Less than a year after closing its seed round, software-for-hardware startup Sift announced a $17.5 million Series A led by Google’s venture capital arm GV to scale their […]
Announcing the agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Fintech, SaaS and AI as the other industry-focused stages — […]
Panthers-Oilers Game 4 takeaways, early look at Game 5
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 15, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Well, THAT was unexpected. On […]
Space VC closes $20M Fund II to back frontier tech founders from day zero
Gone are the days when space and defense were considered fundamentally antithetical to venture investment. Now, the country’s largest venture capital firms are throwing larger portions of their […]
TechCrunch Space: Rapidly responsive… space stations!?
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Let’s jump in! Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at [email protected] or send me a message on Signal […]
Gravitics to develop ‘tactically responsive’ orbital platforms for the Space Force
Space station module developer Gravitics scored a $1.7 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop orbital platforms to enable responsive space missions. The contract is part […]
Watch: NASA needs your help to bring rocks back from Mars
NASA’s decision to scrap its $11 billion, 15-year mission to Mars to bring back samples could create a startup feeding frenzy, TechCrunch reports. Describing its plans as too […]
TechCrunch Space: True Anomaly and Rocket Lab will make big moves on orbit (literally)
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I hope everyone had a great time at Space Symposium! Hopefully I’ll see you there next year. Want to reach out with a tip? […]
Space Force tees up new ‘responsive space’ mission from Rocket Lab and True Anomaly
Rocket Lab and True Anomaly will attempt to deliver and operate space hardware for the military under intentionally tight timeframes, as part of the Space Force’s push to […]