Regal Healthcare Capital Partners backs Extend Fertility with $15 million to help the egg-freezing service expand to new markets.
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Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
Spotify will take a harder stance on ad blockers in its updated terms of service. In an email to users today, the streaming music and podcast platform said its new user guidelines “mak[e] it clear that all types of ad blockers, bots and fraudulent streaming activities are not permitted.” Accounts that use ad blockers face […]
View More Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockersMusiio raises $1M to let digital music services use AI for curation
Musiio, a Singapore-based startup that uses AI to help digital music companies with discovery and creation, has pulled in a $1 million seed round. The capital comes from Singapore’s Wavemaker Partners, U.S. investor Exponential Creativity Ventures and undisclosed angels. The deal represents the first outside round for Musiio, which was founded at the Entrepreneur First program […]
View More Musiio raises $1M to let digital music services use AI for curationWhy Spotify is betting big on podcasting
Podcasting revenues hit $314 million in 2017, according to a third-party survey released last summer. It’s a large number for what’s been historically regarded as a niche and difficult to monetize medium, but still pales in comparison to the additional $400-$500 million Spotify says it’s willing to spend on the space this year alone. Two […]
View More Why Spotify is betting big on podcastingSpotify bets big on podcasts with acquisition of Gimlet and Anchor
Music-streaming king Spotify sees a future in podcasts.
The company announced on Wednesday that it has made two huge acquisitions that firmly plant Spotify in the podcasting business. The music-streaming giant has bought Gimlet Media Inc., a popular podcast producer, and Anchor, a platform that helps creators produce and publish their podcasts.
According to Recode, Spotify is paying around $230 million for Gimlet. Recode first reported that Spotify and Gimlet were in talks last week. It’s currently unknown how much Spotify spent on Anchor.
Recode points out that the acquisition puts Spotify in the content creation business for the first time — something the company hasn’t done in its almost 11 years in the music industry. Read more…
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View More Spotify bets big on podcasts with acquisition of Gimlet and AnchorDaily Crunch: Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals Spotify is going after podcasts in a major […]
View More Daily Crunch: Spotify buys Gimlet and AnchorProfits at The New York Times show media dinosaurs are ruling the internet
Today’s news that the (failing?) New York Times reported net income of $55.2 million, after losses a year earlier — and that its digital business raked in $709 million — is just one indicator that some of the nation’s oldest media properties are finally crossing the bridge into the 21st century. The Times managed to turn […]
View More Profits at The New York Times show media dinosaurs are ruling the internetSpotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals
Spotify is going after podcasts in a major way in 2019. The music streaming service today confirmed that it has snapped up two podcast networks — Gimlet and Anchor — in undisclosed deals. But that’s not all, the firm said it has plans to spend a further $400-$500 million “on multiple acquisitions in 2019” to get […]
View More Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more dealsWorkplace messaging platform Slack has confidentially filed to go public
The company has taken its first official step toward a rumored direct listing.
View More Workplace messaging platform Slack has confidentially filed to go publicSlack has confidentially filed to go public
Bust out your favorite party parrot: Slack has completed its first official step in the road to going public.
Slack published a blog post Monday stating that it had “confidentially submitted a draft registration statement” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is a form that essentially lets the SEC begin reviewing the company’s financials in advance of a stock listing. Slack has chosen to do so confidentially, which means it’s not giving just anyone a peek under its financial hood.
Slack has raised over $1 billion since its founding in 2013, according to the Wall Street Journal, and some estimate that the valuation could go for up to $7 billion. Read more…
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View More Slack has confidentially filed to go publicSpotify, eBay set standard for fertility benefits, study finds
FertilityIQ’s survey also indicates some companies implicated by the #MeToo movement improved their fertility benefits in 2018.
View More Spotify, eBay set standard for fertility benefits, study findsStartups Weekly: Is Munchery the Fyre Festival of startups?
Munchery goes under, a new podcast documents the Theranos saga, experts explain direct listings and more.
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