Fort Ross Ventures raises late-stage fund, expands European activity

Seven-year-old venture firm Fort Ross Ventures just raised its fourth fund. The firm doesn’t have a specific focus, but has been deploying funds into fintech with a particular focus... Read more »

Amazon’s ridiculously large Echo Show 15 arrives December 9

When it was announced back in late-September, Amazon mentioned an end of year release date for the Echo Show 15. Looks like the company will be hitting that window.... Read more »

Instacart introduces new ‘Shopper Safety Alert’ feature for delivery people on the platform

On-demand grocery platform Instacart is rolling out new safety features for its delivery workers. The company has launched a new ‘Shopper Safety Alert’ feature that will notify its delivery... Read more »

Did Zillow get high on its own supply?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday episode when... Read more »

Zume inks deal with ABB to deploy 2,000 plastic-reducing robots

Plastics are bad, m’kay, and a lot of the world is pretty god-awful at reducing, re-using and recycling. Single-use plastics are among the worst environmental evils out there, and... Read more »

Go grow your flow plateau with Centered’s calendar judo, radio and co-working combo

Centered is an app that’s designed to help you find your flow throughout the day, guard your calendar so you can get some work done and add a personal... Read more »

Autonomous tractor maker Monarch raises $61 million

Way back in March, autonomous tractor maker Monarch announced a $20 million Series A. Now, a mere eight months later, the company is tripling the round, with a $61... Read more »

Autonomous tractor maker Monarch raises $61 million

Way back in March, autonomous tractor maker Monarch announced a $20 million Series A. Now, a mere eight months later, the company is tripling the round, with a $61... Read more »

Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

It was way back in 2017 that the company that became Ultraleap (Ultrahaptics, as weas) demonstrated at TechCrunch Disrupt a technology that pioneered ultrasound to replicate the sense of... Read more »

Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home

Here’s a pleasant — and frankly unexpected — update from Apple. The company just announced Self Service Repair, a new program designed to let users perform common repairs on... Read more »
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