article thumbnail

Startup cynicism and Substack, or Clubhouse, or Miami, or …

TechCrunch

Substack, Clubhouse, and Miami as a major tech hub are compelling bets. Clubhouse believes it can reinvent radio with the right interactivity and build a unique social platform. It’s a new social platform, with new social dynamics. Is it really so hard to believe that Miami, a metro region of 5.5

Miami 127
article thumbnail

Ford’s self-driving cars will be available on Lyft’s platform in Miami and Austin

The Verge

Lyft customers in Miami will be able to hail a robotaxi from Argo AI, an AV startup backed by Ford and Volkswagen, by the end of the year, the companies announced Wednesday. By the end of the year, Argo’s autonomous vehicles will be available on the Lyft platform in Miami, where Argo has been testing its technology for the last several years.

Miami 113
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Upstream, a Miami-based professional networking platform, raises a $2.75M seed round

TechCrunch

You don’t hang out and spend meaningful time there,” said Alex Taub, co-founder and CEO of Upstream , a new professional networking platform that just closed a $2.75 8 Miami-based investors share their views on the region’s startup scene. “You don’t go to LinkedIn to meet people. The week before, the guest speaker was U.S.

Miami 92
article thumbnail

A lake house architect, a Miami VC and a homeowner walk into a wine bar

TechCrunch

In a big exit for the Boston startup ecosystem, alcohol delivery platform Drizly has sold to Uber for $1.1 And, we closed on some Miami news. SoftBank earmarks $100 million for Miami-based startups. And then there were some neat early-stage rounds to chat about: Balance raising $5.5 million to build a new browser.

Miami 100
article thumbnail

Miami twins raise $18M for Lula, an insurance infrastructure upstart

TechCrunch

Lula , a Miami-based insurance infrastructure startup, announced today it has raised $18 million in a Series A round of funding. Founded by 25-year-old twin brothers and Miami natives Michael and Matthew Vega-Sanz, Lula actually emerged from another business the pair had started while in college. “We

Miami 94
article thumbnail

Miami Heat suspends Meyers Leonard for using slur during Twitch stream

The Verge

The Miami Heat has suspended Meyers Leonard indefinitely after he used an anti-Semitic slur during a Twitch stream on Monday. The Miami Heat vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech,” the NBA team wrote in a Twitter statement on Tuesday evening. pic.twitter.com/f8rLKCkS5i — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 10, 2021. “The

Miami 79
article thumbnail

Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

The spin-out of video platform Vimeo from IAC completed this week, and the smaller company is now trading as an independent entity under the ticker ‘VMEO’ If you missed the news that the internet conglomerate was spinning out the video service, don’t feel bad; it slipped past many radars.

Miami 95