TechCrunchflipped into Startup NewsNowFurnished rental startup Blueground defies proptech woes with $560M in revenue, a new $45M raiseverified_publisherTechCrunch - Marina TemkinAlex Chatzieleftheriou founded Blueground in 2013 after being frustrated with the dearth of short-term furnished apartments in Europe. He had been traveling as a consultant for McKinsey, living almost exclusively in hotel rooms for months. “One time the company had to pay up to €15,000 for a hotel …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories1 hour agoCoro, building cybersecurity for SMBs, locks down $100M at a $750M valuationverified_publisherTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenEnterprises and other large organizations have long been a lucrative and obvious target for cybercriminals, but in recent years — thanks to more sophisticated breach techniques and the rise of AI — small and medium businesses are now also very much on the map. Now, Coro — one of the startups …
TechCrunchflipped into Startup News2 hours agoThis startup believes mobile apps for businesses should work more like consumer appsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Romain DilletHave you noticed the massive gap between consumer and business apps on your phone? While consumer apps are both beautifully designed and easy to use, business apps are simply painful to use. A European startup is developing a suite of B2B apps that are designed for mobile first because phones have …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories2 hours agoIndia’s tribunal court allows Byju’s to proceed with crucial EGMverified_publisherTechCrunch - Manish SinghByju’s secured favorable outcomes in two court hearings Thursday, paving the way for the embattled edtech startup to move ahead with the extraordinary general meeting scheduled for Friday. The National Company Law Tribunal refused to defer on Thursday Byju’s planned EGM, where the Indian startup …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories2 hours agoClimate tech VC Satgana closes first fund that targets early-stage startups in Africa, Europeverified_publisherTechCrunch - Annie NjanjaClimate-tech VC Satgana has reached a final close of its first fund, which targets to back up to 30 early-stage startups in Africa and Europe. The VC firm reached a final close of £8 million ($8.6 million) following commitments from family offices and high-net-worth individuals, including Maurice …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunch7 hours agoStealthMole raises $7M Series A for its AI-powered dark web intelligence platformverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kate ParkStealthMole, an AI-powered dark web intelligence startup that specializes in monitoring cyber threats and detecting cybercrime, announced Thursday that it has raised a $7 million Series A funding round. The Singapore-headquartered startup with an R&D office in South Korea will use the fresh capital …