Top Stories of the Day // July 2, 2017

500 Startups' Dave McClure apologizes for ‘multiple’ advances toward women and being a ‘creep’ | Invisible unicorns: 35 big companies that started with little or no money | Someone just bought R2-D2 for over $2 million | Gaming firm Razer seeks to raise over $600M in Hong Kong IPO | These cities in California’s East Bay are raking in venture capital | Mendel.ai nabs $2 million to match cancer patients with the latest clinical trials | Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of lulz |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, JULY 2 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jonathan Shieber 500 Startups' Dave McClure apologizes for ‘multiple’ advances toward women and being a ‘creep’ Taking an alternative approach to Chris Sacca’s pre-publication statement on the New York Times’ story of his alleged misconduct, Dave McClure... Read More… Joseph Flaherty Invisible unicorns: 35 big companies that started with little or no money There's a widespread belief among founders that venture capital is a precursor to success. VC is a common denominator of the most successful tech startups,... Read More… Greg Kumparak Someone just bought R2-D2 for over $2 million Sorry, Luke — but it looks like both your lightsaber and R2-D2 have new owners. In an auction that I'd like to pretend took place in front of a... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch The new robotic ecosystem @ TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics At TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics, on July 17 at MIT, the programming lineup is set to showcase the fast developing new ecosystem around robotics. TechCrunch's one-day event features drones, co-bots, what VCs think, and more. Get your tickets today! Learn More Jon Russell, Ingrid Lunden Gaming firm Razer seeks to raise over $600M in Hong Kong IPO Gaming firm Razer has filed to go public through an IPO in Hong Kong as it looks to raise more than $600 million to go after growth opportunities. The... Read More… Joanna Glasner These cities in California’s East Bay are raking in venture capital San Francisco Bay Area companies raise so much venture capital relative to other places that a lot of little-known cities in the region outrank major... Read More… Sarah Buhr Mendel.ai nabs $2 million to match cancer patients with the latest clinical trials Dr. Karim Galil was tired of losing patients to cancer. He was tired of messy medical records. And he was tired of trying to stay on top of all the clinical... Read More… Jon Evans Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of lulz Well, why not? I mean, you know, what the hell. Dave Aitel’s proposal over at The Hill for “a cyber investigatory setup funded by private... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Director of Corporate Training at Hack Reactor, LLC (San Francisco, CA, United States) Community Manager, Emerging Company Practice at WilmerHale (Palo Alto, CA, United States) Web/mobile application developer at TechEmpower, Inc (El Segundo, CA, United States) Technology Solutions Associate - Legal Services at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Product Manager at Green Bits (San Francisco, CA, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service

                                                           

Top Stories of the Day // July 1, 2017

McClure steps back at 500 Startups after internal sexual misconduct investigation | A walk around Station F with Emmanuel Macron | Facebook is rolling out its ‘Find Wi-Fi’ feature worldwide | Snapchat bought the AR location intellectual property of startup Drop | Binary Capital’s investors just accepted Jonathan Teo’s resignation | Blue Apron tumbles again in its second day as its IPO settles for a down round | Real estate site Redfin files for IPO |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, JULY 1 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jonathan Shieber McClure steps back at 500 Startups after internal sexual misconduct investigation Dave McClure, the founder and public face of 500 Startups — one of the most prolific and best-known accelerator programs for early stage companies —... Read More… Romain Dillet A walk around Station F with Emmanuel Macron “We called this building Station F, like Station France, Station Femmes [ed. note: women in French], Station Founders or Station Freyssinet because... Read More… Sarah Perez Facebook is rolling out its ‘Find Wi-Fi’ feature worldwide Facebook is expanding one of its newer features designed to help mobile users find accessible Wi-Fi networks. The company had begun testing a “Find... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch TechCrunch comes to London this July Join TechCrunch for our Meetup+Pitch-Off London event on July 19th. Join hundreds of founders, investors, media and more for a startup-filled night of pitches and networking. Tickets are just £10! Buy your tickets today. Learn More Josh Constine Snapchat bought the AR location intellectual property of startup Drop Snap Map is Snapchat's plan to tie together its online content with ways to augment your offline reality, and it's got the patent to back it up. Augmented... Read More… Connie Loizos Binary Capital’s investors just accepted Jonathan Teo’s resignation Earlier this week, following the resignations of Binary Capital co-founder Justin Caldbeck and a more recent addition to the team, Matt Mazzeo, Binary... Read More… Matthew Lynley Blue Apron tumbles again in its second day as its IPO settles for a down round Blue Apron is now down from its IPO price during trading today, falling around 4 percent to around $9.60 — a bit south of its original price. Read More… Katie Roof Real estate site Redfin files for IPO Redfin, the popular real estate listings site, has filed for IPO. The Seattle-based company unveiled its filing, suggesting that it will raise $100 million, a... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Community Manager, Emerging Company Practice at WilmerHale (Palo Alto, CA, United States) Web/mobile application developer at TechEmpower, Inc (El Segundo, CA, United States) Technology Solutions Associate - Legal Services at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Product Manager at Green Bits (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Writer/Editor, Electronics at Consumer Reports (Yonkers, NY, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service