Alex Wilhelm

The TechCrunch crew is hard at work writing up the latest from Apple’s iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch event. They have good notes on the megacorp’s hardware updates. But what are the markets saying about the same array of products? For those of us more concerned with effective S&P dividend yields than screen nit levels, […]

Apple sheds value during iPhone event

This entry was posted in Gadgets iPad Mobile tablet computers and tagged apple iphone on September 14, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

The company kicks off with a note that it has 27 million weekly active users and claims users in around one in three U.S. households. The argument, then, is that Nextdoor has scale.

Nextdoor’s SPAC investor deck paints a picture of sizable scale ...

This entry was posted in Fundings & Exits Social Startups TC on July 6, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

Today’s WWDC keynote from Apple covered a huge range of updates. From a new macOS to a refreshed watchOS to a new iOS, better privacy controls, FaceTime updates, and even iCloud+, there was something for everyone in the laundry list of new code. Apple’s keynote was essentially what happens when the big tech companies get […]

Apple releases torrent of updates, and Wall Street yawns

This entry was posted in Apps Gadgets Mobile and tagged apple on June 7, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

With Y Combinator Demo Day kicking off tomorrow morning, startups in the current batch are hurrying to make a little news before they show off their recent growth to investors. The list includes Runway, Mono, Pangea and Flux. Add Chums to the mix. Chums is a social shopping service that helps friends suggest products to […]

Social shopping-focused Chums announces $3.5M raise ahead of YC Demo ...

This entry was posted in eCommerce Fundings & Exits Social Startups on March 22, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

Let's rewind back through TechCrunch's ironSource coverage during its life as a private company and then examine its financial results.

ironSource is going public via a SPAC and its numbers ...

This entry was posted in Apps payments Social Startups TC Venture Capital on March 22, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

This morning Square, a fintech company that serves both individuals and companies, announced that it has purchased a majority stake in Tidal, a music streaming service. The deal, worth some $297 million, will Tidal allow artist-partners to keep their ownership in the music company. Square CEO Jack Dorsey used his other company, Twitter, this morning […]

Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay Z to its ...

This entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits Mobile Square on March 4, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

BigCommerce has partnered with Walmart to allow its customers to sell on the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer’s ecommerce marketplace, it announced this morning. Shares of Austin-based BigCommerce rose sharply in pre-market trading after the news, gaining around 10% before the bell. Walmart, best-known for in-person shopping, has proven an ecommerce success story in recent years. For […]

BigCommerce customers can now sell on Walmart’s online marketplace

This entry was posted in eCommerce Mobile TC on February 24, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

The day before Robinhood goes under the the Congressional hammer, domestic rival Public.com announced this morning that it has closed a $220 million funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation. News of the round was first broken by TechCrunch. Further reporting colored in the lines concerning the investment’s size and valuation range. Confirming the funding […]

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