When SoftBank announced its first Vision Fund back in 2017, TechCrunch gawked at the size of the fundraising vehicle and its $100 million minimum check size. Noting a few of its early deals, we wrote
In 2017, Paul Hawken published a book compiling a set of concrete actions people could take to combat climate change called The Climate Drawdown. Inspired by this, Seth Bannon, founding partner at Fif
The For the People Act was written years before an American president attempted to steal an election, only to tell voters it was stolen from him. Democrats insist H.R.
Collectibles boomed during the pandemic and while NFT outfits like NBA Top Shot exploded as consumers flirted with newer efforts, the sneaker world grew even more mature with enthusiasts digging deepe
The incredible success of the cloud business applications space in recent years has driven up valuations and fundraising across all stages of venture investment. That has in turn increased VC fund siz
03:57 Editor's note: Special series "Men of the People" was launched to look at the Communist Party of China's diverse members ahead of its 100th anniversary. In this e
Today, on Juneteenth, we recognize the efforts this nation still needs to put toward addressing structural racism and disparities, including in the world of tech.This week, HBCUvc, a nonprofit that ai
05:14 Oriel Maria Siu is professor, a mother, and a children's book author.Her first children's book, "Rebeldita the Fearless" ("Rebeldita la Alegre" in Spanish) broke new ground by add
HBCUvc, a non-profit organization that wants to diversify the world of venture by rooting itself in historically Black colleges and universities, nearly shut down last year. Founder Hadiyah Mujhid met
Toshiba's chairman on Monday pushed back against calls from shareholders to resign, saying he wanted to help put things right at the crisis-hit Japanese conglomerate an
Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was eight years old. Over the years, she’s tried all sorts of therapies — from behavioral to pharmacotherapy.In 2017, when Campos was in her
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Wan
In Friday acquisition news, Shopify shared today that they’ve acquired the team from augmented reality startup Primer, which makes an app that lets users visualize what tile, wallpaper or paint
The Copa America is on the verge of exploding into a full-blown public relations crisis as Brazilian national team players released an official statement on Wednesday,
The Copa America is on the verge of exploding into a full-blown public relations crisis as Brazilian national team players released an official statement on Wednesday,
You may have heard of payments startup Paddle which has raised $93.3m or perhaps Heroes which raised $65M to become the “Thrasio of Europe” but you might not have heard so much about a backer of
As I’m typing this, I’ve just finished my second panel for our big TC Sessions: Mobility event. The write-ups will be ready in time for next week’s roundup, but a couple of things worth thinking about
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