Dec 19, 2014 | News, North America
Would-be media moguls take heart: with nothing more than a Twitter handle and a dream, you can raise capital to become the next Vice or Vox Media Group, or Buzzfeed. All it takes is a knack for viral content, 2.15 million followers on your marquee Twitter account, and...
Oct 20, 2014 | News, North America
Global investment bank Credit Suisse is launching a new initiative called the Entrepreneurs Circle to support African-American entrepreneurs in the U.S. The bank has selected 12 members to start the program, which will offer access to bank loans, members of the...
May 29, 2014 | East Asia, News, North America
TechCrunch May 29, 2014 Coupang, South Korea’s answer to Amazon, has raised $100 million in a round of financing led by Sequoia Capital. The investment led by Sequoia chairman Mike Moritz adds one of Asia’s fastest-growing and most valuable startups to Sequoia...
May 1, 2014 | Brazil, Latin America, News
TechCrunch May 1, 2014 Tired of ticket fees, sweaty seething masses of teeming humanity, clubs that smell of body odor and stale beer, and concerts that sell out before you can even take out your credit card? Well, if you live in Brazil, Netshow.me has a solution for...