Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

AI is well and truly off to the races: a startup that is only four weeks old has picked up a $113 million round of seed funding to compete against OpenAI in the building, training and application of large language models and generative AI. Mistral AI, based out of Paris, is co-founded by alums from […] France’s Mistral AI blows in with a $113M seed round at a $260M valuation to take on OpenAI by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

A new startup is entering the fray in the market of application security: Kodem, a company out of Israel founded by a team of security veterans from none other than the NSO Group, focuses on determining and mitigating risks by tapping into the runtime intelligence of individual applications. Today, it is emerging from stealth, armed […] Kodem comes out of stealth with $25M to tackle application security by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

The startup is betting that direct air capture can be profitable by starting with niche markets. To boost greenhouse productivity, Skytree is using space station CO2 scrubbers by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

STAT Health calls the human ear a “biometric gold mine.” The startup, which emerged out of stealth this morning, is talking specifically about cerebral blood flow (CBF). That’s pretty much what it sounds like: the blood supply to the brain measured over a specific length of time. A lack of blood flow to the brain […] This little wearable is designed to detect blood flow to the brain by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Indifi Technologies, an Indian startup offering digital lending to small and medium businesses, has raised $35 million in a new funding round led by ICICI Venture, the investment arm of ICICI Bank. Existing investors, including British International Investment, OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, Omidyar Network India, Flourish Ventures and CX Partners also participated in […] Indifi raises $35M to expand digital lending to more small businesses by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

CloudZero, a cloud cost management startup, today announced that it raised $32 million in a Series B funding round led by Innovius Capital and Threshold Ventures. Bringing the company’s total raised to over $52 million, the tranche will be put toward expanding CloudZero’s platform and scaling its go-to-market efforts, CEO Erik Peterson says — with […] Cloud cost management startup CloudZero lands $32M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Percepto, a drone startup that is building a sizable business with its software and hardware for industrial drone applications, is today announcing a big round of funding to take its operations to the next level — both literally and figuratively. The startup — headquartered in Austin, Texas, but founded and with roots in Israel — […] Percepto flies high with $67M for its industrial drones by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup Termii has raised $3.65 million in new financing, bringing its total funding to date to slightly $5 million. According to CEO Gbolade Emmanuel, in a chat with TechCrunch, the funds are not needed for operational activities but rather to power the company’s expansion initiatives: developing and promoting existing and new products […] Nigeria’s Termii to launch mobile app and scale customer engagement business with new funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originall... →

Acquired by HSBC in an emergency sale for just £1 in March as SVB was melting down, SVB UK is now getting a rebrand and expansion under its new owner. Today the banking giant launched HSBC Innovation Banking, a new unit focusing on banking services to the startup, investor, and wider tech community. Rumored for […] HSBC rebrands, expands its SVB UK buy as HSBC Innovation Banking by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meet Djust, a French startup that essentially wants to build an e-commerce platform like Mirakl, but focused exclusively on business-to-business (B2B) activities. The company recently raised a $13 million funding round (€12 million). NEA is leading the most recent funding round, with Elaia Partners also investing in the company. Elaia previously led Djust’s $4 million […] Djust is a new commerce platform focused exclusively on B2B transactions by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Don't worry, the answer here is not just "build an AI startup." Here are the most richly valued startup types in today’s early-stage venture market by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Saturday morning. Starting next week, it moves to Fridays at 12 pm PT. As a startup founder, wouldn’t it be awesome if you could predict the future a little bit more than you currently do? It turns out you can: By paying […] Secure your startup’s future by watching the big corporations by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Network-focused startups have started getting a bad rep in startup land, but 2045 is actually bringing something new to the table. Deal Dive: Finally, a startup building a network for those who could benefit the most by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Consolidation continues apace in the world of fintech. FIS, the fintech giant that runs a wide range of payment, banking and investment services, has acquired Bond, a startup that specializes in embedded finance, multiple sources confirmed today.  Fintech Business Weekly’s Jason Mikula broke the news last week that the deal was in the works. Our […] FIS acquires fintech infrastructure startup Bond by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Digital mortgage lender Better.com is exiting the real estate business. The struggling fintech startup laid off its real estate team on June 7, multiple sources confirmed to TechCrunch. The company is said to be shifting from an in-house agent model to a partnership agent model. One person who was impacted by the move told TechCrunch […] Better.com lays off real estate team and shutters business unit by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

As a startup, it's your job to explain to an investor that you're on the right path. This deck doesn't do that. Pitch Deck Teardown: CulturePulse’s $1M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

In a recent panel interview with Collider, Joe Russo, the director of tentpole Marvel films like “Avengers: Endgame,” predicted that, within two years, AI will be able to create a fully-fledged movie. It’d say that’s a rather optimistic timeline. But we’re getting closer. This week, Runway, a Google-backed AI startup that helped develop the AI […] Runway’s Gen-2 shows the limitations of today’s text-to-video tech by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Стартап Cohere был основан в 2019 году, компания создает языковые модели для бизнеса: программное обеспечение, натренированное на большом объеме данных, которое может анализировать текст и создавать новый. .... →

U.K.-based cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding and revealed that it’s changing its name to Uncommon. Founded out of Cambridge in 2017, Uncommon is one of countless companies pushing to make cultured “lab-grown” meat a reality in kitchens and restaurants around the globe, covering everything […] Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

In a sign that there’s plenty of cash to go around for generative AI startups, Cohere, which is developing an AI model ecosystem for the enterprise, today announced that it raised $270 million as part of its Series C round. Reuters reported earlier in the year that Cohere was in talks to raise “hundreds of […] AI startup Cohere, now valued at over $2.1B, raises $270M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →