Felicis Ventures has a new, $270 million fund, and a new managing director: Victoria Treyger

Felicis Ventures, the early-stage, San Francisco-based venture firmed founded a dozen or so years ago by former Googler Aydin Senkut, has closed its sixth fund with $270 million. It’s Felicis’s biggest vehicle to date (the firm closed its last fund with $200 million in 2016). Yet even bigger news for the team may be its […]

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Take $60 off the Ring Spotlight Security Camera for Prime Day

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Safety first, they say. Which is why Amazon’s taking $60 off the Ring Spotlight Security Camera for Prime Day. 

A good security camera has to be reliable, effective, and ideally, convenient — all qualities in which the Ring shines. 

The motion-censored security camera allows you to view what’s going on at your home at all times, straight from your phone or computer using the free Ring App. You can create and customize your own motion zones so you can focus in on whatever areas you want, and its infrared night vision and spotlights will give you clear video day or night, regardless of whether or not the lights are on.  Read more…

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Best Amazon sales for July 10: Save on TP-Link smart home lights, Samsung chargers, and Amazon Key home kits

If you’re looking to convert your home into a smart home, now is your chance with these great deals from Amazon. The online retailer has discounts on smart home products and other electronics, watches for men and women, pet supplies, and Amazon devic…

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Digging deeper into smart speakers reveals two clear paths

In a truly fascinating exploration into two smart speakers – the Sonos One and the Amazon Echo – BoltVC’s Ben Einstein has found some interesting differences in the way a traditional speaker company and an infrastructure juggernaut look at their flagship devices. The post is well worth a full read but the gist is this: […]

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Amazon wants to save you $100 on an Echo Spot and Ring Video Doorbell combo during this sale

The household is becoming a smarter, more well-connected space every day. One area that has benefitted from that has been home security systems through integrations with home assistants. And right now, Amazon has a great deal that you should take adv…

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Amazon deals for July 2: Save big on the Fire TV Stick, Echo Spot, and Ring Video Doorbell

Happy Monday! Today, Amazon is offering deep discounts on products for home security, the kitchen, for your baby and newborn, and amazing devices from the online retailer itself. 
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Ring’s $199 security system will finally ship next month

Way back in October of last year, Ring announced “Ring Protect” — a modular, no contract, DIY home security system. After a few delays, a bit of legal drama and Ring being acquired for a billion dollars by Amazon, the alarm is finally about to ship — albeit with a slightly different (better!) name. Ring […]

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Ring’s Jamie Siminoff and Clinc’s Jason Mars to join us at Disrupt SF

Disrupt SF is set to be the biggest tech conference that TechCrunch has ever hosted. So it only makes sense that we plan an agenda fit for the occasion. That’s why we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Ring’s Jamie Siminoff will join us on stage for a fireside chat and Jason Mars from Clinc will […]

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Amazon officially owns Ring, so let’s talk product integration

Amazon’s acquisition of Ring officially closed today. Now the companies (or company, rather) are marking the occasion by discounting the Ring Video Doorbell $30, down to $100 — because what better way to celebrate scalability and maximum distribution than a price drop? Amazon is quick to note in its press material that the Ring name […]

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Hip hop finds its beat in the startup scene

Hip hop stars are taking their reputations to Wall Street and Sand Hill road. Unlike their rock star brethren, who’ve historically been disinterested in dabbling with startups, quite a few hip hop artists have amassed good-sized portfolios. They’ve seen a few big hits too.

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