A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups | TechCrunch
The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm…
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Investors spill what they aren’t looking for anymore in AI SaaS companies | TechCrunch
Investors have been pouring billions into AI companies over the past few years, as the technology continues to hold sway…
Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale | TechCrunch
Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users’ bank accounts, enabling payments and data verification, has allowed employees to…
Trace raises $3M to solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise | TechCrunch
For all their potential, AI agents have been slow to make an impact in the enterprise, and one new startup…
Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders | TechCrunch
Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest…
Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’ | TechCrunch
Wearables startup CUDIS is launching its newest series of health rings this week. The updated ring comes equipped with a…
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI | TechCrunch
Electric trucking startup Harbinger has acquired autonomous driving software company Phantom AI, in an effort to vertically integrate more technology…
Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options | TechCrunch
Amazon is introducing a new feature that will allow users to change the personality of its AI assistant, Alexa+. On…
Khosla’s Keith Rabois backs Comp, which wants to bolster HR teams with AI | TechCrunch
After graduating from Cornell University, Christophe Gerlach spent nearly two years investing exclusively in HR tech startups for General Atlantic.…
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users | TechCrunch
Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies…
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M | TechCrunch
MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by…
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.8B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers | TechCrunch
Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three…
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers | TechCrunch
Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three…
More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before | TechCrunch
AI has brought the startup world the rise of a new phenomenon: startups that almost instantly hit multimillion ARR (annual…
Ukraine’s startups keep building | TechCrunch
When edtech company Preply became a unicorn earlier this year, employees in its Kyiv office celebrated with cake — because…
Stripe, PayPal Ventures bet on India’s Xflow to fix cross-border B2B payments | TechCrunch
Xflow, an Indian fintech startup, has secured backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16.6 million funding round.…
With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: At least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic | TechCrunch
With OpenAI on the verge of finalizing a new $100 billion round, and Anthropic just closing its own monster $30…
Can the creator economy stay afloat in a flood of AI slop? | TechCrunch
Online creators and their business models were on our mind this week after mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast announced that his company…