Apr 26, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch April 26, 2014 Blue Apron is raising $50 million Series C round led by Stripes Group, TechCrunch has learned. The latest round is based on a $450 million valuation, according to multiple sources. It is unclear whether or not the deal has officially closed...
Apr 25, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch Big news today for Stewart Butterfield and Slack, his enterprise collaboration app. It’s raised $42.75 million, led by new investor The Social+Capital Partnership, with the participation of existing Tiny Speck investors Accel Partners and Andreessen...
Apr 24, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch April 24, 2014 When big data is more than a buzzword it can soon turn into a huge headache for developers or those charged with managing the storage and access of large and growing data sets. That’s the problem open source startup Crate Data has set out to...
Apr 23, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch April 23, 2014 Now that TechCrunch has launched slideshows galleries I’m thinking of lining one up to illustrate the proliferation of on-demand car services/taxi apps in Europe. Earlier today there was Estonia’s Taxify taking in a $100,000 seed. And here’s...
Apr 23, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch April 23, 2014 Last November, Robin Wauters, ex-TechCrunch writer and former European editor for The Next Web, launched new tech blog, Tech.eu, with a stated mission to fill the “gap” left for in-depth coverage of Europe’s technology industry (thanks for...
Apr 23, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News April 23, 2014 Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, has invested 6 million rubles (approximately $210,000) in Mersibo, a developer of online educational games for children. The funds will be used to strengthen staff,...
