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What does it take to turn an unknown startup into a household name? The ability to scale. It’s the Holy Grail that every early-stage startup founder chases. Scaling internal operations may lack the glamor of funding rounds and founder profiles, but it’s essential heavy lifting for startup success. Founders looking for inspiration need look no […] Glean operational advice from Airbnb and Instacart at TC Disrupt 2023’s Builders Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Investors aren’t the only ones who want to get their hands on hot tech companies in the field of AI: it’s also likely to spur a big wave of M&A, too: today, Databricks announced that it would pay $1.3 billion to acquire MosaicML, an open-source startup with neural networks expertise that has built a platform […] Databricks picks up MosaicML, an OpenAI competitor, for $1.3B by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Of the many issues highlighted by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, one big one was the liability of having too much cash sitting in too few bank accounts. Today a London startup called TreasurySpring — which has built a platform for businesses to put some of their cash reserves to work, in investments — […] TreasurySpring raises $29M to expand its investment platform aimed at businesses with excess cash by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Buyers and sellers are coming to a consensus on startup valuations which is the first step to jump starting the late-stage market. There are signs that it will be a hot secondaries summer by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

The International Space Station has a monopoly on in-space research, but the huge surge of interest in commercial space is starting to change that. Atmos Space Cargo, a German startup, is looking to open up the opportunities for life sciences research and manufacturing in orbit with its return capsules that will deliver cargo from space […] Atmos Space Cargo is building return capsules for in-space research and manufacturing by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Most founders don't know they're on the wrong track until it's too late. Building a startup requires a high degree of confidence — and for some, denial. TechCrunch+ roundup: AI + travel, fusion investor survey, why you’ll never get funding by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

If you’re a student hell-bent on making your mark in the startup world, then TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, September 19-21 in San Francisco, is a must-go destination. Even better for budget-strapped students — it’s an affordable stop on your path to building your startup empire. Why buy now? Prices increase in August — which will be […] Students: Disrupt offers affordable passes and big benefits by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Prosus and Peak XV Partners, formerly known as Sequoia India and Southeast Asia, confirmed Friday evening that their representatives have resigned from the board of Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, that is still reeling from the departure of its auditor Deloitte. The resignations — which Byju’s vehemently denied on Thursday — came shortly after global […] Prosus and Sequoia confirm execs resignation from Byju’s board by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Singapore-headquartered Pillow plans to discontinue all its services in the coming weeks, it warned customers Friday, citing regulatory uncertainty that has claimed countless other crypto startups in recent quarters. Pillow allowed customers to invest in Bitcoin, stablecoins and altcoins, and promised returns of up to 18% — a figure that dropped to 14% as the […] Crypto startup Pillow, backed by Accel and Quona, to discontinue all services by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

India’s corporate affairs ministry ordered an investigation into edtech startup Byju’s last week, television news channel CNBC-TV18 reported Friday, further complicating matters at the most Indian valuable startup that lost both its auditor and three board members on Thursday. The ministry has taken cognizance of “various corporate governance lapses” at Byju’s, the television channel reported, […] India ordered an investigation into Byju’s days before auditor and board members resigned, report says by Manis... →

Space mission management is a complicated beast, too often characterized by complicated workflows and information siloes that cost organizations time and money. Continuum Space Systems, a two-year old startup based in Pasadena, is looking to change that with its unified platform to support the entire lifecycle of a space mission. To further that goal, Continuum […] Continuum Space Systems wants to make space mission management easy by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space has closed a $16 million Series A round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and new investor Shield Capital, as it prepares for its first demonstration mission early next year. In addition to the new capital, Apex also revealed some of the customers that will be flying payload on that inaugural […] Andreessen Horowitz, Shield Capital back satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Inflection, a well-funded AI startup aiming to create “personal AI for everyone,” has taken the wraps off the large language model powering its Pi conversational agent. It’s hard to evaluate the quality of these things in any way, let alone objectively and systematically, but a little competition is a good thing. Inflection-1, as the model […] Inflection debuts its own foundation AI model to rival Google and OpenAI LLMs by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kibsi is an Irvine, California-based startup that is building a no-code computer vision platform that allows businesses to build and deploy computer vision applications. Among the things that set Kibsi apart from many other players in this space is that it lets businesses reuse their existing cameras to create insights into virtually anything they want […] Kibsi raises $9.3M for its no-code computer vision platform by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

The combination of seller pessimism and modest buyer optimism has seemingly done the trick to boost secondary market activity. Warming public markets are boosting the secondary market for startup shares by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Robinhood announced on Thursday that it was acquiring X1, a no-fee credit card startup, for $95 million in cash. X1, which offers an income-based credit card with rewards, raised a total of $62 million in venture-backed funding from investors like Soma Capital, FPV, Craft Ventures and Spark Capital since its 2020 inception. The company announced […] Robinhood acquires credit card startup X1 for $95M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Want more fintech news in your inbox? Sign up here. Fintech startup Plaid got its start as a company that connects consumer bank accounts to financial applications, but has since been gradually expanding its offerings to offer more of a full stack onboarding experience. And today, Plaid is announcing even more new product releases that […] Plaid unveils new collaboration network aimed at sharing fraud intelligence by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

FLOWN is a startup that took the idea of the sort of ‘virtual co-working’ some of us during the pandemic just have some company during lockdowns, and created a model of guided “deep work” sessions with actual coaches. Billing itself as a ‘Twitch for work’, the platform says it works best with remote-workers, of which […] SoulCycle to offer trainer-guided virtual work sessions with the FLOWN startup by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics has signed a deal with Loadsmith, a marketplace that connects shippers and carriers, to put 800 Kodiak-equipped trucks on its platform.  Loadsmith says its newly formed entity, Loadsmith Transportation, is the first freight transportation company built specifically for self-driving trucks. The Kodiak partnership is meant to serve as the foundation […] Kodiak, Loadsmith to put 800 trucks on new autonomous freight network by Rebecca Bellan originally published on Te... →

Genies, the Bob Iger-backed avatar tech company, announced Thursday the launch of its Developer Engagement Fund to reward developers that build AR experiences via Genies’ recently announced developer kit. The total fund size is $1 million. Genies will reward certain developers based on the level of traction, such as how many users are participating in […] Avatar startup Genies launches $1M fund for developers building AR experiences by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →