Extra Crunch roundup: EU insurtech, 30 years of ‘Crossing the Chasm,’ embedded finance’s endgame
This morning, Anna Heim and Alex Wilhelm dug into the EU insurtech market, interviewing European VCs and collating the biggest recent rounds to take the temperature of the waters across the pond: … Read More
5 questions startups should consider before making their first marketing hire
“Who should my first marketing hire be?” … Read More
‘Doge’ Meme Made Into An NFT Breaks Record, Sells For More Than $4 Million
The meme based on the Shiba Inu named Kabosu was turned into a nonfungible token that has broken all previous records set by other meme NFTs. … Read More
Why Mate Rimac is working on electric robotaxis
Little is known about the company, which still operates in stealth. Rimac told TechCrunch this week at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 he hopes to keep this separate company under wraps until the team is ready to showcase what it has been working on. … Read More
NASA seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to ISS
NASA said Friday it was seeking proposals from commercial companies for two new private crewed missions to the International Space Station. The first mission would likely take place between fall of 2022 and mid-2023. The second one would follow sometime between mid-2023 and the end of 2023. … Read More
Megan Thee Stallion Shuts Down GOP Outrage, Twerks With A Vengeance In New Video
The Houston rapper put her Republican critics in their place with her new video for “Thot Shit.” … Read More
Helen Hunt Says Her Idea For ‘Twister’ Sequel With Black, Brown Cast Got Rejected
The “Mad About You” star said she and her co-writers could “barely get a meeting” on the now-defunct project, which she’d also planned to direct. … Read More
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