The article appears to be a newsletter or blog post from TechCrunch, a technology news website. The topics covered include:
- Substack’s crowdfunding effort: Substack is using crowdfunding to raise additional funds from its users, who are also its customers. This unique approach allows the company to raise more capital without diluting existing investors.
- Seed Checks: An app that enables founders to apply for funding in a common application format, which is then blasted to 16 investors with individual check-writing capabilities.
- TechCrunch’s upcoming event: The website will be hosting a one-day founder summit in Boston on April 20, featuring interviews with top experts and speakers.
- Various startup news:
- StellarFi lands $15M to help people build credit by paying bills on time.
- Groupon names new CEO based in the Czech Republic.
- US investors slash valuations of Byju’s and Swiggy.
- Apple acquires a startup using AI to compress videos.
Some other topics mentioned include:
- TikTok ban: The article mentions that Duolingo sees a 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid the TikTok ban.
- Bluesky’s photo-sharing app: Bluesky is developing its own photo-sharing app, Flashes.
- Colossal Biosciences raises $200M: Colossal Biosciences has raised $200M at a valuation of $10.2B to bring back woolly mammoths.
The article also includes several newsletter-style sections, including "Startups Weekly" and "TechCrunch Daily News".