Booksy, the mobile-first booking app for appointment-based businesses, raises $4.2M

 Booksy, an app that enables appointment-based businesses, such as hairdressers and beauty salons, to take online…

Zenrez raises another $6 million to take on ClassPass

 The growing fitness boutique industry sees inefficiencies when there are empty spots in a workout class.…

China’s taxi on-demand war reignited: Didi rival UCAR is raising $1 billion

 Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on TechNode, an editorial partner of TechCrunch based in China.…

Lyft seeks $6 billion valuation in funding round

 Lyft is out pitching to investors while competitor Uber surrounds itself in controversy. The Wall Street…

Snap values itself at nearly $24B with its IPO pricing

 Snap has given a final price for its IPO, setting the company’s valuation at nearly $24…

Udacity buys CloudLabs in its first-ever acquisition to enable collaborative programming

 In the market for online education, Udacity remains focused on teaching its students about software development, data…

Five burning questions that Snap’s IPO is about to answer

 Snap will begin publicly trading tomorrow, which means that it will officially give a price for…

Yelp picks up restaurant waitlist app Nowait for $40 million

 Yelp has acquired restaurant reservation app Nowait for $40 million, in an all-cash deal, the companies…