TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Firms such as SoftBank, Tiger Global Management, Tencent, Accel, Ribbit Capital and QED Investors are pouring money into LatAm. ” Local VCs are raving about the human capital in the region, but for some global investors, the appeal of Latin America extends beyond the talent to the general populace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

Women Who Tech Around the World. Yesterday, I had the honor of participating in the 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit that brings together women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. What challenges do women who tech in Africa and Middle East face?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Digital House , a Buenos Aires-based edtech focused on developing tech talent through immersive remote courses, announced today it has raised more than $50 million in new funding. The Rise Fund led a $20 million Series B for Digital House in December 2017, marking the San Francisco-based firm’s investment in Latin America.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Last night I was able to meet Vivek Kundra, the new Chief Information Officer of the federal government, at an event organized by Full Circle Fund and the Craigslist Foundation hosted by IBM at their offices on Market Street in San Francisco. For me, it's an amazing change.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Equity In A Tech-Driven World The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies increases the digital divide within the nonprofit sector. However, those lacking the necessary skills or funding might struggle to keep up, leading to a widening gap between tech-enabled nonprofits and those left behind.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2020

There were millions of bets made in the tech industry last year. Others involved individual decisions on where to live: do you bet on the future of San Francisco or do you want to partake in the growth of some other startup hub? Substack, Clubhouse, and Miami as a major tech hub are compelling bets.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Union54 , the first Zambian startup backed by Y Combinator, has gotten another major venture capital firm on its term sheet: Tiger Global. San Francisco-based venture capital firm Runa Capital, Ace & Company, Todd & Rahul Angel Fund and Vibe VC participated. Tiger Global declined to comment on the investment.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Founded in 2012, the startup has steadily grown to be a leader in the mortgage tech industry. The San Francisco-based startup’s SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform currently processes over $5 billion in mortgages and consumer loans per day, up from nearly $3 billion last July. That compares to a $3.3 million in 2019.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 22, 2025

A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Franciscos international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. Adam Welsh, head of global policy at DJI, said managing requests from authorized users to temporarily disable the geofencing became an increasingly time-consuming task.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Today, the Japanese investment conglomerate is announcing the launch of the SoftBank Latin America Fund II, its second dedicated private investment fund focused on tech companies located in LatAm. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. SoftBank Group Corp. is doubling down on its commitment to Latin America.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Secondly, because he had single-handedly managed to achieve something that my adopted startup hometown of London (despite a fair amount of wailing and hand-wringing) has not yet achieved; namely, an incredibly successful public flotation of a homegrown tech company listing on the local market.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Pacific time, we continue our TechSoup forums expert Q&A series with a chat on what's next for nonprofit tech. Gayle also moderates our Technology Wish List forum , so she's familiar with the great tech requests that people have made the forums each week. On Tuesday, November 18 from 11 a.m. Meet Our Expert. spanhidden.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Although not a big part of the nonprofit tech conversation there’s clearly a group of folks interested in utilizing gaming and game mechanics for fundraising, community building and program delivery.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

At the other end of the tech world spectrum, there’s been evidence that some of the funding exuberance of the last couple of years around pandemic-spurred theses (like rising demand in categories like remote work and delivery) is getting more bearish.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

MOLOCO , an adtech startup that uses machine learning to build mobile campaigns, announced today it has raised $150 million in new Series C funding led by Tiger Global Management, taking its valuation to $1.5 What’s driving the global surge in retail media spending? Beyond walled gardens.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

Magic, a San Francisco-based startup that builds “plug and play” passwordless authentication technology, has raised $27 million in Series A funding.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

Coalition, a San Francisco-based startup that combines cyber insurance and proactive cybersecurity tools, is preparing to expand outside of the U.S. for the first time following a mega $250 million Series F investment that takes its valuation to $5 billion.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Chargebee, backed by marquee investors including Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital India, has laid off about 10% of its staff in a “reorganization” effort due to ongoing global macroeconomic challenges and growing operational debt.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

The latest financing comes just three months after the San Francisco-based startup raised $150 million in a Series D funding round led by Coatue Management at a $1 billion valuation. Tiger Global Management led the latest investment, which also included participation from ICONIQ Capital and D1 Capital Partners.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

If you haven't heard, the 2012 NTC will be held in April 3-5 in San Francisco. NTEN is also fortunate to have the help of two great San Francisco-based organizations, VolunteerMatch and TechSoup Global , to help make the 2012 event a celebration of volunteer spirit.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

And today, the San Francisco-based real estate brokerage is coming out of stealth with $9.3 million in a seed funding round led by Global Founders Capital. Expansion can be challenging because the company must set up a licensed brokerage in each state it wants to enter.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Remote , which provides tools to manage onboarding, payroll, benefits and other services for tech and other knowledge workers located in remote countries — be they contractors or full-time employees — has raised $150 million. Remote raises $35M to help orgs with global workforce payroll, benefits and more.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

NTEN’s Education Manager, Julia Smith volunteered at Upwardly Global in Chicago, where she did mock interviews. Upwardly Global helps immigrants to rebuild their professional careers in the U.S. If you’re in the San Francisco area, you should volunteer at ATC or with One Brick. check it out: [link].

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

As the tech downturn has continued, though, Y Combinator has shrunk its cohort size, stepped back from late-stage investing, and brought on a new chief executive: entrepreneur and co-founder of Initialized Capital, Garry Tan. 500 Global just brought back Demo Day to San Francisco, although its class of startups came from all over the world.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Monday, October 3, 2016.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. ambassadors. That’s just one company.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Audit subscription services One of the easiest ways to find extra money is by auditing subscription services, says Said Israilov, a financial planner and wealth manager at Israilov Financial in San Francisco. Rebell agrees that if youre facing a potential layoff, you might not want to have all your savings in a retirement fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

We’re not here to judge — we’re here to remind you that you have just 48 hours left to snag the biggest savings on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt , taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco. Like you, they’re laser focused on building the future of tech. Buy a pass before this Friday, March 10 at 11:59 p.m.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

It kind of feels like tech forgot its umbrella. She’s already landed checks from the who’s who in tech. But this week truly marked the end of an era, with co-founder Michele Romanow stepping down from her position as chief executive of the tech unicorn. I’ll be back in San Francisco, and your inboxes, soon.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

While working as a software engineer in Japan, Singapore and San Francisco for the past 10 years, Ryo Chikazawa , CEO and co-founder of Autify , came to realize that there’s one common problem in the software development industry; software testing takes excessive time. Autify, a fully remote company, has 30 employees globally.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Our Black History Month feature of the day is this one-hour documentary on YouTube — KQED’s mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963 , as he’s driven around San Francisco to meet with members of the local African American community. Big Tech Inc. What’s Elon up to now?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

With one-hour chats in Manchester, Vancouver, Toronto, Beirut, San Francisco, Honolulu, Paris, Istanbul, and Peterborough, you're bound to find one in your own time zone to join. San Francisco, CA, United States 11:00 a.m. Highlights from the day will be captured and shared with everyone.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The San Francisco-based startup has developed an API for precise location that can be applied to any vehicle that moves, from urban air taxis and drones to scooters, ADAS-equipped vehicles, autonomous vehicles and even farm equipment. With other customers, like say a scooter company, Point One might also need to include a chipset.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The financings bring the San Francisco-based company’s total raised since its 2012 inception to $530 million. Over the years, like many other real estate tech platforms, HomeLight has evolved its model. The equity financing brings HomeLight’s valuation to $1.6 ” Image Credits: HomeLight. in the coming months. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Today we’re talking big rockets, self-driving cars, tech stocks getting rekt, and more. The business of shoving cash into BNPL upstarts has been a global venture capital parlor game in recent quarters. Chinese AVs coming to San Francisco : We talk below about China and self-driving cars more generally, but, first, a new item.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Come September 19–21, you’ll join over 10,000 of the global startup community’s best and brightest at Disrupt, the premiere tech startup conference in San Francisco. At Disrupt, you’ll hear from iconic tech leaders, top founders, CEOs, VCs and savvy industry experts across all eight stages. Not sure it’s for you?

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

A year and a half’s worth of global pandemic has had a profound impact on virtually every sector of the workforce. San Francisco-based Chef Robotics today announced that it has raised a combined $7.7 Fast casual restaurants appear to be a key focus for this sort of tech. More details on the underlying tech soon, no doubt.

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