Category: Startups

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Lawsuit claims Snap Inc. hasn’t been honest about its pre-IPO performance metrics

January 5, 2017
John Mannes

 Against the backdrop of an imminent public offering, one former Snap Inc. employee is claiming in…

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French startups are back again at CES

January 5, 2017
Romain Dillet

 Somehow, I can never find a direct flight from Paris to Las Vegas. This year, even…

Hardware Startups TC

Meet the companies vying for Hardware of the Year at the Crunchies

January 5, 2017
Jordan Crook

 The forthcoming 10th Annual Crunchies Awards are exactly one month away. Coincidentally, the gadgets here at…

Enterprise Startups TC Transportation

CrowdAI sells artificial-intelligence-as-a-service

January 5, 2017
Josh Constine

 Computers aren’t blind, but they can’t see. They can detect objects, but must be trained to…

Food Gadgets Hardware Hardware Battlefield 2017 Startups TC

SmartyPans tracks your meal’s nutrition as you cook it

January 5, 2017
Anthony Ha

 As you can probably guess from the company’s name, SmartyPans is building a smart frying pan…

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Watch our live coverage of CES Day 1 right here!

January 5, 2017
Jordan Crook

The biggest tech trade show in the world is off and running, and TechCrunch has descended…

Gadgets Startups TC Virtual Reality VR

VirZOOM mashes up VR, Fitbit and exercise bikes to bring vSports to the masses

January 5, 2017
Haje Jan Kamps

 Strapping a VR headset to my face and taking a seat on an exercise bike isn’t…

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Better Ventures closes $21 million fund to back the next Tesla or Patagonia

January 5, 2017
Lora Kolodny

 Oakland-based venture capital firm Better Ventures recently closed its second fund at $21 million according to cofounder…