Bumble is testing a separate BFF app for finding friends
Dating app Bumble said that it is testing a separate BFF app in select markets to let people find friends. The company added that it...
There’s a growing desire in the UK for more Black specialty venture funds
Between 2009 and 2019 in the U.K., just 30 Black people received VC funding, equating to less than 0.4% of all funds allocated to founders....
Elon Musk triples down on making Twitter terrible for trans people
Elon Musk, world’s richest person and ostensible champion of free speech, took to Twitter late Tuesday to stoop to a fresh low. Responding to tweet...
Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly considers licensing HBO titles to Netflix
Two major streaming rivals in the industry may be working out a deal together. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is reportedly in talks to license HBO...
FTC sues Amazon over ‘deceptive’ tactics used to sign up customers for Prime
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the retailer worked for years to enroll consumers into its Prime service without their consent, while...
The startup boom failed to build a creator utopia
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our...
20SALES closes $5M inaugural fund to invest in early-stage B2B SaaS startups
20SALES, a venture capital fund led by eight women, said it has closed its $5 million inaugural fund, which it will invest mainly in early-stage,...
Dropbox launches $50M AI-focused venture fund, intros AI features
Not content to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI race, Dropbox today launched Dropbox Ventures, a new $50 venture fund focused on startups...
BetterBrand’s new dough raises company’s valuation to over $170M
BetterBrand, a foodtech company known for creating “The Better Bagel,” closed on $6 million of Series A capital at a pre-money valuation of $170 million....
Volt, an open banking fintech for payments and more, raises $60M at a $350M+ valuation
Open banking — where traditional banks enable payments and other new services by way of APIs that give access to financial data previously locked up...