Overview
Posted allows users to share moments through an in-app camera, with posts displayed in a local feed showing real-time activity in the user's area. The platform is designed to facilitate connections with people and places nearby, contrasting with traditional social media that primarily showcases content from distant friends and celebrities. Users can share posts and interact with others in their local community to form new connections.
In the news
- Posted for three months straight and still hearing crickets? Before you blame the algorithm, check these three things. Here is the short version of what I wrote in my book: “Good content strategy is three things: know who it’s for, pick a format you can keep up, and show up on purpose.” What that looks like in practice: ➛ Know who it’s for: not “small business owners”, but first-time Etsy sellers who are stuck at their first 10 sales. ➛ Pick a format that fits you: hate being on camera? Skip the YouTube channel. Write short posts,
- Fintech Funding Fell 21% In Q3 As Deals Grew ScarcerAll told, fintech startups raised $10.6 billion globally in the third quarter of 2026, down 28.4% from $14.9 billion in Q2 2026 and 21.4% from $13.5 billion in Q3 2025.
Crunchbase News · 20 Oct 2026
- Asia’s Startup Funding At Near Record High In Q3, Driven By AIOverall, investors put $38.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian startups in Q3, per Crunchbase data. Of that, a majority went to AI-focused companies, echoing the trends we’ve seen globally.
- 38 Companies Join The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In Blockbuster September, Led By Semiconductor, Fintech And Space Tech CompaniesSemiconductors, financial services and space technology led for new Unicorn Board counts with the remainder hailing from a broad swath of industries including biotech, AI infrastructure, AI training, security and frontier labs.
- The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI And Energy Top A Busy Lineup Of Large RoundsAs the AI startup boom progresses, investors appear to be leaving few niches unfunded. That was apparent in this week’s lineup of large funding rounds, which featured AI infrastructure providers, a foundational model developer, a content protection platform for the AI age, and other AI-focused startups among the top investment recipients.
- Active Investors Kept Up The Deal Pace In Q3, Even As Funding FellActive startup investors largely kept up or increased their dealmaking pace in the third quarter, even as overall venture funding declined with the absence of new record megarounds for AI leaders.
- Why Customer Workflows Are Becoming The Moat In The AI EraAI companies can build durable moats by embedding their products in essential customer workflows, explains tech adviser Itay Sagie, who shares why founders should prioritize measurable customer dependence, while investors and acquirers should assess how integrations, trusted relationships and workflow access can strengthen retention and drive growth.
- Europe Posted Its Strongest Quarter In Q3 In 4 Years, As Its Venture Ecosystem Expands Beyond The UKEuropean startup funding reached $25 billion last quarter, well above the $14 billion invested in Q3 2025 and up slightly from the $24 billion invested in Q2. Quarterly funding was up 77% year over year, per Crunchbase data.
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