Tag: Apps

Gadgets kids parents Startups TC

Parental control service “Circle with Disney” to help with distracted driving, social media, kids’ chores & more

March 8, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Circle with Disney, a device that helps parents manage their home’s internet rules and restrictions, wants to…

Disrupt NY 2017 Startups TC

TechCrunch is taking over Manhattan on April 6 with our first block party ever!

March 8, 2017
Jordan Crook

 With Disrupt looming here in New York, we have a bit of a surprise for you…

digital media Health medicine Startups TC world wide web

Buoy hopes to fight fake online health news with an artificially intelligent app

March 8, 2017
Sarah Buhr

 Nearly every time I go to WebMD’s symptom checker it somehow leads to telling me I…

Enterprise Fundings & Exits TC

Amazon’s AWS acquired meeting productivity startup Do to expand Chime

March 8, 2017
Ingrid Lunden,Jon Russell

 Amazon has quietly made one more acquisition to build out the productivity services on its cloud platform…

Europe Fundings & Exits Mobile Snapchat Social social media Startups TC

Gobi raises $500K to take on Snapchat

March 8, 2017
Haje Jan Kamps

 Norwegian startup Gobi raised $500,000 at a $15 million valuation to take on Snapchat with its…

eCommerce Food food delivery Fundings & Exits on-demand Startups Venture Capital venture funding

Instacart raises $400 million at a $3.4 billion valuation to deliver groceries on-demand

March 7, 2017
Lora Kolodny

 Grocery delivery startup Instacart has raised approximately $400 million in a new round of venture funding…

Social Startups TC

Tinder Select is a secret, members-only version of the app

March 7, 2017
Jordan Crook

 Tinder has been operating a members-only version of the platform called Tinder Select, which is meant…

Fundings & Exits Startups TC

Wrapify raises $3M from Avery Dennison to pay you to wrap your car in ads

March 7, 2017
Fitz Tepper

 Wrapify, the startup that will pay you to wrap your car with an advertisement, has raised…