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Figma managed something unusual in today's market. It survived the failed Adobe acquisition, remained independent and published on its own terms. However, post-IPO performances have a more complicated story about the 2025 startup exit. “This is a bit of a stock of memes,” said Jay Dass, president and partner of Sapphire Ventures, in an episode of this week's episode. Das joined Rebecca Veran to analyse that Figma's IPO is really signaling the current climate of the startup exit. With over 12 IPOs under his belt, including Mulesoft, Square and Box, Das knows what a powerful debut looks like. Figma's IPO…

The director of Citizen Lab, one of the most prominent organizations investigating government spyware abuse, is raising alarms to the cybersecurity community and asking them to join and participate in the fight against authoritarianism. On Wednesday, Ron Deibert will give his keynote speech at the Black Hat Cybersecurity Conference in Las Vegas, one of the biggest gatherings of information security experts this year. Prior to his speech, Debert told TechCrunch he plans to describe him as a “descent to a kind of fusion of technology and fascism,” and the role that big tech platforms play, “promoting the truly horrific kind…

Instagram is expanding Instagram maps. This is a new feature that allows users to share their latest active locations with others and discover location-based content. Meta-owned social networks have also begun reposting, making the “Friends” tab on the reel globally available. With the new map feature, Instagram is copying another popular feature from Snapchat after cloning the app's Core Stories feature in 2016. SnapMap's Crown Instagram is a feature that has surpassed 400 million active users recently and remains one of the app's core products. Instagram notes that location sharing is turned off by default in Instagram maps, and that…

Tinder is struggling to generate revenue from users as parent company Match Group reported 7% DIP from users while its parent company Match Group saw 5% DIP in the second quarter of 2025 on all dating apps including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com and more. To boost engagement and drive more people to pay for its products, the company has implemented several new initiatives. In the second quarter of the match's revenue call, Match Group CEO Spencer Raskoff said Tinder will debut a new feature called “Mode.” This is similar to the previous option that Tinder allowed users to place their relationship…

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Rocket is a photo-sharing app that allows users to share images with friends that appear as widgets on their home screens, staying on the radar and seeking the help of celebrities. Rocket appeared as a Belia competitor when it was launched in 2022, offering a more authentic way with others. This app places the widget on the iPhone home screen that will be updated with the latest photos added by a friend. Users can select up to 20 close friends to create an intimate space for them to share unfiltered selfies and updates about their lives. The app claims to…

Google has confirmed that some customers' information has been stolen in recent database violations. In a blog post late Tuesday, Google's Threat Intelligence Group said one of the Salesforce database systems used to store small business contact information and related notes was violated by a hacking group known as Shiny Hunters, officially designated as UNC6040. “The data obtained by threat actors was limited to basic, largely public business information, such as business name and contact details,” the company said. Google did not disclose the number of affected customers, and company spokespersons did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It…

Sales Automation Startup Clay raised a $100 million Series C at a $3.1 billion valuation in the round led by Capitalg, confirming TechCrunch's report in June. Funding followed the $1.25 billion Series B round six months ago, followed by a $1.5 billion sequoia-led tender offer several months ago, allowing most employees to sell a portion of their shares. The latest deal brings Clay's total funds to $204 million. Existing investors Meritech Capital, Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, BoxGroup and Boldstart also participated in Series C, with new supporters Sapphire Ventures taking part in the round. The 8-year-old startup uses AI-powered…

WhatsApp is introducing new features to help people find fraud on messaging services, the company announced Tuesday. The company also said it has deleted more than 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to crime fraud centres targeting people around the world. The new feature is designed to help detect fraud in both groups and individual chats on meta-owned platforms. For group chat, WhatsApp is launching a safety overview feature that appears when people who are not in their contact list are added to a new group that is not recognised. The safety overview includes important information about the group and tips…

Cybercriminal has deceived Cisco representatives to grant access to steal Cisco users' identity, the company said Tuesday. Cisco said it found the violation on July 24th and condemned the incident involving voice phishing or “Vishing” calls. Hackers accessed and exported “subset of basic profile information” from a database of third-party cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) systems, according to the company's disclosure. Cisco said the stolen data includes the customer's “name, organization name, address, Cisco assigned user ID, email address, phone number and account-related metadata,” including the account creation date. The networking tech giant has not specified the number of Cisco.com…