Citing concern over COVID-19, Y Combinator moves demo day online

Startup accelerator Y Combinator announced today that it has moved its demo day online, citing a…

Apply to be a TC Top Pick at Disrupt SF 2020

If you’re an early-stage startup founder with a big vision and even bigger dreams, join us…

Delivery startups set up contactless delivery options as coronavirus fears grow in U.S.

Postmates announced today it would be adding a “non-contact delivery option,” for those concerned about COVID-19…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Big Lots, H&R Block, Exxon Mobil & more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Big Lots — Shares of Big Lots rallied…

Here’s why a Roth IRA conversion can make sense in this down market

Maskot The recent stock market meltdown may have dented Americans’ retirement savings, but there’s a silver…

As the market falls, make sure you’re not taking too much risk

No pain, no gain … no risk, no reward. As with most platitudes, you’ve likely heard…

Quibi will launch with 50 shows on April 6

Short-form video service Quibi is announcing its full launch lineup today — exactly once month before…

As coronavirus pandemic spreads, demand for remote-work startups spikes

As the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, spreads around the world, many companies are asking…

Your first trade for Friday, March 6

The “Fast Money” traders share their first moves for the market open. Steve Grasso was a…

SaaS companies flirt with correction territory as another wild week comes to a close

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the…

Kleiner’s new fund, Atrium is kaput and the latest data on seed rounds

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the…

Coronavirus outbreak could spark more interest rate cuts, economist Benn Steil says

Council on Foreign Relations economist Benn Steil says the Federal Reserve’s half percentage point cut in…

Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Costco, Gap, Starbucks, H&R Block & more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Costco (COST) – Costco…

‘Uncharted territory’: Robinhood’s competitors aren’t celebrating its massive outage

Robinhood co-founder and co-CEO Vlad Tenev speaks onstage during the TechCrunch Disrupt New York event on…

China still faces hurdles in making sure its factories can send goods to warehouses

Workers work at a vehicle chair manufacture factory in Lintong District of Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi…

Greece’s Convert Group raises €1.2M to bring e-commerce visibility to FMCG

Convert Group, a startup based in Athens that offers a SaaS to help FMCG (fast-moving consumer…

Mark Cuban backs ChatableApps, developer of a hearing assist app that removes background noise

ChatableApps, a U.K. startup commercialising the work of auditory neural signal processing researcher Dr. Andy Simpson,…

Spindrift, maker of fizzy drinks, has raised $29.8 million

Spindrift, maker of fizzy soda and sparkling water, has raised $29.8 million in a funding round,…

Mobile banking app Empower Finance just closed a $20 million Series A round

Another afternoon, another round of funding for a mobile banking app. This time, it’s Empower Finance,…

Pex buys Dubset to build YouTube ContentID for TikTok & more

Social networks are in for a rude copyright awakening. A new European Union law called Article…