Startups

3 critical lessons I learned while scaling RingCentral’s customer support team

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

Shaun Spivak Contributor Shaun Spivak is the senior director of Global Customer Support at RingCentral, a global...

Berlin-based hospitality startup Raus secures seed funding to reinvent nature hospitality

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

The Berlin-based startup Raus was founded earlier this year and offers new opportunities to take a break from big city life. Founded by...

RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

Research says that counterfeit medication is the cause of 1 million deaths per year. One-tenth of this number comes from Africa. Counterfeiting is...

Behind the recycling scenes at Ridwell: Seattle startup growing as fast as piles of plastic and more

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

In a warehouse south of downtown Seattle, Ridwell co-founder and CEO Ryan Metzger stands amid the garbage that has turned his 4-year-old startup...

Titan, ‘The Fidelity’ For Gen Z And Millennials, Raises $58M Series B Led By A16z

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

Titan closed on a $58 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz just five months after it raised a $12.5 million...

Titan, a platform aimed at the ‘everyday investor,’ valued at $450M as a16z leads $58M Series B

FintechJuly 20, 2021

Titan, a startup that is building a retail investment management platform aimed at the new generation of “everyday investors,” has closed on $58...

Little Spoon scoops up $44M to grow its children’s nutrition delivery service

EcommerceJuly 20, 2021

The quest to disrupt the traditional baby food aisle continues as more of today’s parents seek out nutritional food for their children. One of...

Powered by local stores, JOKR joins the 15-min grocery race with a $170M Series A

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

“We are true believers in the fact that the world needs a new Amazon, a better one, a more sustainable one, one that...

E-commerce startup Fabric raises $100M in latest giant funding round for a Seattle startup

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

Another day, another big funding round for a Seattle startup. E-commerce company Fabric just landed a $100 million investment to help retailers sell their products...

The Briefing: Swiggy Snags $1.25B, JOKR Lands $170M, Mural Draws Up $50M, And More

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

Here’s what you need to know today in startup and venture news, updated by the Crunchbase News staff throughout the day to...

HaptX raises another $12M for high-tech gloves, relocates HQ back to Seattle

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

HaptX is raising more cash to meet demand for its haptic gloves that help enterprise customers working in virtual reality and robotics. The company...