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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist

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In a previous era, aspiring journalists relocated to New York, would-be actors made pilgrimages to Hollywood and plucky tech founders moved to the Bay Area so they could attract capital and talent. If you’re interested in the entire conversation, there’s a link to a video at the end of the article. Thanks for reading, Walter Thompson.

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Vyrill, winner of the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off, helps brands discover and leverage user-generated video reviews

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Vyrill helps brands discover and leverage video reviews created by authentic customers and users. The judges were impressed with Vyrill’s novel approach and innovative technology around discovering and filtering relevant videos. But the challenge is finding the ideal video quickly and efficiently.

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Gen Z social app Yubo rolls out age ‘estimating’ technology to better identify minors using its service

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Yubo , a social livestreaming app popular with a Gen Z audience, announced today it’s becoming one of the first major social platforms to adopt a new age verification technique that uses live image capture technology to identify minors using its app, in order to keep them separated from adult users.

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Flip bags $28M to turn beauty, wellness social commerce on its head

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Social commerce startup Flip is mixing live commerce mobile apps with real customer reviews to improve the buying experience and opportunity for the creator economy. Users post video reviews of their purchases and can see in real-time data how they did, as well as receive commissions from sales that resulted from their posts.

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Live video shopping startup Talkshoplive brings in another $6M

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Five months after announcing a $3 million seed round from Spero Ventures , shopping-focused live video host Talkshoplive is back, this time with a $6 million seed extension led by Raine Ventures. million raised to date and enables it to scale its product management and technical teams.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

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Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down. Related to this move, Epic Games’ “ Fortnite Mode” feature , which leveraged Houseparty to bring video chat to Fortnite gamers, will also be discontinued.

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#MyTechFrenemy

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Founded by Awodele in 2020, MyTechBestFriend (MTBF) launched to public acclaim, especially within the Black tech community. For a minimum of $3,000, it offers to teach people skills, such as technical writing, and help prime them find high-paying tech jobs. A lot of the people who signed up for MTBF were new to tech.