Rainforest, a startup that embeds payment processing into other software platforms, has raised $20 million in Series A funding — less than a year after announcing the close […]
Rocketlane snags $24M to bring AI-led experiences for professional services teams
SaaS startup Rocketlane, which serves professional services teams in countries including the U.S., India and Europe with its automation platform, has raised $24 million in a fresh investment. […]
Materia looks to make accountants more efficient with AI
The U.S. is facing an accountant shortage. Fewer first-time candidates took the CPA exam in 2022 than in 2006, according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. […]
You’ve spoken! Meet the Disrupt 2024 breakout session audience choice winners
TechCrunch Disrupt showcases cutting-edge technology and innovation, and this year’s edition will not disappoint. Among thousands of insightful breakout session submissions for this year’s Audience Choice program, five […]
Diagon puts ex-Tesla supply chain muscle to work for small businesses
It’s not everyday that you get to sharpen your skills with Elon Musk as your boss. It was while sourcing manufacturing equipment for Tesla factories that Will Drewery […]
AI and data infrastructure drives demand for open source startups
A new report highlights the demand for startups building open source tools and technologies for the snowballing AI revolution, with the adjacent data infrastructure vertical also heating up. […]
Probabl is a new AI company built around popular library scikit-learn
Probabl isn’t your average AI startup as this new French company is an Inria spin-off company that revolves around an open-source data science library called scikit-learn — Inria […]
PwC is acquiring Surfaceink, the hardware designer that was once a close partner of Apple’s
A lesser-known but significant player in the Silicon Valley tech world is getting acquired today — a move that underscores the changing economics in the world of hardware, […]
DuploCloud lands $32M infusion to make provisioning cloud apps easier
It’s only appropriate that, during AWS’ biggest week of the year, a cloud-based software-as-a-service startup closed a sizeable funding round. DuploCloud, which sells a set of tools to […]
Consider three lenses when building your go-forward brand
David Martin Contributor David Martin has been leading businesses through brand evolution for more than four decades, and much of this experience has focused on mergers and acquisitions. […]