by Our Source | Aug 4, 2020 | Startups
Willa, the Sweden and U.S.-based fintech that wants to help freelancers request payment and get paid immediately for a fee, has raised $3 million in funding. The company’s founders are former early members of Spotify’s growth team and also created influencer marketing...
by Our Source | Aug 4, 2020 | Startups
Venture capital has a long way to go when it comes to investing in underrepresented founders in a meaningful way. But according to The Venture Collective’s Cat Hernandez, the issue is too complex to solve by just cutting checks and spending time with entrepreneurs....
by Our Source | Aug 4, 2020 | Startups
Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell is heading up a new game development house called Mountaintop Studios, joined by colleagues from around the gaming industry. The company aims to leave the crunch and toxic culture pervasive in game studios behind and make one that’s...
by Our Source | Aug 4, 2020 | Startups
The pandemic hasn’t slowed down dating app S’More — at least according to CEO Adam Cohen-Aslatei, who said that the app’s daily active user count doubled in March and hasn’t gone down since. “When people are working form home, they have much more time to dedicate to...
by Our Source | Aug 4, 2020 | Startups
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Before we dive in, don’t forget that the show is on Twitter now, so follow us there if you want to see discarded headline ideas, outtakes...
by Our Source | Aug 4, 2020 | Startups
COVID-19 forced me to reevaluate many of my assumptions David Cancel, a five-time entrepreneur and author of the book “Conversational Marketing,” is CEO and founder of Drift. More posts by this contributor Video and messaging enable remote work. But is it...
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