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'Zero budget': A VC who bet on smart mobility startups like Lime and Getaround says the lockdown is destroying revenue and he's telling startups to prepare for the worst.
That's a tough situation for startups that have no idea how long the coronavirus will continue to c…
Bani Sapra
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7 Entrepreneurs On The Brink Of Greatness
The one common thread is that they are all at crucial moments for their startups, having proven a c…
Owen Thomas
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12 Startups That Are Solving The Little Problems That Drive Us Crazy
This post is part of the Roadmap To The Future Series. Roadmap To The Future explores innovative in…
Alyson Shontell
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Car-Sharing Startup Getaround Partnered With San Francisco To Fix The City's Traffic Problems
Getaround gained a lot of buzz when it launched at TechCrunch Disrupt back in 2011, but now it seem…
Megan Rose Dickey
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I tried Virtuo, an app-based vehicle-rental service, instead of a traditional agency. The car was great — but I had some trouble unlocking it.
I enjoyed the Mercedes GLA I rented but I sometimes couldn't unlock it through the Virtuo app — and…
Sam Tabahriti
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Oyo, the hotel startup known as SoftBank's 'jewel in India,' has laid off 1,800, becoming the 3rd SoftBank-backed company to cut jobs this week
The startup has been called "SoftBank's jewel in India" for being one of the country's most valuabl…
Melia Russell
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A car-sharing service that partners with Uber just snatched $45 million in funding
Uber partnered with Getaround in April, allowing people who don't own a car to still sign up as an …
Danielle Muoio
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An app that allowed people in China to skirt the nation's internet ban to use Facebook and Google launched last week — then it disappeared
The Chinese government blocks the popular apps like Facebook and Twitter. Tuber, an app that lets p…
Katie Canales
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I rented a Tesla Model 3 on the car-sharing app Turo with almost no human interaction - and it was clear why the app is great for millennials
I used a peer-to-peer car-sharing app, Turo, for the first time when I rented a Tesla Model 3 sedan…
Mark Matousek
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A Tesla driver ran a red light and slammed into 2 pedestrians, killing one of them in San Francisco
The husband, 39-year-old Benjamin Dean, was killed. His wife was hospitalized with injuries. Neithe…
Brittany Chang
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Uber is asking people to sign up for early access to its new car rental service
The ride-hailing company has taken its first step into car rentals by including a new "Rent a Car" …
Rachel Sandler
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Busi…
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SoftBank-backed companies laid off 2,600 people this week and more than 7,000 in the past year. Here's everything we know.
That figure doesn't include groups of employees like WeWork's 1,000 janitorial staff in the US and …
Meghan Morris
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Car rentals alternatives are disappearing at a time when people need them most — here are 8 that still exist
You don't always have to rely on traditional rental companies like Hertz, Enterprise, or Avis to re…
Kristen Lee
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Go inside the lovely apartment of a San Francisco startup founder
"Startup life is busy. I put most of my energy into making Getaround successful," Scorpio said to B…
Madeline Stone
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I Don't Own A Car, But I Can Borrow One From A Stranger Whenever I Want Thanks To An App
It's not like that in San Francisco, where I 've been living the past few months. There's a public …
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These 10 up-and-coming startups are on Goldman Sachs' radar
These startups aren't billion-dollar companies - they're early-stage and growth-stage companies tha…
Maya Kosoff
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A Startup That Wants To Totally Reinvent Mobile Search Just Won TechCrunch Disrupt
Getaround, a peer-to-peer car rental startup, has raised $19 million to date from investors includi…
Megan Rose Dickey
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's next job should be a tech investor - her track record proves it
According to Pitchbook data, Mayer has been a prolific investor since 2009, making over 20 early be…
Eugene Kim
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BANK OF AMERICA: We've reached 'peak car'
"Auto manufacturers and tech companies have been some of the largest investors and movers on ride-h…