Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Frore hits $1.64B | TechCrunch
Eight-year-old semiconductor startup Frore Systems has raised a $143 million Series D, led by MVP Ventures, at $1.64 billion valuation,…
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Google, Accel India accelerator choses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’ | TechCrunch
Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models. But as…
Unacademy to be acquired by upGrad in share-swap deal as India’s edtech sector consolidates | TechCrunch
Unacademy, once a one of India’s most valuable edtech startups, is set to be acquired by rival upGrad in an…
US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B | TechCrunch
The U.S. Army said late Friday that it has signed a 10-year contract with defense tech startup Anduril. The deal…
Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing | TechCrunch
AI agents are expected to soon start making autonomous purchasing and scheduling decisions on behalf of humans. But Michael Fanous,…
Fostering Innovation: The Power of HealthTech Partnerships | TechCrunch
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, innovation is not a solo endeavor. It thrives on collaboration, and the healthtech industry…
Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch
Rox, a startup developing autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, has raised a new funding round valuing the company…
Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it | TechCrunch
Eighteen months after selling his startup to chipmaker AMD for $665 million, Finnish entrepreneur Peter Sarlin has left his role…
Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese…
Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought | TechCrunch
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The…
India neobank Fi winds down banking services on its platform | TechCrunch
India’s neobank Fi is discontinuing banking services on its platform more than four years after launching them in partnership with…
Quince hits $10B valuation with giant $500M round led by Iconiq | TechCrunch
In a sea of massive valuations for early-stage AI startups, today we have a bit of rare news: a jumbo…
Health insurance startup Alan reaches €5B valuation | TechCrunch
Thirty percent of European unicorns may have lost their billion-dollar status, but not Alan. The French health insurance startup is…
Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck’s AI startup | TechCrunch
Last week, Netflix announced the acquisition of InterPositive, an AI company co-founded by Ben Affleck that helps filmmakers edit footage…
Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup | TechCrunch
Kevin Mandia, who founded the cybersecurity startup Mandiant in 2004 and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022,…
Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legal tech boom endures | TechCrunch
Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to…
Sandbar secures $23M Series A for its AI note-taking ring | TechCrunch
Sandbar, a startup by former Meta employees Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong, attracted much attention last year when it showed…
AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A | TechCrunch
Drew Perkins has been inventing computer network tech and building startups since the dawn of the internet age. Now he’s…