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Oliver Cabell raises $1.2 million to slip into the shoe business
Oliver Cabell, a Minneapolis-based startup selling bags and other accessories, has raised $1.2 million to slip into the shoe business. The company’s high end canvas and leather bags caused a bit of a stir around TechCrunch’s offices a few years ago (we were too busy […]
Unboxing Stitchfix’s S-1
When Zuiily went public in 2013, it sparked a resurgence of interest in an otherwise lagging e-commerce market. Quickly trading up to reach an $8B market cap — valuing the company at over 10 times revenues — Zulily became the poster child of the flash […]
Defensible strategies for food tech entrepreneurs facing the Amazon juggernaut
Patricia Nakache is a general partner at Trinity Ventures. More posts by this contributor: Ever since Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods became official in August, food tech entrepreneurs have been holding their collective breath in anticipation of what comes next. First prices dropped; now, apparently, […]
Essential cuts the price of its phone to $499
The company hasn’t directly attributed the cut to sales performance, but it argues that “making it easier” for you to buy the Essential Phone should be more effective at drawing attention than running a marketing blitz. And we can’t entirely disagree. The all-screen device was […]
Winnow raises further $7.4M for its smart kitchen tech that reduces commercial food waste
Winnow, the U.K. startup that has developed smart kitchen tech to help commercial kitchens reduce food waste, continues to be on a roll. It counts the likes of IKEA, Compass Group, and AccorHotels as customers, and estimates its 600-plus clients are saving 4,300 tonnes of […]
Top 10 best business desktop PCs of 2017
If you’re looking for the best business desktop or all-in-one PC for your work, then make sure you check out our updated list – including the brand new iMac for 2017. We’ve weighed up the best business PCs on the market, and with our price […]
Bitcoin’s Market Cap Is Now More Than $100 Billion
Bitcoin’s total value has exceeded $100 billion. Shutterstock Bitcoin’s total market capitalization (market cap) has surpassed $100 billion, making it worth more than many U.S. companies. At this level, Bitcoin is worth more than investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and household names like eBay Inc. […]
Flexible car ownership startup Fair nabs up to $1B in debt and equity funding from BMW and Penske
Fair.com — an all-digital car marketplace that was co-founded by car industry vets Georg Bauer of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Tesla; Scott Painter of TrueCar; and Fedor Artiles of Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Volkswagen, and Tesla — has been largely operating under the radar since quietly launching its business earlier this […]
Airbus’ A330-900neo Takes Off for the Very First Time
The modern airplane-making business features a lot of players, but only two that actually matter: Boeing and Airbus. Naturally, instead of sharing the global market, they spent a lot of their time and resources on a never-ending battle of one-upmanship. In its eternal quest to […]