One of the major stories that defined the tech sector in 2023 was layoffs. Companies large and small shed over 240,000 jobs in the last year, and while […]
The TechCrunch+ surveys you need to read ahead of 2024
With just a couple of days left in 2023, there’s no better time to take a moment to reflect on all that’s happened this year. From the Silicon […]
Electric vehicle charging startup EVCS is raising $20M
Electric vehicle charging company EVCS is raising a $20 million round, TechCrunch+ has exclusively learned. The startup has so far raised $7.5 million of the $20 million target, […]
Training the workforce for the clean energy transition
Innovation in clean tech and renewable energy is moving fast — maybe a bit too fast. While there is no shortage of clean tech solutions available in today’s […]
Pitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck
About 2% of the world’s CO₂ emissions come from pressurized, jet-powered sausages careening through the air. Earlier this week, I covered one startup, Metafuels, that thinks it has […]
Climactic launches first fund as its partners eye looming M&A boom in climate tech
A couple years ago, when the pandemic was still in full swing, Raj Kapoor and Josh Felser started making some investments in climate tech startups. They called their […]
At COP28, the world finally acknowledged the obvious
I have a confession to make: I don’t usually follow the UN climate change conference proceedings until the very end. This year’s COP28 was no different. Not because […]
Geothermal startup Quaise is raising $25M as it gears up for drilling
Geothermal startup Quaise Energy is raising a new funding round, TechCrunch+ has exclusively learned. The company filed new paperwork yesterday with the SEC, stating that it had raised […]
Three breakthroughs that earned Fourth Power its $19M Series A
Congrats, we did it! Solar and wind are now the cheapest sources of electricity in the U.S. Now we just have to sit back and let the market […]
Sila inks supply deal with Panasonic for its breakthrough battery material
Solid-state batteries might get a lot of press, but they’re still years away from powering an EV near you. But it appears a breakthrough is just around the […]