Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup | TechCrunch
Meta may be about to lose one of its most renowned AI heads: Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at…
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Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM | TechCrunch
Nearly seven years after announcing its first fund, Sapphire Sport — the venture fund focused on sports, media, and entertainment…
Lovable says it’s nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees | TechCrunch
Lovable, the Stockholm-based AI coding platform, is closing in on 8 million users, CEO Anton Osika told this editor during…
David Sacks’ Craft leads $42M Series A in govtech startup Starbridge | TechCrunch
Justin Wenig remembers his days at Y Combinator in 2019. Back then, he was working with his first startup, Coursedog,…
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta | TechCrunch
Sesame, a conversational AI startup and smart glasses maker, has raised a $250 million Series B round and is opening…
Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA | TechCrunch
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London a few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai.…
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments | TechCrunch
No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed…
Reflection AI raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek | TechCrunch
Reflection AI, a startup founded just last year by two former Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $2 billion at an…
Tristan Thompson on AI, Sports & Startups at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Former NBA champion, fintech entrepreneur, and AI founder Tristan Thompson is bringing a different kind of game to TechCrunch Disrupt…
A new a16z report looks at which AI companies startups are actually paying for | TechCrunch
On Thursday, Andreessen Horowitz released its first AI Spending Report in partnership with the fintech firm Mercury. Using transaction data…
How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business | TechCrunch
Google Cloud announced Thursday it has added fast-rising AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf to its roster of customers. Both…
Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold | TechCrunch
Jar, an Indian fintech startup that allows users to invest in gold, has turned profitable by helping millions of first-time…
BlackRock-Backed Minute Media Buys $250M Indian AI Startup That Turns Sports Into Instant Viral Content
Media startup Minute Media, backed by BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is betting big on that trend with its…
After selling to Spotify, Anchor’s co-founders are back with Oboe, an AI-powered app for learning | TechCrunch
The co-founders who sold their last startup Anchor to Spotify are launching their next project: Oboe, an AI-powered educational app…
BlackRock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights | TechCrunch
BlackRock- and Goldman Sachs-backed media startup Minute Media, which owns properties like Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, and 90 Minutes,…
Ultrahuman acquires viO HealthTech to launch enhanced cycle and ovulation tracking | TechCrunch
Smart ring maker Ultrahuman is acquiring women’s health technology company viO HealthTech to launch advanced cycle and ovulation tracking, the…
Buzzy AI startup Multiverse creates two of the smallest high-performing models ever | TechCrunch
One of Europe’s most prominent AI startups has released two AI models that are so tiny, they have named them…
AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA | TechCrunch
When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied…