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Facebook invests in audio with short-form Soundbites feature, podcast support, and a Clubhouse clone
Facebook today officially announced a suite of new audio products — an indication that it’s taking the threat from Clubhouse and other audio platforms more seriously. The company is doing
Geico admits fraudsters stole customer driver’s license numbers for months
Geico, the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., has fixed a security bug that let fraudsters steal customer driver’s license numbers from its website. In a data breach notice filed with the
These three investors think founders need some TLC (Collective funds)
Venture capital is a networks business — from networks of founders to the web of investors and angels and gossamer threads of potential customers, talent, and service providers. The density of those
Xbox Cloud Gaming beta starts rolling out on iOS and PC this week
The era of cloud gaming hasn’t arrived with the intensity that may have seemed imminent a couple years ago when major tech platforms announced their plays. In 2021, the market is still pretty mu
No one behind the wheel in deadly Tesla crash Saturday night, say authorities
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is opening an investigation into a crash involving a Tesla that authorities say was operating with no one behind the wheel, which left two men
Reddit unveils its Clubhouse clone, Reddit Talk
On the heels of Clubhouse’s latest fundraise, Reddit today officially unveiled its Clubhouse rival, Reddit Talk following a recent report from Mashable that revealed the company had been develop
European VC soars in Q1
A stunning first quarter in venture capital funding was not restricted to the United States; Europe also had one hell of a start to the year.
Less than 2 weeks left to save $100 on TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing & Fundraising
Regret — such an unfortunate and unnecessary emotion, is it not? If you missed out on our April TC Early Stage bootcamp, this is your chance to cast regret aside and secure your spot at TC Early Sta
Amazon taps ULA as first launch provider for Project Kuiper satellite constellation
Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is one step closer to actually making it to space: The company announced it has secured an agreement with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) to fly
Apple confirms it will allow Parler to return to App Store
Apple will reinstate Parler on its App Store following its multi-month ban, according to a letter Apple has sent to Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Ken Buck, which was made public this morning via a post on Co
Alan raises $220 million for its health insurance and healthcare super app
French startup Alan has raised a $220 million funding round at a $1.67 billion valuation (€185 million and €1.4 billion respectively). Coatue is leading the round with Dragoneer, Exor, and existin
Knox Financial raises $10M to take the pain out of being a landlord
We’ve all heard the phrase “passive income” to describe how people can make money by owning rental properties. Many Americans would love to passively earn money, but the process of becoming a la
Tyltgo’s same-day delivery platform lets small businesses compete with Amazon
Tyltgo wants to make it easier for restaurants and small businesses to compete with same-day delivery services offered by the likes of Amazon and HelloFresh. The Canadian company, which recently raise
The Klaviyo EC-1
E-commerce is booming as retailers race to transform their brick-and-mortar footprints into online storefronts. By some counts, the market grew an astonishing 42% in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 p
How Klaviyo transformed from a lifestyle business into a $4.15B email titan
Startups are stories of feverish dreams and obsessive fears. Short of hearing it from the source, a glimpse into the inbox of a founder would be the best way to experience the travails they endure on
How Klaviyo used data and no-code to transform owned marketing
Email is the communication medium that refuses to die. “Eventually, every technology is trumped by something new and better. And I feel that email is ready to be trumped. But by what?” wrote the v
Marketing in 2021 is emotional and not just transactional
Brands are emotions made physical. The clothes we wear, the media we consume, the devices we use — all signal not only to others what we value and see in ourselves, they also are a way to construct
Drama and quirk aren’t necessary for startup success
Many of the stories in our EC-1 series tell tales of startups in the wilderness hacking out green field opportunities. Klaviyo is a different breed of company: One that went into an established market
AutoX partners with Arbe to bring ultra-high resolution radars to its autonomous vehicle fleet
Tel Aviv-based ultra-high resolution radar startup Arbe Robotics has a new customer: Chinese autonomous driving company AutoX, which has procured 400,000 Arbe-based radar systems to go in its Level 4
Time-strapped IT teams can use low-code software to drive quick growth
Low-code technology, which we’ve been hearing about for years, is ready for widespread adoption, enabling you to easily streamline (and scale) everything from integration to artificial intelligence.