Daily Crunch: Grocery delivery app Getir bags Gorillas in $1.2 billion acquisition
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We got to Friday, folks. If you're like me, that means ending the workday with a well-deserved nap and reruns of "The Office." Tweet, sing or post about me your favorite way to end the week.
Mark your calendar for a Twitter Space event on Tuesday, December 13 at 1 p.m. PST/4:00 PM EST with Builders VC investor Andrew Chen, who will speak with Walter about the role technology reporting plays in shaping ecosystems.
See you Monday! —Christine
TechCrunch's top 3 Knock, Knock, There's a Competitor at Your Doorstep: Major food delivery M&As were only a matter of time, and Romain has details on a big deal: Getir Acquires Competitor Gorillas in a deal that the Financial Times says is valued at origin. at $1.2 billion. Goodbye, Twitter Toolbox: Twitter tried to make it work with third-party developers, but alas, the company decided to make a clean break by shutting down some of its developer initiatives, including Toolbox. Ivan has more. Tesla China Boss Gets New Gig…Factory: Rita follows a story about Tom Zhu, who oversaw Tesla's Chinese Gigafactory and has now been tapped to work his magic in the United States as head of Gigafactory Texas. Startups and VCsMore layoffs this week as Ingrid reports on Primer, a UK-based e-commerce infrastructure startup that announced it would lay off a third of its staff as part of a restructuring to manage current and proposed trading market conditions.
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Going Dark: Kirsten reports that executives at Brodmann17, a computer vision tech startup, made the decision to shut down after realizing it wouldn't be able to bring its products to market. What are your symptoms ? : Japanese health tech startup Ubie has secured $19 million in new funding to bring its AI-based symptom-checking technology to the United States, Kate reports. Putting that money to work: Kate also has a story about Akros Technologies, which raised $2.3 million in new capital to inject artificial intelligence into asset management. How to respond when a VC asks for your startup's valuation
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We got to Friday, folks. If you're like me, that means ending the workday with a well-deserved nap and reruns of "The Office." Tweet, sing or post about me your favorite way to end the week.
Mark your calendar for a Twitter Space event on Tuesday, December 13 at 1 p.m. PST/4:00 PM EST with Builders VC investor Andrew Chen, who will speak with Walter about the role technology reporting plays in shaping ecosystems.
See you Monday! —Christine
TechCrunch's top 3 Knock, Knock, There's a Competitor at Your Doorstep: Major food delivery M&As were only a matter of time, and Romain has details on a big deal: Getir Acquires Competitor Gorillas in a deal that the Financial Times says is valued at origin. at $1.2 billion. Goodbye, Twitter Toolbox: Twitter tried to make it work with third-party developers, but alas, the company decided to make a clean break by shutting down some of its developer initiatives, including Toolbox. Ivan has more. Tesla China Boss Gets New Gig…Factory: Rita follows a story about Tom Zhu, who oversaw Tesla's Chinese Gigafactory and has now been tapped to work his magic in the United States as head of Gigafactory Texas. Startups and VCsMore layoffs this week as Ingrid reports on Primer, a UK-based e-commerce infrastructure startup that announced it would lay off a third of its staff as part of a restructuring to manage current and proposed trading market conditions.
Meanwhile, Haje thinks you need the perfect recap slide for your pitch deck and has found one for you (requires TechCrunch+ subscription).
And we have three more for you:
Going Dark: Kirsten reports that executives at Brodmann17, a computer vision tech startup, made the decision to shut down after realizing it wouldn't be able to bring its products to market. What are your symptoms ? : Japanese health tech startup Ubie has secured $19 million in new funding to bring its AI-based symptom-checking technology to the United States, Kate reports. Putting that money to work: Kate also has a story about Akros Technologies, which raised $2.3 million in new capital to inject artificial intelligence into asset management. How to respond when a VC asks for your startup's valuationWhat's Your Reaction?
