The unicorn from down underneath, an Uber TV present and All Raise’s

Hello and welcome again to Startups Weekly, a weekend e-newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy information pertaining to startups and enterprise capital. Before I bounce into right now’s matter, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about Revel, a current graduate of Y Combinator that’s raised a small seed spherical.

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What occurred this week?

Uber the TV present

Is anybody stunned Mike Isaac’s “Super Pumped” is ready to grow to be a TV present? Travis Kalanick’s infamous journey to CEO of Uber and subsequent ouster was made for tv. This week, information broke that Showtime’s Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the creators and showrunners of “Billions,” would develop the venture, with Isaac himself on board to government produce. I might be watching.

All Raise growth

All Raise members

All Raise, an 18-month-old nonprofit group that seeks to amplify the voices of and assist girls in tech, introduced new chapters in Los Angeles and Boston this week. I spoke with leaders of the group about growth plans, new hires, product launches and extra. “Women are hungry for the support and guidance we provide. I think the movement is just gathering momentum,” All Raise CEO Pam Kostka instructed me.

VCThe unicorn from down underneath

You’ve in all probability heard of Canva by now. The Australian tech firm, which has developed a simplified graphic design device, is price a whopping $3.2 billion as of this week. Investors within the firm embody Bond, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird and Sequoia China. Alongside a contemporary $85 million funding, Canva can also be making its foray into enterprise with the launch of Canva for Enterprise. Read about that right here.

What else?

1. The Station, TechCrunch’s Kirsten Korosec’s new weekly e-newsletter, has formally launched. She goes deep every week on all issues mobility and transportation. You can learn her first one right here and subscribe right here.
2. ‘Cloud kitchens’ is an oxymoron, says TechCrunch editor Danny Crichton. He penned an attention-grabbing piece this week, arguing cloud kitchens are simply including extra competitors to some of the aggressive industries on the planet, and that isn’t a path to leverage.
3. NASA made historical past this week when astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica Meir took half within the first-ever spacewalk within the company’s historical past that includes solely girls. No, this isn’t startup-related nevertheless it’s fairly rattling cool. Watch the video right here.

NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica Meir

VC offers

Startup highlight: Petalfox. I found the enterprise earlier this week. Basically, it’s an excellent simple strategy to order flowers, espresso and others items through SMS. I’m attempting it out. That’s all.

Equity

This week was truthfully a deal with. We had myself within the studio together with Alex Wilhelm and a particular visitor, Sarah Guo from Greylock Partners, a enterprise agency (clearly). Guo has the excellence of getting the all-time enjoyable truth on the present. We kicked off with Grammarly, an organization that just lately put $90 million into its accounts. Then chatted about Lattice, Tempest, WeWork, SaaS, the way forward for valuations in Silicon Valley and extra when you can imagine it. Listen right here.