Tag: Fundings & Exits
US stocks open lower, erasing recent gains and plunging shares deeper into bear territory
The rollercoaster ride of equity markets continues as all of the major stock indexes opened sharply lower one day after President Donald Trump announced the intention to push through a sweeping aid package — including the potential for a direct payout to most American workers. Domestic indexes had risen sharply…
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Deepgram raises $12M for enterprise speech recognition
Deepgram, a startup focused on high-quality, real-time speech recognition, announced a $12 million Series A this morning. The startup, founded a half decade ago, according to Crunchbase data, with just a few million in raised capital, is interesting, as its success to date was founded on two consecutive experiments. The…
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Where top VCs are investing in remote events
The novel coronavirus pandemic has rapidly moved companies into a remote-first world. Nearly all of the world’s largest events have been canceled, put on pause or pivoted to online-only. In the tech world, event cancellations thus far have included SXSW, GDC, Mobile World Congress, Google I/O, Facebook F8, E3 and…
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Join TC tomorrow at 9 am PT for a chat about the latest YC startup batch
Hello TechCrunch friends and family, tomorrow morning at 9 am Pacific Time we’re gathering on Zoom for an in-depth chat about our favorite startups from the latest Y Combinator Demo Day. This year’s installment of the twice-yearly startup event happened yesterday, a week early and online only. Like many other…
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As the world waits for more economic stimulus, stocks stabilize following Monday’s market rout
Investors seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach to the markets right now, after a bumpy evening where a Presidential tweet and commitment of economic support seemingly sent traders to smash buy buttons before realizing that there was no new substance behind Monday’s night moves. Economies around the world are…
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Equity Tuesday: Wild markets, a neat early-stage round, and the closed IPO window
Good morning friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. Regular Equity episodes still drop Friday morning, so if you’ve listened to the show over the years, don’t worry — we’re not changing the main show. For folks hunting for our longer form…
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