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Intellect, the mental health startup focused on APAC, raises $10M Series A

Catherine Shu 10:37 PM EST•January 24, 2022

Intellect, the Singapore-based mental health startup focused primarily on Asia-Pacific markets, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A. The company's services, including self-directed...

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Steve Gillmor 8:35 PM EST•January 24, 2022

I've spent the last few weeks diving into the world of crypto, and lo and behold, there might be something to it. Part of the problem is I rarely sense an innovation that revolves around the inevit...

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For the first time in 4 years, profitability beats growth

Jeremy Abelson, Jacob Sonnenberg 7:18 PM EST•January 24, 2022

For the last decade, private company executives have all asked us the same question: “Do public market investors prefer profitability or growth?”

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Telemedicine startups can survive and thrive under renewed regulation

Nathaniel M. Lacktman, Jacqueline N. Acosta 7:09 PM EST•January 24, 2022

Telemedicine will mature from a convenient replacement in a crisis to earning its own seat at the table in the healthcare industry as an essential participant in the continuum of care.

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TikTok is working on avatars, live audio streams, new creator tools and more

Amanda Silberling 6:38 PM EST•January 24, 2022

TikTok is building a number of new features, including Bitmoji-like avatars, keyword filtering for the For You Page, group chats, audio-only livestreams, screen sharing on livestreams and Twitch-li...

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Asia HR tech platform Darwinbox becomes unicorn with TCV-led $72 million funding

Manish Singh 6:33 PM EST•January 24, 2022

HR tech platform Darwinbox has more than tripled its valuation to become a unicorn in a new $72 million funding round as the Indian startup leads what an investor calls the “SaaSification of Asia” ...

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Daily Crunch: Peloton CEO in hot seat, activist investor says 'the ride for Mr. Foley is over'

Alex Wilhelm 6:12 PM EST•January 24, 2022

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

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Max Q: Sports in space?

Darrell Etherington 6:00 PM EST•January 24, 2022

Welcome back to Max Q, our weekly newsletter about space and the business thereof. This week, plans for a private sports and entertainment complex in orbit materialize. Don't forget to sign up to g...

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Hundreds of Y Combinator alumni join crypto collective to back web3 startups

Lucas Matney 5:56 PM EST•January 24, 2022

A crypto collective backing web3 startups is seeking new members. The only condition for joining? Applicants must be alumni of the Y Combinator accelerator. The group, called Orange DAO, is an effo...

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