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Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game

TechCrunch LA

CrossCut Ventures, ManchesterStory and Western Technology Investments co-led the investment, which brings its total raised to $15.3 million since its January 2019 inception. “The [Just] per mile price that a customer gets can change every month. Neither rate are affected by how a person drives, notes Smithson.

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Flying taxi startup Blade is helping Silicon Valley CEOs bypass traffic

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One year after a $38 million Series B valued on-demand aviation startup Blade at $140 million, the company has begun taxiing the Bay Area’s elite. — Tyler Babin (@Tyler_Babin) March 11, 2019. Uber too has lofty plans to develop a consumer aerial ridesharing business , as do several other privately-funded startups.

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Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace

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He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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Gimlet Media and Anchor: What Spotify’s Acquisitions Mean for Podcasts

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It reportedly paid a hefty $230 million to acquire the podcast publisher and network startup Gimlet Media, and has also acquired the podcast monetization platform Anchor for an undisclosed price. The company has stated that it plans to spend a total of $500 million on podcasting investments, meaning it still has a few hundred million to burn.

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The New Style of Startup Vision: Smaller But Sharper?

Tech.Co

. “Marshmallow first began by providing car insurance cover for UK-based expats, a group who had historically been quoted insurance prices that were 51% higher than the market average. ” Sharper Startup Focuses Warrant Investment. After most lockdowns were lifted, demand for services like beauty treatments has skyrocketed.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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7 Keys To Using Social Media to Kickstart Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.