An Ex-Googler Launches An In-Home Care Startup Called Honor And Raises $20 Million
Seth Sternberg, who sold a messaging service to Google for around $100million, is launching a new startup centered around in-home …
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Rithm Music Messenger Transitions Into A Legit Streaming Service
Nearly two years ago, MavenSay pivoted focus away from its main personal recommendations app to something a bit more musical in th…
CodeFights Scores $2.4 Million To Turn Coding Practice Into A Game
A startup that turns practicing your programming skills into a game, CodeFights, has just raised$2.4 million in seed funding to fu…
ZappRx Raises $5.6 Million In Series A Funding To Expand The Company
Pharmacy coordination platform ZappRx announced it has raised $5.6 million in Series A funding today. The new financing will go to…
Pinterest Debuts A New “Pin It” Button Designed To Speed Up Bookmarking
Last summer, Pinterest acquired a visual discovery site called Icebergs, and today that team is showing off what itsbeen up to, ha…
UK’s myDogBuddy Merges With Spain’s Bibulu To Become Europe’s Largest Dog Sitting Marketplace
The U.K.s myDogBuddy, which offers a marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters, has merged with its Spanish riva…
What The Kapors Have Learned From Years Of Working On Diversity in Tech
Almost one year ago, Google released its diversity data, kicking off a wide-ranging industryconversation about why tech companies …
Y Combinator-Backed PicnicHealth Nabs $2 Million In Seed To Build Out A Virtual Healthcare Records Platform
PicnicHealth launched out of Y Combinator last summer with a service that promised to help chronically ill patients gather all the…
Shyp Is Raising $50 Million At A $250 Million Valuation
TechCrunch is hearing from several sources that on-demand shipping startup Shyp is raisingaround$50 million at a valuation of $250…
SeatGeek Raises $62 Million In A Series C Led By Technology Crossover Ventures
Online ticket sales startup SeatGeek has raised $62million in Series C funding. Co-founder Jack Groetzinger confirmed to TechCrunc…
