Howie Xu Contributor Share on Twitter Howie Xu is the vice president of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Zscaler. He previously co-founded TrustPath and served as an entrepreneur in residence at Greylock. This month marks the 5-year anniversary of Aileen Lee’s landmark article, “Welcome To The Unicorn Club”. At the time, the piece defined […]
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Venture capital investment in US companies to hit $100B in 2018
So many new unicorns valued at $1 billion-plus, countless $100 million venture financings, an explosion of giant funds — it’s no surprise 2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for venture capital investment in U.S.-based companies. There are more than 2.5 months remaining in 2018 and already U.S. companies have raised $84.1 billion — more […]
View More Venture capital investment in US companies to hit $100B in 2018Brazilian startup Yellow raises $63M — the largest Series A ever for a Latin American startup
After selling their ridesharing startup, 99, to Didi Chuxing for $1 billion last year, Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas didn’t waste any time throwing their hats back in the ring. Months after their big exit, the pair joined forces with Eduardo Musa, who spent two decades in the bicycle industry, to start another São Paulo-based mobility startup. […]
View More Brazilian startup Yellow raises $63M — the largest Series A ever for a Latin American startupRappi raises $200M as Latin American tech investment reaches new highs
Rappi, the Colombian on-demand delivery startup, has brought in a new round of funding at a valuation north of $1 billion, as first reported by Axios and confirmed to TechCrunch by a source close to the company. DST Global has led the more than $200 million financing, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia—all of which were existing investors in the company.
View More Rappi raises $200M as Latin American tech investment reaches new highsCops rescue a group of women stranded on a giant rainbow unicorn float
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View More Cops rescue a group of women stranded on a giant rainbow unicorn floatIndia’s Uber rival Ola is headed to Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UK
The UK is getting a new alternative to Uber after India-based ride-hailing company Ola announced plans to expand to the country, which will become its first market in Europe. Ola was founded in 2010 and it covers over 110 cities in India where it offers licensed taxis, private hire cars and rickshaws through a network […]
View More India’s Uber rival Ola is headed to Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UKThis tweet about unicorns and giraffes makes total, shocking sense
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Sometimes you don’t need to tweet a funny photo or video to go viral — all you need is a simple thought that everyone can get on board with.
This was exactly what happened with Kyle Brownlee over the weekend, when his simple (and undeniably correct) observation about unicorns was retweeted over 125,000 times.
how are unicorns fake but giraffes are real like what’s more believable a horse with a horn or a leopard-moose-camel with a 40 foot neck
— Kyle Brownlee (@_kylebrownlee) July 14, 2018
Good. Point.
Just look at the two creatures side-by-side: Read more…
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A new $124 million for Brazil’s Movile proves that investors still see promise in Latin American tech
Brazil’s macroeconomic picture may be gloomy, but technology investors still see hope in the nation’s burgeoning technology sector — and a recent $124 million financing for the mobile conglomerate Movile is the latest proof that that the pace of investment isn’t slowing down. Brazil was already the hottest spot for technology investment throughout Latin America […]
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Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Breaking down France’s new $76M Africa startup fund Africa Roundup: African startup investments turn to fintech this winter season When Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 interviewed for Y-Combinator’s 2018 cohort a question […]
View More Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 accepted into YC, raises $1.2 millionElon Musk is arguing about a farting unicorn on Twitter. Here’s why.
Who knew a farting unicorn would end up at the centre of a finger-pointing copyright storm in a teacup involving Elon Musk?
The Tesla CEO has been accused of using Colorado potter Tom Edwards’ design without permission, a situation which has come to …
Equity podcast: More funding for scooters, Cruise gets a boost, and Chinese IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was fun. Back in the studio, Connie Loizos, Matthew Lynley, your humble servant, and Ramneek Gupta, managing director of Citi Ventures was with us to provide the venture perspective. As you can probably guess, we got […]
View More Equity podcast: More funding for scooters, Cruise gets a boost, and Chinese IPOsRyan Reynolds went on a South Korean singing show disguised as a unicorn and just wow
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Please take a moment to re-read that headline. Okay, now we can begin.
Ryan Reynolds was in South Korea on a press tour for Deadpool 2, and he pulled a very unexpected surprise appearance on the singing competition show King of Masked Singer.
The format of King of Masked Singer involves contestants adopting masked personas while they sing. Reynolds adhered to this with a spangly unicorn mask and rainbow-edged cape.
He sang “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie, and honestly you need to just watch it:
He is singing one of Admin’s favorite song!! Who might this be??? TAKE A GUESS!! #KOCOWA #The_King_of_Mask_Singer #MBC #복면가왕 pic.twitter.com/uusko2E30W
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