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"Observe social distancing, not emotional distancing," says Indian PM on COVID-19 fight

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday once again appealed to his countrymen to remain indoors and not venture out while strictly following the 21-day countrywi

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Watch ULA’s first dedicated rocket launch for the U.S. Space Force live

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has a mission today, launching a specialized secure communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force. That’s the new space-focused arm of the U.S. military tha

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Longtime LP Chris Douvos shares how COVID-19 could shake up venture industry

Chris Douvos runs a fund of funds called Ahoy Capital that manages assets on behalf of numerous nonprofit institutions, endowments and foundations throughout the U.S.Outfits that want exposure to star

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Corporate venture business strategies that work

There are nearly 2,000 corporate venture capital (CVC) firms in existence, many hundreds of them created by first-time investors, according to Global Corporate Venturing.As GCV also reports, last year

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Five foreign financial institutions hold online opening ceremony in Shanghai

Five foreign financial institutions in Shanghai held an online opening ceremony Friday. They include J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Company Limited, Korean Reinsurance

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Gaming company Scopely adds $200 million more to its M&A stockpile

Scopely, the mobile gaming publisher behind titles including Marvel Strike Force, Scrabble Go, Yahtzee with Buddies, and Star Trek Fleet Command, has added another $200 million to its hoard of cash fo

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Venture investment in esports looks light as Q1 races to a close

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re taking a look at the world of esports venture capital investment

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As Uber and Lyft continue to melt, the 2019 unicorn class loses its shine

You’d be excused for feeling that mid-2019 was in a different decade as far as venture-backed IPOs go.Last year saw a number of successful flotations of venture-backed technology and technology-

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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 wo

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When this growth investor expects startups will be able to raise again

Earlier today, TechCrunch caught up with Chris Sugden, a managing partner at Edison Partners, to talk about the current fundraising market, what’s next for SaaS startups and if there’s any

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China, France energy giants team up for offshore wind power project

The China Energy Investment Corporation (China Energy) said it has inked a deal with the French energy giant EDF Group to jointly develop an offshore wind power project in eastern China's Jiangsu

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Momentus buys six slots on SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare missions

Momentus, the in-space shuttle service for payloads, has bought six spaces on SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program missions.The launches include five trips to Sun-synchron

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Will ‘New Retail’ help D2C brands succeed offline?

In my day job as founder of PipeCandy, where we discover and track online retailers and D2C brands, I speak to founders and the support ecosystems they depend on for growth. The large fashion retailer

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Rebranding as Anagram, software for out-of-network billing for healthcare providers raises $9.1 million

As it rebrands from Patch to Anagram, the healthcare billing platform making it easier for providers to accept out-of-network patients, has raised $9.1 million in new financing.The round was led by Ma

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SparkLabs Group launches Connex, an accelerator program for smart city technology

SparkLabs Group announced today that it has launched SparkLabs Connex, the latest program in its network of startup accelerators and venture funds. Focused on real estate technology (proptech) and the

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Hustle Fund’s Elizabeth Yin discusses 2020’s fundraising landscape

On the heels of her conversation-driving Twitter thread on 2020’s venture fundraising climate, Hustle Fund’s Elizabeth Yin converted her thoughts into an op-ed for TechCrunch. In keeping w

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For investors, late-stage fintech startups are a lucrative bet

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Over the past three months, a number of financial events have occurred in the fint