To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for September 3, 2021. As noted yesterday, most of TechCrunch has the day off so today’s newsletter is a little bit different than usual. Up top…
Allen Miller is a principal at Oak HC/FT based in San Francisco. He invests in early- and growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on fintech. More posts by this contributor There’s an old startup adage that goes: Cash is king. I’m not sure that is true anymore. In today’s cash rich environment, options are more…
Vermont is offering people $7,500 to relocate to the state and work in its most in-demand jobs as it looks to ease the labor crunch.To be eligible for the grant, out-of-staters must have moved to Vermont on or after July 1, 2021, and become a full-time employee of a Vermont employer in a role that…
BRUSSELS, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IntellIoT is a Pan-European project focusing on developing an IoT framework that is being tested in agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing. Building upon enabling technologies such as 5G, cybersecurity, distributed ledgers, augmented/virtual reality, and tactile internet, the IntellIoT framework allows the creation of IoT environments that execute autonomous applications. With…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Two women walk next to the Reserve Bank of Australia headquarters in central Sydney, Australia February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Analysts are split on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will delay tapering plans at its September policy meeting next week, as a faster…
The computer repairman famous for fixing Hunter Biden’s laptop lost his lawsuit against Twitter on Monday.District Judge Beth Bloom dismissed the case against the social media company with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be brought to court again. Bloom also ordered the plaintiff, John Paul Mac Isaac, to pay Twitter’s attorney fees via Florida’s anti-SLAPP…
HomeLight, which operates a real estate technology platform, announced today that it has secured $100 million in a Series D round of funding and $263 million in debt financing. Return backer Zeev Ventures led the equity round, which also included participation from Group 11, Stereo Capital, Menlo Ventures and Lydia Jett of the SoftBank Vision…
Paris-based startup megacampus Station F is announcing a new program for early-stage startups looking for opportunities to join the Station F community — the FemTech Program. With this new program, the Station F team wants to put a spotlight on FemTech startups and make it easier to start a FemTech startup. Station F is a…
NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Set to grow by USD 652.09 million during 2021-2025, Technavio’s latest market research report estimates the fatty alcohols market to register a CAGR of 2.44%. With a focus on identifying dominant industry influencers, Technavio’s reports present a detailed study by the way of synthesis, and summation of data…
Challenger bank Point has raised a $46.5 million Series B funding round. The company offers an account associated with a debit card. And the startup positions itself as a premium debit card company and tries to offer credit card rewards with debit cards. Existing investor Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures is investing more money in the…





