Prior to becoming CMO at Hum Capital, Scott Brown led marketing for Sapphire Ventures, a $6 billion VC firm based in the U.S. and Europe. He has had a 20+-year career in enterprise technology, holding senior marketing roles at Facebook, Google, Cisco and several startups. Late-stage startups are facing major fundraising headwinds, but early-stage investing…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinZAOZHUANG, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 12: Aerial view of a wind-solar hybrid photovoltaic power station on … [+] September 12, 2020 in Zaozhuang, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Li Zongxian/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images Climate tech has come to the fore like never before with its…
This was a rough year for customer experience. We’ve been hearing for years how important customer experience is to business, and a whole business technology category has been built around it, with companies like Salesforce and Adobe at the forefront. But due to the economy or lack of employees (perhaps both?), 2022 was a year…
The gigantic technological leap that machine learning models have shown in the last few months is getting everyone excited about the future of AI — but also nervous about its uncomfortable consequences. After text-to-image tools from Stability AI and OpenAI became the talk of the town, ChatGPT’s ability to hold intelligent conversations is the new…
Daily Crunch: To take the friction out of consumer messaging, more companies are entering the Matrix
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. Welcome back to your daily digest of TechCrunch goodness. It is my last day with you (you’re welcome!), so Christine will be back in the Daily Crunch seat on Tuesday. Haje will…
As much as we like to end the year with some good news, what we are hearing from grocery delivery company Instacart is not exactly that. According to The Information, citing “two people familiar with the situation,” Instacart has cut its internal valuation to around $10 billion. That’s 20% lower than its October 2022 valuation…
Taking a deep breath as I write these words: Next week, TechCrunch will return to our first in-person CES in three years. Phew. It felt good to finally get that off my chest. The last time our team flew to Las Vegas for the event was January 2020. An auspicious date. It wouldn’t be long…
It’s a big surprise. MicroStrategy, the company of Michael Saylor, one of the most fervent evangelists of Bitcoin, has sold the king of cryptocurrencies. The move was made recently, according to a regulatory filing. The firm said it bought approximately 2,395 bitcoins for approximately $42.8 million in cash, at an average price of approximately $17,871 per…
Amazon executives are left pondering a serious question now that they broadcast the NFL’s Thursday Night Football package. Amazon has its slice of the NFL pie, but is that slice big enough for the company to launch a standalone sports broadcasting network? Last week, a snoozer between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Shares of Tesla, one of the worst-performing major stocks of 2022, jumped Thursday amid a broader gain in the stock market, which looks to cap a no good, very bad year on a positive note. Stocks rose on the second-to-last trading day of 2022. Getty Images Key Facts…