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Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with ‘privacy-first’ MC02 smartphone

Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with ‘privacy-first’ MC02 smartphone

Punkt first made a name for itself in the world of mobile with pared-down, monochromatic phones focused on voice, text ...
Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with ‘privacy-first’ MC02 smartphone

Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with ‘privacy-first’ MC02 smartphone

Punkt first made a name for itself in the world of mobile with pared-down, monochromatic phones focused on voice, text ...
Apple’s  €1.84B fine, new AI rules in India and the latest pre-IPO round

Apple’s €1.84B fine, new AI rules in India and the latest pre-IPO round

This time on Equity, we talk through Apple’s massive fine in the EU, India’s new rules for AI, Waymo’s wins, ...
Apple’s  €1.84B fine, new AI rules in India and the latest pre-IPO round

Apple’s €1.84B fine, new AI rules in India and the latest pre-IPO round

This time on Equity, we talk through Apple’s massive fine in the EU, India’s new rules for AI, Waymo’s wins, ...
Mews, the hotel SaaS startup, books $110M at a $1.2B valuation

Mews, the hotel SaaS startup, books $110M at a $1.2B valuation

Tourism continues to bounce back in the wake of COVID-19, with 2023 raking in $2.23 trillion globally, surpassing pre-pandemic levels ...
Topsort helps e-commerce create ads without being ‘creepy’

Topsort helps e-commerce create ads without being ‘creepy’

Topsort develops retail media technology for small businesses to use auctions as a way to create effective advertising. © 2024 ...
Qatar reportedly has a $100M fund for startups

Qatar reportedly has a $100M fund for startups

Qatar unveiled its startup investment program at the recent Web Summit through its development bank. The program aims to attract ...
When your cap table makes your startup uninvestable

When your cap table makes your startup uninvestable

The problem here is that the company has given up more than two-thirds of its equity to raise $3.3 million ...
Indonesia fintech Wagely makes bank while helping the unbanked

Indonesia fintech Wagely makes bank while helping the unbanked

Wagely, a fintech out of Indonesia, made a name for itself with earned wage access: a way for workers in ...
Camshaft says Byju’s unit beneficial owner of $533 million funds

Camshaft says Byju’s unit beneficial owner of $533 million funds

Camshaft disclosed in court filings this week that some $533 million it managed for Byju’s Alpha, a U.S. unit of ...
Plug In South LA helps build diverse startups in a traditionally underserved area

Plug In South LA helps build diverse startups in a traditionally underserved area

Derek Smith launched Plug In South LA with goal of helping historically under represented people build successful startups. © 2024 ...
When startups fail, these startups clean up

When startups fail, these startups clean up

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! Apologies for being out last week — a cold got the best of ...
Nubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

Nubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where ...
Connect with HomeHQ.ai, SOSV, Prepare 4 VC, Latham & Watkins and more at TC Early Stage 2024

Connect with HomeHQ.ai, SOSV, Prepare 4 VC, Latham & Watkins and more at TC Early Stage 2024

We are thrilled to collaborate with some of the most influential players in the startup ecosystem to craft an exceptional ...
Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu on the nature of startups: ‘Grow faster, or die faster,’ just don’t give up

Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu on the nature of startups: ‘Grow faster, or die faster,’ just don’t give up

Rabbit co-founder and CEO Jesse Lyu isn’t afraid of death… the death of the company, at least. He told TechCrunch ...