Alloy Automation, a startup that was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 cohort, announced today that it has closed $5 million across two rounds, the most recent of which brought $4 million to the co
Two years after launching its $56 million debut fund, Kindred Ventures, a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund founded by Steve Jang and Kanyi Maqubela, has closed its second fund
The current list of venture-backed private companies we expect to go public — and the number of companies that might say yes to a SPAC-led debut — underscore just how many large startups there are in
02:38 China cut a total of 2.5 trillion yuan ($390 billion) in taxes to help companies through the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a historical high.Experts said the tax relief measures esp
After receiving supplies, the physical condition of trapped miners in east China's Shandong Province have reportedly improved, according to People's Daily on Tuesday.Tw
03:35 China's retail property sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic is now bouncing back.Inaugurations of new shopping malls in Shanghai hit a 10-year low in 2020. Still, the recove
09:21 An international expert panel from the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in China on Thursday to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientis
An explosion caused by police munitions is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 6, 2021. /Reuters
A UK-EU post-Brexit deal came into force on 1 January 2021, prompting firms across the border to adjust to the new reality, with increased custom checks, loads of paper
A group of pro-Trump protesters raise signs and flags on the grounds of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021. /ReutersChina on Thursday said U.S. m
Wind turbine blades are seen at a port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, November 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Daryl Guppy is an international financial technical analysis exp
FILE PHOTO: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in action during a past match. /VCG Image Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah came off the bench to help Liverpool thrash Crystal Palace 7-0 at Selhurst
So much for a year-end IPO slowdown.On the heels of news that Expensify could direct list next year and Coinbase’s announcement that it has filed to go public (albeit privately), Poshmark droppe
05:41 Following the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died in police custody, a wave of protests erupted across the U.S. Many believe the killing of Floyd reopened the
Given the attention that TechCrunch pays to Y Combinator’s Demo Days, we also try to keep tabs on the same startups as they scale and raise more capital. Yesterday we covered YC Winter 2020 part
BuildBuddy, whose software helps developers compile and test code quickly using a blend of open-source technology and proprietary tools, announced a funding round today worth $3.15 million. The compan
03:59 Kenya's vibrant secondhand clothes and footwear industry is still in the process of recovery months after the governmentlifted a ban imposed on the importation of the goods follo