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Mary Ann Azevedo

@bayareawriter

sr. reporter @TechCrunch. Believer in the power of kindness. Wife, mom of 2.

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Dallas-based Bestow, which offers underwriting and insurance software to carriers, raised a $120M Series D led by Goldman Sachs and Smith Point Capital (Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch) techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/ins… techmeme.com/250513/p16#a25… x.com/Techmeme/statu…

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The fundraise, which execs described as “oversubscribed,” was a mix of $75 million in primary and $45 million in secondary investments. techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/ins…

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Last week on Equity Podcast, Charles Rollet and I dug into the HR tech showdown between Rippling and Deel, discussing everything from legal drama to IPO implications and global intrigue. techcrunch.com/podcast/unpack…

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Brex has once again made the surprising, but perhaps realistic, decision to partner with another one-time competitor. This time Zip, the CEOs of both companies told TechCrunch exclusively. Their goal? To better market to the enterprise. techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/bre…

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Looking to switch mobile carriers as Verizon is quite pricey, and the signal is not great more often than I'd like. Who do y'all recommend?

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Exclusive: Brex partners with former competitor Zip, with an eye on reducing cash burn to get to an IPO techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/bre… Mary Ann Azevedo @techcrunch

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We're proud to announce that we have closed Gilgamesh Ventures Fund II, bringing our total assets under management to $35 million. We're more excited than ever to be able to support the founders building the future of financial services! Since launching in 2021, A_endo and I have

We're proud to announce that we have closed <a href="/GilgameshVC/">Gilgamesh Ventures</a> Fund II, bringing our total assets under management to $35 million. We're more excited than ever to be able to support the founders building the future of financial services!

Since launching in 2021, <a href="/A_Endo/">A_endo</a> and I have
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Venting here- dealt with three separate instances of just poor customer service at three different places today. All expensive. All unapologetic. Very frustrating.

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Landa announced $33M in funding in 2022, with a mission to help the masses invest in real estate for as little as $5. Now, its investment portal is down, the app is inoperable, users claim their funds are locked and dividends haven't been paid in months. And on top of that, its

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My oncologist tried to stop my chemotherapy* treatment last week because of a one-page synopsis he had read regarding my recent MRI, which mentioned that one of my brain tumors had progressed. It turns out he had never actually looked at the MRI itself; and the specialist who

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"I think it’s worth hitting pause for a moment and taking stock of technologies that were long science fiction, but are today quickly becoming a reality" - alex 🏴‍☠️🇺🇸🇺🇦

"I think it’s worth hitting pause for a moment and taking stock of technologies that were long science fiction, but are today quickly becoming a reality" - <a href="/alex/">alex 🏴‍☠️🇺🇸🇺🇦</a>
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Hey, I'm looking to create a new email address that is different from my personal one. This one would be used strictly for any writing I do from here on out on a freelance basis. Looking for clever suggestions! This will likely be a gmail account.

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it’s 2025 & we’re still doing unpaid internships? Why is a startup that raised 17M series A unable to pay minimum wage for an intern….

it’s 2025 &amp; we’re still doing unpaid internships? 

Why is a startup that raised 17M series A unable to pay minimum wage for an intern….