The DOJ is investigating Visa’s $5.3 billion bid for Plaid on antitrust grounds
It’s not just big tech that’s getting the antitrust treatment from the Department of Justice. Late Monday afternoon, the Department of Justice tipped its…
Stripe Climate is a new tool to let Stripe customers purchase credits towards carbon removal efforts
Last year, payments giant Stripe announced that it would donate $1 million of its own funds annually into companies that are building technology to…
3 lessons from Root’s IPO pricing
Last night neo-insurance provider and former startup Root priced its IPO at $27 per share, $2 per share ahead of its $22 to $25…
Priori raises $6.3M to help large companies hire outside legal help
Priori Legal, a startup rethinking the way that large corporations hire outside counsel, has raised $6.3 million in Series A funding. Founded by CEO…
TikTok to add Election Day resources, live results from AP to its election guide
TikTok announced this morning it will expand the set of resources provided in its in-app election guide in the U.S. to include direct access…
Shotcall picks up $2.2 million to let fans game with their favorite streamers
The pandemic has resulted in a growth spurt for gaming, an industry that was already growing on the backs of esports and Twitch streaming….
LA-based MarketerHire upgrades its service matching remote marketers with companies
MarketerHire, a Los Angeles-based startup backed by a slew of executives from some of the city’s hottest startups, launched its new service matching freelance…
That dreadful VPN might finally be dead thanks to Twingate, a new startup built by Dropbox alums
VPNs, or virtual private networks, are a mainstay of corporate network security (and also consumers trying to stream Netflix while pretending to be from…
The Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor is a smart, easy-to-use, and essential smart home device
Many smart home gadgets focus on convenience or automation of typically manual tasks, but Flume’s smart water sensor provides a potentially much more vital…
DoubleVerify, a specialist in brand safety, ad fraud and ad quality, raises $350M
Ad-based platforms can face a lot of heat from advertisers when they can’t control how and where their ads run: just look back to…