Elon Musk orders hiring freeze, warns of job cuts in latest leaked email

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has directed executives to pause all hiring and prepare for job cuts, according to a leaked email that was first viewed by Reuters. Tesla shares... Read more »

Meet the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals category and special award winners

Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world’s largest startup competition focused on purpose-driven innovation, and sponsor of TechCrunch Sessions: Climate, has chosen 10 category finalists and three Special Award winners... Read more »

RecoLabs raises $30M to prevent sensitive data leaks

RecoLabs, a company using AI to map a company’s data sharing, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Insight Partners with participation... Read more »

You may be having a problem with the economy, but Salesforce sure isn’t

If you’re a regular reader of the tech and business press, it’s been painting a pretty gloomy economic picture recently with a tendency to accentuate the negative. There’s inflation... Read more »

How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. Staff members... Read more »

As the downturn hits crypto, a key startup investment source may slow

While the 2021 venture cycle was still booming, every startup sector felt hot. Every geography set records. Founders ruled supreme, venture capitalists lined up to pay steep prices for... Read more »

Sheryl Sandberg, Substack and the art of still raising money for groceries

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This was another live week from the... Read more »

The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs

During the pandemic, delivery startups — whether focused on groceries, essentials, or takeout — became the darling children of venture capital firms. Early on, mandates and closures put up... Read more »

How Olive pivoted 27 times on its way to a 4 billion valuation

Olive is a homegrown Columbus, Ohio unicorn; hear from the CEO and lead investor how the company was founded and grew into an industry leader. Sean Lane co-founded Olive... Read more »

Snapchat will now display restaurant recommendations in the Snap Map in select cities

Snapchat is partnering with restaurant review website The Infatuation to enable users to find local eats on the Snap Map, the company announced today. The social media app is... Read more »
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