Andy Rubin-backed AR hardware startup CastAR reportedly shuts down

An augmented reality headset startup founded by former Valve employees and funded by Android co-creator Andy Rubins Playground Global is shutting down after it failed to receive further investment, Polygon reports. CastAR was...

Time Out acquires events discovery and booking platform YPlan for as little as 1.6M

YPlan, the events discover and booking platform, has been acquired by publicly listed media company Time Out Group for an initial price of 1.6 million significantly less than the approximately 31 million that...

Reelgood helps cord cutters find, track and watch content from across streaming services

Reelgood, a service making it easier for cord cutters to find something new to watch and keep track of their favorite shows, is today exiting beta with the launch of a new site...

Turning great companies into true franchises

Rishi Garg Crunch Network Contributor Rishi Garg is a partner at Mayfield who invests in driven, product-centric entrepreneurs looking to impact millions of lives. He led corporate...

Australian startups are finally moving in China’s direction

Fishburners is heading to Shanghai.Image: Getty ImagesWhile much of the Australian startup scene is attempting a Silicon Valley redux, only with far less people and more sunshine, a number of key players are looking...

GetAccept raises $1.6M to help companies close sales leads faster

GetAccept co-founder Mathias Thulin is very familiar with a common problem sales representatives have: they have a great meeting with a potential customer, fire off an email to follow up on that deal...