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TechCrunch+ roundup: Big Data’s cloud backlash, CVC pitch tips, de-risking hardware startups

March 21, 2023 Walter Thompson 14 Viewsartificial intelligence, cloud computing, EC roundup, hardware, pitching, SaaS, venture capital 8 min read

I started wearing sweaters after I got my last utility bill, but companies at scale can’t dial back their data usage as easily.

Did no one tell Europe the party is over?

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Does web3 need a venture bailout now that AI has all the hype?

March 1, 2023 Alex Wilhelm 28 ViewsEC Blockchain, EC Newsletter, EC venture capital, Generative AI, The Exchange, venture capital, web3 1 min read

Shifting investor priorities, more expensive cash and a dearth of large deals could leave many late-stage web3 companies short on cash. And the clock is ticking.

Solana’s speedy approach to crypto is attracting developers, despite hiccups

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Monad Labs raises $19M to grow its smart contract platform and improve the Ethereum space

February 14, 2023 Jacquelyn Melinek 42 Viewsblockchain, crypto, ethereum, EVM, funding, smart contract, venture capital 2 min read

Monad Labs, the team supporting the Monad blockchain, has raised $19 million in seed funding led by Dragonfly Capital, it exclusively told TechCrunch. “Monad is an effort to fundamentally optimize smart contract platforms,” Keone Hon, co-founder and CEO of Monad Labs, said to TechCrunch. “We’re ultimately building a platform to optimize both consensus and execution […]

Crypto in for a ‘choppy year’ of slow capital deployment, investors say

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Crypto in for a ‘choppy year’ of slow capital deployment, investors say

January 13, 2023 Jacquelyn Melinek 69 Viewscrypto, crypto ecosystem, EC Blockchain, EC Cryptocurrency, investors, Startups, venture capital 1 min read

Crypto investors are trying to put 2022’s chaotic market behind them and look forward to the future, even as market sentiment remains sour.

Daily Crunch: Nuro founders admit aggressive hiring ‘was a mistake’ in email to laid-off workers

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Daily Crunch: Nuro founders admit aggressive hiring ‘was a mistake’ in email to laid-off workers

November 18, 2022 Kyle Wiggers 111 ViewsDaily Crunch, Startups, venture capital 10 min read

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Some crypto VCs see decentralization as the future following FTX collapse

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Some crypto VCs see decentralization as the future following FTX collapse

November 9, 2022 Jacquelyn Melinek 130 ViewsBinance, blockchain, crypto, EC Blockchain, EC Cryptocurrency, EC venture capital, FTX, venture capital 1 min read

Venture capitalists see this moment as a warning, but also an opportunity for the growth of decentralization and maturation of the larger blockchain space.

Did no one tell Europe the party is over?

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Will the FTX debacle scupper crypto venture dealmaking?

November 9, 2022 Alex Wilhelm 118 ViewsBinance, blockchain, EC Blockchain, EC Cryptocurrency, EC Newsletter, EC venture capital, FTX, The Exchange, venture capital 1 min read

The dramatic fall of FTX is taking with it more than just the paper wealth of one of crypto’s most colorful players. It’s hard not to wonder where venture goes next in web3.