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Month: August 2022
Lyft sued by drivers, passengers claiming company failing to protect users from assault
Lyft is facing a fresh batch of lawsuits from drivers and passengers who say they were sexually and physically assaulted...
NASA orders five more astronaut transportation flights from SpaceX for $1.4 billion
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more astronaut transportation missions to and from the International Space...
Abridge founder talks about fighting ‘pajama time’ burnout in doctors
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week’s guest Shiv Rao founded Abridge after...
Coming out of COVID, investors lose their taste for board meetings
Two weeks ago, longtime venture capitalist Chris Olsen, a general partner and cofounder of Drive Capital in Columbus, Oh., settled...
Trans founders to VCs: ‘Cut me a check’
There is no data to show how little venture funding goes to trans founders. All that exists is a report...
Let’s talk about party rounds
When it comes to types of venture capital instruments, party rounds are as controversial as they come. A party round...
This dating app fought scammers with bots… hilarity ensued
You know the feeling; you’re on a dating app, and you start a conversation with someone, and things don’t seem...
SeatGeek raises $238 million privately after ditching going public via SPAC
Ticketing platform SeatGeek announced today that it had raised $238 million privately as part of a Series E funding round....
Bosch to invest $200M in US fuel cell production for electric commercial trucks
Bosch said Wednesday it will invest more than $200 million into its South Carolina factory to build fuel cell stacks...
9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising
Masha Bucher Contributor Share on Twitter Masha Bucher is the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures, an early...
Klarna, Affirm show how expensive fintech growth can be
Just how lucrative is the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market? New data from Klarna and recent earnings results from...
This founder wants to take on the biggest coaching startups with a group-focused approach
Nishika de Rosairo, the founder and chief executive of HumanQ, has a vision for employee coaching that disagrees with some...
How to fundraise a Series A
Jenny Lefcourt Contributor Share on Twitter Jenny is an entrepreneur, operator, board member, advisor, and investor in tech for over...
Reviver is building a company one licence plate at a time
Do you want to run an “easy” startup? Be a coder, and realize that some aspect of your workflow is...
The next big market opportunity for micromobility is commercial, not consumer
Drones, sidewalk robots and autonomous vehicles are being touted as some of the next big movers in the last-mile delivery...
All Raise, Forerunner, GV and Precursor join Startup Battlefield judges
Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will throw...
Dear Sophie: What are the quickest visa options for bringing in international talent?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019...
Hear the steps to raise a Series A on today’s TechCrunch Live
Today’s TechCrunch Live is all about raising a Series A. Jenny Lefcourt from Freestyle Partners and Guillaume de Zwirek CEO...
Dragonfly GP talks web3’s current and future state at TC Sessions: Crypto
While the overall crypto markets have been in a rough spot lately, web3 venture capitalists have never had more conviction...
