Quick-commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in 9 months
The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.
Jun 3, 2026
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October 10, 2023
Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency
Bluesky is making moderation changes, including the addition of new reporting categories, strikes, and more clarity when communicating with users about violations.
Nov 19, 2025
A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s app
Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.
Feb 18, 2026
Bluesky verification could look a lot different from X’s blue checks
The rapidly growing social networking startup Bluesky, a Twitter/X alternative built on open web principles, revealed in a livestream on Monday how its approach to user account verification will differ from existing services, like Meta and X. While traditional social media has shifted to a pay-for-verification model, where users pay for the privilege of the blue check that confirms their identity, Bluesky envisions a system where multiple verification providers exist to serve the needs of its b
Nov 26, 2024
Bluesky raises $15M Series A, plans to launch subscriptions
Decentralized social app Bluesky announced on Thursday that it has raised a $15 million Series A round, following its $8 million seed raise last year. This funding comes as Bluesky sees increased growth, in part from X users who are troubled by recent changes to the block feature, as well as the move to allow third parties to train AI on users’ public posts. Within the last month alone, Bluesky has added around 3 million new users, bringing its total user base to about 13 million. Bluesky was i
Oct 24, 2024