Silicon Valley’s impact on the election and an acquisition making our HeadSpin
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Silicon Valley’s impact on the election and an acquisition making our HeadSpin

Welcome back to another recap of Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups. This episode is packed with deals, antitrust musings, AI and more.  To kick things off, Kirsten walked us through Elon Musk’s recent declaration of his intent to move both SpaceX and X’s headquarters out of California to Texas. Whether or […]

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Welcome back to another recap of Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups. This episode is packed with deals, antitrust musings, AI and more.  To kick things off, Kirsten walked us through Elon Musk’s recent declaration of his intent to move both SpaceX and X’s headquarters out of California to Texas. Whether or
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Why it made sense for an online community college to raise venture capital
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Why it made sense for an online community college to raise venture capital

When Tade Oyerinde first set out to fundraise for his startup, Campus, a fully-accredited online community college, it was incredibly difficult. VCs have backed for-profit education companies in the past, including Coursera and Udacity, but backing a more traditional two-year college is different. Plus, he was looking for funds a few years ago when higher […]

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When Tade Oyerinde first set out to fundraise for his startup, Campus, a fully-accredited online community college, it was incredibly difficult. VCs have backed for-profit education companies in the past, including Coursera and Udacity, but backing a more traditional two-year college is different. Plus, he was looking for funds a few years ago when higher
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PE firm PartnerOne paid $28M for HeadSpin, a fraction of its $1.1B valuation set by ICONIQ and Dell Technologies Capital
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PE firm PartnerOne paid $28M for HeadSpin, a fraction of its $1.1B valuation set by ICONIQ and Dell Technologies Capital

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder has been sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week. HeadSpin’s 2023 revenue was $21 million and its Q1 2024 revenue stood at $5 million, […]

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Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder has been sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week. HeadSpin’s 2023 revenue was $21 million and its Q1 2024 revenue stood at $5 million,
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Without this company’s technology, future fusion power plants might never light up
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Without this company’s technology, future fusion power plants might never light up

Marathon Fusion emerges from stealth with a plan to help fusion power plants extract tritium, a necessary fuel.

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Marathon Fusion emerges from stealth with a plan to help fusion power plants extract tritium, a necessary fuel.
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Fintech startup Coast lands $40M just 4 months after its last $25M raise
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Fintech startup Coast lands $40M just 4 months after its last $25M raise

Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. Back-to-back fundraises were common prior to and during the wild investment days of 2021, but […]

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Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. Back-to-back fundraises were common prior to and during the wild investment days of 2021, but
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WHAM! Nuclear fusion experiment hits new record for magnet strength
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WHAM! Nuclear fusion experiment hits new record for magnet strength

Strong magnets are essential for the type of fusion power being pursued by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and a number of other startups.

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Strong magnets are essential for the type of fusion power being pursued by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and a number of other startups.
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Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war
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Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war

When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, is that the conflict has made the startup and VC ecosystem more resilient, especially its […]

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When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, is that the conflict has made the startup and VC ecosystem more resilient, especially its
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Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device management service
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Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device management service

Both of Hofy’s co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup’s leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT.

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Both of Hofy’s co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup’s leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT.
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How a B2B payments startup won Max, Jack and Sam Altman, JP Morgan as investors
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How a B2B payments startup won Max, Jack and Sam Altman, JP Morgan as investors

Slope’s founders both have a background in AI, so large language models power the company’s underwriting infrastructure. 

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Slope’s founders both have a background in AI, so large language models power the company’s underwriting infrastructure. 
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InMobi eyes $10 billion valuation in 2025 India IPO
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InMobi eyes $10 billion valuation in 2025 India IPO

Adtech startup InMobi is eyeing a valuation of about $10 billion in an initial public offering it is planning for next year.

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Adtech startup InMobi is eyeing a valuation of about $10 billion in an initial public offering it is planning for next year.
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