some personal news!! I joined TechCrunch and then promptly went to the RNC and wrote this: techcrunch.com/2024/07/20/par…

Digital banking startup Mercury is no longer serving customers in certain countries, including Ukraine, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. A collab with Christine Hall - Taking a break and tage techcrunch.com/2024/07/23/mer…

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A decade-old drama between David Sacks and Parker Conrad has blown up into a fight on X over VC behavior, drawing in Paul Graham and other Silicon Valley names (@julie188 / TechCrunch) techcrunch.com/2024/07/25/dav… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… techmeme.com/240725/p37#a24…

Such a great spotter 👏

Hey! TechCrunch is looking to add more reporters in the Bay Area. Looking for skilled writers with irrepressible curiosity and a desire to meet people and get them to tell you things. Open to a wide variety of experience levels: ouryahoo.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Un…

New: New York-based fintech Payoneer has acquired Skuad, a Singapore-based global HR and payroll startup, for $61 million in cash, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. techcrunch.com/2024/08/07/pay…

Very good overview of the state of play of SB 1047. It captures the broad opposition, as well as relatively anemic support. Senator Scott Wiener has aligned with EA funded orgs (CAIS, Redwood research) and ignored his most knowledgeable constituents. techcrunch.com/2024/08/13/cal…

Can a startup (ehem Bolt) really force a pay-to-play deal, especially one this aggressive? Not really. And things will almost certainly get ugly an expert familiar with Bolt's corporate charter tells Mary Ann Azevedo techcrunch.com/2024/08/21/bol…

The Bolt drama gets even wilder: the VC leading the deal tells us he isn't even using cash for all of his proposed stake -- but will trade promos from influencers. Sccop by Mary Ann Azevedo techcrunch.com/2024/08/21/vc-…

Founder of failed fintech Synapse says he’s raised $11M for new robotics startup - EXCLUSIVE here from Mary Ann Azevedo techcrunch.com/2024/08/22/fou… tip Techmeme

A rare inside look at the real estate mogul side of Andreessen's family as husband to Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. Great reporting and story by Margaux MacColl and Sean O'Kane tip Techmeme

"Why did you take years to move to the US after Y Combinator ?" Paul Graham asked me a few weeks back. I still don't have a clear answer to that, other than "life happened". 🤷‍♀️ BUT I have a clearer answer to why Lago moved to SF instead of New York! 🙏 juliebulie

On Friday's episode of Equity Podcast, Devin Coldeway, Margaux MacColl and I discussed some deals that are unusual for a few reasons — some good, some… well, we’ll find out. Give it a listen! techcrunch.com/podcast/ai-tal…

The London Fund, which is part of Bolt Financial's controversial new funding round, listed 20 portfolio companies on its website. Then I began making calls, and the website scrubbing began. axios.com/2024/08/28/bol…

When can the minority-stake VCs oust the founders? When there's bad blood, bad luck, and a lot of debt. Great report on the troubles at Fluid Truck by Rebecca Bellan techcrunch.com/2024/08/28/flu…

Check out the full #TechCrunchDisrupt Builders Stage agenda from Julie Bort, Richard Smith and Becca Szkutak here: techcrunch.com/2024/09/03/ann…

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Hey tech people! I'll be hosting interviews for TechCrunch's @equitypod, where we discuss the latest trends and news happening in venture capital, technology and startup worlds. Send pitches my way!

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