Top news of the week: 25.02.2023.
Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news app Artifact launches to the public with new features
Artifact is dropping its waitlist and phone number requirements, introducing the app's first social feature and adding feedback controls.
Josh Kushner’s Budding Empire
As summer turned to fall last year, Josh Kushner and his Thrive Capital offered a shiny new perk to some of the firm’s portfolio companies: How about a one-on-one meeting with Bob Iger, the ...
Sequoia Pares Back China Tech Investments as U.S. National-Security Concerns Grow
The venture-capital firm has started screening its China arm’s investments as Washington prepares to limit U.S. capital going to some Chinese tech companies.
Reddit Co-Founder’s Quest For Unseizable Property
Alexis Ohanian’s ancestors perished during the Armenian genocide and had their assets seized. That generational trauma is a big reason why he’s betting heavily on NFTs and future social ...
Applications are open for the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch is set to feature 200 early-stage founders as a part of Startup Battlefield, TC's startup launch competition. Founders, apply now!
Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together
By allowing people to pool their money, Nestment is out to redesign the concept of traditional homeownership.
SF's new startup hotspot seen as the road to AI riches
Once the home of freeway ramps, SF's Hayes Valley is now seen as the road to AI riches
Soylent acquired by Starco Brands as nutrition company shifts into its ‘natural next stage’
Soylent, which is profitable and had been growing over the past few years, is Starco Brands' third acquisition in six months.