Southeast Asian fintech Fazz raises $100M Series C to serve businesses of all sizes • TechCrunch
Fazz, the Southeast Asian digital financial services group created by the merger of PayFazz and Xfers, announced today that it …
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Patreon lays off 17% of staff, affecting 80 employees • TechCrunch
The creator subscription company Patreon is the latest company to be affected by a long line of tech layoffs. CEO …
VC funds still rolling as Northzone announces largest fund, while Salkantay is largest Peru fund • TechCrunch
While capital infusion into companies took a summer siesta, some venture capital firms continue to see their coffers runneth over. …
New Starbucks Odyssey loyalty program ‘happens to be built on blockchain and web3’ • TechCrunch
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Google closes $5.4B Mandiant acquisition • TechCrunch
Google has announced that its proposed $5.4 billion bid to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant is now complete. The internet giant …
The tech industry needs a labor movement • TechCrunch
Ed Zitron is the CEO of EZPR, a media relations company. He also contributes to publications like Insider and The …
VC fundraising gets weird as autumn nears • TechCrunch
The first half of 2022 broke fundraising records at VC firms, but at the same time, pretty much everyone we …
What 227 Y Combinator pitches will teach you about startups • TechCrunch
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The week an Apple event and YC Demo Day collided • TechCrunch
Happy Saturday, friends. Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we very quickly sum up the most read …
VCs who cast a wider net have double backed to CA, says this ex-Sequoia Capital partner • TechCrunch
Investor Chris Olsen knows the West Coast VC scene. He spent six years with Sequoia Capital in California before co-founding …