra
UK’s CMA opens market study into Apple, Google’s mobile ‘duopoly’
The U.K.’s competition watchdog will take a deep dive look into Apple and Google’s dominance of the mobile ecosystem, it said today — announcing a market study which will examine the pair’s respective smartphone platforms (iOS and Android); their app stores (App Store and Pl
Cruise secures $5B credit line to buy electric, autonomous Cruise Origin vehicles from GM
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of GM, has tapped a $5 billion line of credit from the automaker’s financial arm to pay for hundreds of purpose-built electric and autonomous Origin vehicles as they start to roll off the assembly line.
The access to the credit provided by GM Financial will
Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google
E-commerce platform Shopify announced this morning its one-click checkout service known as Shop Pay will become available to any U.S. merchant that sells on Facebook or Google — even if they don’t use Shopify’s software to power their online stores. That makes Shop Pay the first S
Sonos and Ikea's latest collaboration is a picture frame speaker
Following a smattering of leaks, Sonos and Ikea just unveiled the newest addition to their three-year-old Symfonisk line of home speakers. As the name implies, the Picture Frame is a medium-size, flat-panel speaker that can either be mounted on a wall or set on a shelf via kickstand.
As with the re
SkyWatch raises $17.2M for its Earth observation data platform
Waterloo-based SkyWatch was among the first startups to recognize that the key to unlocking the real benefits of the space economy lay in making Earth observation data accessible and portable, and now the company has raised a $17.2 million Series B to help it further that goal. Fresh on the heals o
Canadians are polite, but we’re still recruiting your biotech talent, America
Canada made headlines during U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for its efforts to lure STEM workers north. Trump is gone now, but Canada hasn't stopped trying to recruit talent from its neighbor — and one of the hottest fronts in this talent war is biotech.
For generations of C
Edge computing startup Macrometa gets $20M Series A led by Pelion Venture Partners
Macrometa, the edge computing cloud and global data network for app developers, announced today it has raised a $20 million Series A. The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners, with participation from returning investors DNX Ventures (the Japan and U.S.-focused enterprise fund that led Macrometa
BookClub checks out a shiny new $20 million Series A
Serial edtech entrepreneur David Blake, who co-founded Degreed and launched LearnIn, is living the dream of any book worm. He reads at least one book a week, talks to the authors behind it and unpacks his biggest questions around the subtlest of passages.
And it's all thanks to his latest start
Robotic landscaping startup Scythe emerges from stealth with $13.8M raise
Founded in 2018, Scythe Robotics is emerging from stealth today by announcing an $13.8 million Series A raise. The round was led by Inspired Capital and features True Ventures, Zigg Capital and Lemnos. It brings the Boulder, Colorado-based landscaping robotics company's total funding up to $18.
Mobile game spending hits record $1.7B per week in Q1 2021, up 40% from pre-pandemic levels
The COVID-19 pandemic drove increased demand for mobile gaming, as consumers under lockdowns looked to online sources of entertainment, including games. But even as COVID-19 restrictions are easing up, the demand for mobile gaming isn’t slowing. According to a new report from mobile data and
Rocket Lab to design two orbital spacecraft for NASA to study Mars
Rocket Lab is developing two spacecraft based on its Photon platform to orbit Mars, studying the planet’s magnetosphere in order to gain a better understanding of the ways in which Mars’ climate has changed over time. The science mission was awarded through NASA’s Small Innovative
Andreessen Horowitz goes into publishing with Future
Today, venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is officially launching its media property, called Future. I'm on vacation today but couldn't resist covering this fascinating new project.
The publication will initially focus on topics related to areas that the firm invests in but will expand over