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If you ask Nik Bonaddio why he wanted to build a new mobile trivia app, his answer is simple. “In my life, I’ve got very few true passions: I love trivia and I love sports,” Bonaddio told me. “I’ve already started a sports company, so I’ve got to start a trivia company.” He isn’t kidding […]

BigBrain aims to bring live mobile trivia back to glory

This entry was posted in Apps First Round Capital Mobile Social Startups TC on May 6, 2021 by Anthony Ha

If you ask Nik Bonaddio why he wanted to build a new mobile trivia app, his answer is simple. “In my life, I’ve got very few true passions: I love trivia and I love sports,” Bonaddio told me. “I’ve already started a sports company, so I’ve got to start a trivia company.” He isn’t kidding […]

BigBrain aims to bring live mobile trivia back to glory

This entry was posted in Apps First Round Capital Mobile Social Startups TC on May 6, 2021 by Anthony Ha

R.I.P. Madefire, a startup that recruited high-profile artists to reinvent comics for new formats and platforms. An announcement on the Madefire website states the company entered into “an assignment of benefit for creditors” (explained as “a state-level insolvency proceeding similar to bankruptcy”) earlier this month, which was then reported this morning in The Beat. As […]

Digital comics startup Madefire is shutting down

This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Startups on April 29, 2021 by Anthony Ha

PreShow Interactive is giving gamers a new way to earn in-game currency in exchange for watching ads — a concept that’s become familiar in mobile games but hasn’t really made much headway on PCs or consoles. The startup is led by MoviePass’ founding CEO Stacy Spikes. When I spoke to Spikes about PreShow two years […]

MoviePass co-founder’s PreShow Interactive raises $3M to expand into gaming

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps Fundings & Exits Media Mobile Startups TC on April 29, 2021 by Anthony Ha

Uber unveils half a dozen new features, Samsung announces a new flagship laptop and Zomato files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 28, 2021. The big story: Uber adds vaccine booking Uber announced a half dozen new features today, including the ability to make a vaccine appointment at Walgreens and then […]

Daily Crunch: Uber adds vaccine booking

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Uber on April 28, 2021 by Anthony Ha

DoorDash is announcing new pricing plans for the restaurants who use the platform for pickups and deliveries. Before this, the company did not offer standardized pricing across restaurants. However, the question of how high delivery app fees might go (and how parsimonious the payments might be for restaurants as a result) prompted DoorDash to publish […]

DoorDash announces new pricing for restaurants, with commissions as low ...

This entry was posted in Mobile on April 27, 2021 by Anthony Ha

Apple’s latest software upgrade brings a big change, Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive behavior and Brex raises a big funding round. This is your Daily Crunch for April 26, 2021. The big story: iOS 14.5 brings privacy changes and more Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system today, which includes the much-discussed […]

Daily Crunch: iOS 14.5 brings privacy changes and more

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Mobile privacy and tagged apple on April 26, 2021 by Anthony Ha

Dating startup S’More has launched a new feature called S’More TV, which CEO Adam Cohen-Aslatei said could give users new ways to talk to each other. It also bringing the startup closer to his goal of becoming not just a dating app, but “a lifestyle brand.” The videos on S’More TV may be familiar to […]

Dating app S’More bets on celebrity content with S’More TV

This entry was posted in dating Mobile Social Startups TC on April 26, 2021 by Anthony Ha

iOS 14.5 — the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system — is launching today, and with it comes a much-discussed new privacy feature called App Tracking Transparency. The feature was first announced nearly a year ago, although the company delayed the launch to give developers more time to prepare. Since then, support for the […]

Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature has arrived — here’s what ...

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Mobile privacy TC and tagged apple facebook on April 26, 2021 by Anthony Ha

Facebook reveals its Clubhouse competitor, Parler will return to Apple’s App Store and a helicopter flies on Mars. This is your Daily Crunch for April 19, 2021. The big story: Facebook announces new audio products Yes, these products include new Clubhouse-style Live Audio Rooms, as well as the ability for podcasters to share long-form audio, […]

Daily Crunch: Facebook announces new audio products

This entry was posted in Media Mobile Social and tagged facebook on April 19, 2021 by Anthony Ha