SmartNews raises $92M at a $1.2B valuation – TechCrunch

SmartNews raises $92M at a $1.2B valuation – TechCrunch

Looks like there’s still money to be made in news aggregation — at least according to the investors backing the news app SmartNews. The company is announcing the close of a $92 million round of funding at a valuation of $1.2 billion. The funding was led by Japan Post...
SmartNews raises $92M at a $1.2B valuation – TechCrunch

TikTok starts experimenting with commerce – TechCrunch

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. TikTok tests social commerce The short-form video app said it’s allowing...