Newness raises $3.5 million for its ‘Twitch for beauty streamers’ – TechCrunch

Newness, a startup co-founded by former Twitch employees, has raised $3.5 million in a Sequoia-led seed round for its live-streaming platform aimed at beauty creators and their fan communities. Though…

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How to ace the 1-hour, and ever-elusive, pitch presentation at TC Early Stage – TechCrunch

Lisa Wu, a partner at Norwest with investments like Calm, Plaid, Opendoor and Grove Collaborative, has a message for founders: Think like a VC during your pitch presentation. After all,…

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Hear from Black Female Founders, Latinx founders, Startout and Socos Labs next week at TC Sessions: Justice 2021 – TechCrunch

We’re less than a week away from TC Sessions: Justice 2021, a deep, day-long exploration of diversity, inclusion and equity in tech. On Wednesday, March 3, leading experts, founders, social…

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Singapore-based Raena gets $9M Series A for its pivot to skincare and beauty-focused social commerce – TechCrunch

Raena’s team, from left to right: chief operating officer Guo Xing Lim, chief executive officer Sreejita Deb and chief commercial officer Widelia Liu. Image Credits: Raena Raena was founded in…

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As BNPL startups raise, a look at Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay earnings – TechCrunch

As the e-commerce market grows, startups are racing to help online retailers sell larger items to consumers with so-called “buy-now-pay-later” options. Via BNPL, consumers turn a one-time purchase into a…

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India is poised to be the one-stop solution for health, says Piyush Goyal

The COVID-19 outbreak made a major impact on the Indian healthcare sector but the ecosystem fought back with innovations. While the pandemic helped in realising the gaps in healthcare, it…

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