Automation continues to be a major theme in the enterprise — underscored not least by the rise of AI as a tool to help fix some of the […]
Parloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66M
Conversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a swathe of […]
French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute
A French startup has raised a hefty seed investment to “rearchitect compute infrastructure” for developers wanting to build and train AI applications more efficiently. FlexAI, as the company […]
‘You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me’ meme, explained
“You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me,” a lyric from Taylor Swift’s “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me,” is now a meme. Here’s what you need to know.
Bringing down sky scrapers sky high carbon footprint With Joselyn Lai from Bedrock
Keeping homes and offices at just the right temperature requires a lot of energy. Buildings generate about a third of the carbon pollution in the U.S., most of […]
Perplexity is raising $250M+ at a $2.5-$3B valuation for its AI search platform, sources say
Perplexity, the AI search engine startup, is a hot property at the moment. TechCrunch has learned that the company is currently raising at least $250 million more at […]
Campus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund
Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive bachelor’s degrees within six years. But […]
Framework’s repairability philosophy is set to expand beyond the laptop
Framework Computer was ahead of the curve. The company was founded in 2019, as 20 U.S. states began exploring potential right to repair bills. It delivered its first […]
Y Combinator alum Matterport is being bought by real estate juggernaut Costar at a 212% premium
Digital twin platform Matterport has agreed to be acquired by one of its customers, Costar, in a cash-and-stock deal of $5.50 per share that gives it an enterprise […]