Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Blackrock, a minority investor in Byju’s, has yet again cut the valuation of its holding in the Bengaluru-based startup, this time to about $8.4 billion, even as the most Indian valuable startup continues to raise capital at a better price. Blackrock cut the value of Byju’s share by 62% in the quarter ending March this […] Blackrock, a minority investor in Byju’s, cuts startup valuation to $8.4 billion by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Grenoble-based eBikeLabs, a French startup that has been working on embedded software for electric bikes, is suing Cowboy for patent infringement and, more generally, copying eBikeLabs’ technology in its latest feature, AdaptivePower. Cowboy, the Belgian electric bike manufacturer, has refuted all the allegations and even said that eBikeLabs is running a smear campaign. There have […] First they worked in tandem, now they’re in an e-bike patent suit by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Корпорации хотят создавать инновации, но не могут делать это с той же скоростью, что стартапы. Их внутренние «острова свободы» часто оказываются зажаты в тиски регламентов, что убивает инновационность. Сергей Панков, CEO компании Sape, рассказал в статье как это изменить и … Читать далее → Сообщение Sape для РБК Pro: Почему «острова свободы» в корпорациях редко создают прорывные инновации появились сначала на Блог компании Sape.... →

Heroes Jobs realized that its user acquisition costs were too high to be successful as a solo company and decided to partner. Deal Dive: Why this startup chose to sell itself over raising a Series A by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

To run 60-minute startup board meetings that create value, replace your 80-slide deck with a simple three-page memo. TechCrunch+ roundup: South Korea investor survey, 1-hour board meetings, venture leasing basics by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has been touring Europe for the past few days, meeting head of governments and startup communities to talk about AI regulation, ChatGPT and beyond. In his latest on-stage appearance at Station F in Paris, Altman answered questions from local entrepreneurs and shared his views about artificial intelligence. A few days ago, […] Sam Altman shares his optimistic view of our AI future by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Before the COVID pandemic put pressure on an already squeezed transportation and logistics industry, Phantom Auto’s remote driving systems were viewed as an interesting, not essential, piece of technology. “It went from a cool to have, to have-to-have,” co-founder Elliot Katz told TechCrunch, adding that companies were particularly keen to apply the remote driving technology […] Where remote driving startup Phantom Auto has found new funding and customers by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunc... →

Remotely monitoring patients without violating their privacy is a challenging task. But one co-founder believes that she’s cracked the code. I’m excited to announce I’m speaking with Romi Gubes, the CEO of Sensi.AI,a startup that has developed 24/7 audio-based AI software to detect and predict physical, cognitive and emotional care-related anomalies that can impact the […] Hear how Sensi.AI is building AI for remote patient monitoring by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Samsara Eco, an Australian startup that uses enzyme-based tech to recycle plastics, textiles and other materials countless number of times, has struck a major partnership with Lululemon. The deal means Samsara Eco and Lululemon will create what they describe as the world’s first infinitely recycled nylon 6,6 and polyester from apparel waste. The partnership is […] ‘Infinite recycling’ startup Samsara Eco partners with Lululemon by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Amini, a Nairobi-based climate tech startup focused on solving Africa’s environmental data gap through artificial intelligence and satellite technology, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round. Pale Blue Dot, the European climate-focused venture capital firm that announced a $100 million fund last week, led the oversubscribed round. At the same time, Superorganism, RaliCap, […] Pale Blue Dot backs Amini, an African climate tech startup solving environmental data scarcity by Tage Kene-Okafor origin... →

What type of visa can we get to come to the U.S. that allows us to stay there so we can grow our startup after the accelerator ends? Ask Sophie: Which visas are best for U.S. startup accelerators? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Former investors of food delivery startup Freshly are suing Nestlé USA, which acquired the company in 2020 for up to $1.5 billion. The shareholders allege that Nestlé failed to make earnout payments to Freshly shareholders pursuant to the merger agreement, according to Law.com. Per that agreement, as reported by TechCrunch at the time of the acquisition, […] Freshly shareholders, including Insight Partners, sue Nestlé for ‘failing to make earnout payments’ by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCru... →

Varda Space Industries, the in-space manufacturing startup that wants to revolutionize the production of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and more, is in the process of raising $25 million in new capital that would put its valuation at around $500 million after investment, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fundraising comes at a crucial time for Varda, which […] Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Union AI, a Bellevue, Washington–based open source startup that helps businesses build and orchestrate their AI and data workflows with the help of a cloud-native automation platform, today announced that it has raised a $19.1 million Series A round from NEA and Nava Ventures. The company also announced the general availability of its fully managed […] Union AI raises $19.1M Series A to simplify AI and data workflows with Flyte by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Curio, a startup building a platform that turns expert journalism into professionally narrated content, is embracing AI technology to create customized audio episodes, based on your prompts. The company today already has a large catalog of high-quality journalism licensed from partners like The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, New […] Audio journalism app Curio can now create personalized episodes using AI by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Obie, a real estate-focused insurance technology company, has raised $25.5 million in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. Since the company’s last raise — a $10.4 million Series A — nearly two years ago, the startup says it has gone from securing insurance for over $3 billion worth of property to $20 billion worth. […] Landlord-focused insurtech Obie lands $25.5M led by Battery Ventures by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

After being instrumental in launching the Kubernetes open source project, Kubernetes co-founders Craig McLuckie and Joe Beda left Google to launch Heptio in 2016. They then sold the company to VMware in 2018. Both left VMware in 2022 and McLuckie went on to found a stealth startup after a short stint as an entrepreneur in […] Kubernetes and sigstore founders raise $17.5M to launch software supply chain startup Stacklok by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Egyptian fintech Axis has launched its digital payments platform to the North African market after securing a license from the apex bank, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), for its open-loop mobile wallet, axisPay, which offers a digital banking alternative for small businesses and their employees.  This is coming almost 18 months after the startup received […] Tiger Global-backed Axis launches digital payments platform for Egyptian SMEs months after its $8.25M seed  by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on Te... →

Wefox, the German insurtech startup, has closed a new funding round from existing investors. The funding amount isn’t going to impress anyone as the company managed to secure $55 million. This could be considered as an extension of the $400 million Series D round as Wefox managed to maintain the same valuation of $4.5 billion. […] Wefox secures new funding at $4.5 billion valuation as it aims for profitability by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →