Online art marketplace Artsy raises $50M at $275M valuation to double down on auctions
The market for buying, selling and learning about visual art online is getting a significant boost today. Artsy, the New York startup that has positioned itself as the go-to place for all things...
betaworks ventures is a not-so-new $50 million early-stage fund
betaworks, the startup studio responsible for companies like Giphy, TweetDeck, and Dots, is today formally announcing the launch of a $50 million early-stage fund called betaworks ventures. betaworks ventures has actually been active...
Postmates confirms $140 million funding round at $600 million valuation
As we first reported last month, on-demand delivery app Postmates raised additional funding in a round led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investors. The company is now confirming the total came...
Just how vulnerable is election technology?
Larry Alton Crunch Network Contributor Larry Alton is an independent business consultant specializing in social media trends, business and entrepreneurship. More posts by this contributor: Could...
BunkerEx is an online marketplace for shipping companies that need to buy fuel
There are an increasing number of startups trying to bring more transparency — and, dare I say it, disruption — to various element of sea freight or the shipping industry. These include Freightos,...
GoFundMe, now with $4B in donations from 40M donors, plots Euro expansion
If youve ever contributed to a charitable fundraising campaign online in the last seven years, chances are that one of those campaigns (if not all of them) have been throughGoFundMe, a web platform...
