U.K. fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR. KKR said it’s making the investment through its Next Generation […]
SeekOut, a recruiting startup last valued at $1.2 billion, lays off 30% of its workforce
SeekOut, an 8-year-old recruiting startup that uses AI to find candidates, has cut about 30% of its workforce on Thursday, TechCrunch has learned. “Lately, we have been spending […]
Bolt founder Ryan Beslow wants to settle an investor lawsuit by returning $37 million worth of shares
Bolt founder Ryan Breslow has proposed a settlement with investor Activant Capital this week, which could put an end to a lawsuit brought by Activant. The investor accused […]
Dietitian startup Fay has been booming from Ozempic patients and emerges from stealth with $25M from General Catalyst, Forerunner
For years, Sammy Faycurry has been hearing from his dietician mom and sister about how poorly many Americans eat and their struggles with delivering nutritional counseling. Although nearly […]
Alkira connects with $100M for a solution that connects your clouds
As cloud adoption continues to surge towards the $1 trillion mark in annual spend, we’re seeing a wave of enterprise startups gaining traction with customers and investors for […]
AI chip startup DEEPX secures $80M Series C at a $529M valuation
DEEPX is a South Korean on-device AI chip (NPU, or neural processing unit) startup that makes hardware and software for various AI applications in electronic devices. The company […]
Tesla drives Luminar lidar sales and Motional pauses robotaxi plans
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Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations
Mushrooms continue to be a big area for alternative proteins. Canada-based Maia Farms recently raised $1.7 million to develop a blend of mushroom and plant-based protein using biomass […]
Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots
UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve started life as a software platform loaded into a tiny electric ‘car’ called a Renault Twizy. Festooned with cameras, the company’s co-founders and […]
Wayve raises $1 billion to take its Tesla-like technology for self-driving to many carmakers
Wayve, a UK-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed a $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This […]