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F5 snags Volterra multi-cloud management startup for $500M
Applications networking company F5 announced today that it is acquiring Volterra, a multi-cloud management startup, for…
Fintech start-up SoFi to go public via SPAC backed by Chamath Palihapitiya
Fintech start-up SoFi says it will merge with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, backed…
Text marketing startup Voxie raises $6.7M
Like many startups, Atlanta-based Voxie was created to solve a problem that founder and CEO Bogdan Constantin…
RedHat is acquiring container security company StackRox
RedHat today announced that it’s acquiring container security startup StackRox . The companies did not share…
Stocks rally to record highs, Nasdaq closes above 13,000 for the first time
Stocks rose to all-time highs on Thursday as Congress confirmed the election of Joe Biden as…
Hopin might be the fastest growth story of this era
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.…
Unemployment claims for self-employed and gig workers fell by 50%. Here’s why that’s misleading
New claims for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program fell sharply last week, suggesting a rebound. But…
American Express shares dip on report that federal investigators are probing sales practices
American Express said Thursday in a statement that it has “robust compliance policies and controls in…
Palihapitiya says money in savings will be ‘rocket fuel’ for assets like housing and stocks
Chamath Palihapitiya said consumer savings and record cash in money-market funds will act as “rocket fuel”…
Stock futures rise, adding to Wednesday’s gains, as Congress confirms Biden election
U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as Congress confirmed the election of Joe Biden as president.…
China compares U.S. Capitol riots with Hong Kong protests
BEIJING — China on Thursday tried to draw parallels between the U.S. riot on Capitol Hill…
Too Good To Go raises $31 million to fight food waste
Too Good To Go, the startup that lets you buy food right before it goes to…
Stock futures rise, adding to Wednesday’s gains, despite turmoil at U.S. Capitol
U.S. stock futures rose in early morning trading on Thursday as investors digested the likely event…
Pennylane raises $18.4 million for its accounting service
French startup Pennylane has raised $18.4 million (EUR15 million) for its accounting service that combines automated…
IPRally is building a knowledge graph-based search engine for patents
IPRally, a burgeoning startup out of Finland aiming to solve the patent search problem, has raised…
Stock futures rise, adding to Wednesday’s gains, despite turmoil at U.S. Capitol
U.S. stock futures rose in early morning trading on Thursday as investors digested the likely event…
China locks down part of province outside Beijing as coronavirus cases spike
A medical worker wearing a protective suit collects a throat swab from a local resident for…
Stock futures rise, adding to Wednesday’s gains, despite turmoil at U.S. Capitol
U.S. stock futures rose in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors digested the likely event of…
Stock futures rise, adding to Wednesday’s gains, despite turmoil at U.S. Capitol
U.S. stock futures rose in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors digested the likely event of…