Jason Richelson Contributor Share on Twitter Jason Richelson is CEO and co-founder of Bookkeep. He is also the creator of ShopKeep, a cloud-based POS system. Until recently, tech startups traditionally enjoyed relative freedom from financial oversight from the venture capitalists who funded them. As long as these firms could report progress in developing their products […]
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Adtech giant Criteo faces $65M fine in France for GDPR consent breaches
In the latest blow to the creepy ‘tracking-ads’ complex, French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction (~$65M) by the country’s national privacy watchdog in a preliminary decision following a multi-year investigation. Digital rights advocacy group, Privacy International, which lodged a […]
Your shot to join the TC Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 ends today
Time is running out on one of the biggest opportunities in Disrupt history. We stop accepting applications to the Startup Battlefield 200 tonight, August 5, at precisely 11:59 p.m. PDT. No more deadline extensions, no last-minute exceptions. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Lollygagger alert: Drop what you’re doing and go apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 right […]
TechCrunch+ roundup: Revisit your marketing stack, pitch deck teardown, after the acquisition
Last month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the economy is “in a period of transition,” on the grounds that “we have a very strong labor market. When you are creating almost 400,000 jobs a month, that is not a recession.” Today, we learned that the U.S. added 528,000 new jobs last month and the […]
Binance says it doesn’t own Indian exchange WazirX, years after acquisition announcement
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, said on Friday it doesn’t own India-based platform WazirX despite disclosing the acquisition two and a half years ago. Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive of Binance, said in a series of tweets that the company has been “trying to conclude the deal for the past few […]
A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged
We don’t need to tell you about the layoffs that are defining the tech landscape right now, concentrated particularly in late-stage companies that are struggling to raise extension rounds and grow into existing valuations. What we do think is important, though, is focusing on a frustrating trend that is emerging between all these headlines: some […]
Solana co-founder says NFTs have ’50 different use cases’ that can onboard millions this year
It feels like yesterday that the NFT boom captured the attention of the crypto community, making waves even outside the web3 world. But a year or so down the line, the NFT hype has somewhat died down. But that isn’t stopping some in the crypto world from staying optimistic about non-fungible tokens. While much industry […]
Meta is testing a new livestreaming platform for influencers called ‘Super’
Meta is testing a new livestreaming platform for influencers called “Super,” according to a report from Business Insider. The new platform allows influencers to host livestreams, earn revenue and engage with viewers. The company has reportedly paid influencers between $200 and $3,000 to use the platform for 30 minutes. Super entered development in late 2020 […]
Bridge rounds are the late-stage rage
Most startups don’t have a clean run from their pre-seed round through an IPO when it comes to fundraising. Quickly growing tech companies sometimes pause at certain stages, raising a little extra cash against their prior round’s terms, for example. This becomes especially true when the economy changes for the worse and startups are incentivized […]
TikTok and Bootstrapping and Convoy.com
TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To help you find the right show for your interests, we’ve compiled our audio output from the week. Embedded below is the latest from Chain […]