Podcast Episodes

Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes; plus, Lio raised $30M from A16Z and others to automate enterprise procurement

The startup, co-founded by Tesla and Apple alumni, has sold nearly 1,000 of its motorbikes so far.

Also, AI procurement startup Lio announced a $30 m…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Science Corp raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market

A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion.

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation; plus, three companies dominated the $189 billion in VC investments last month

The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that's providing employee liquidity.

Also, Crunchbase …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices?

Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status.

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6 months ago

Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38M to help security teams deal with change; plus, Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in ARR

Fig traces data flows in the security stack and then alerts security teams when changes at any point affect detection or response capabilities.

Also,…

6 months ago

MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens

After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by teens soaring on the apps st…

6 months ago

Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding

Cami Tellez announces launch of new company, $4 million raise.

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6 months ago

Hardware Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market

As TechCrunch's Kate Park writes, China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster tha…

6 months ago

Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet; plus, Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back U.S. market

Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal's new wearable startup Temple has raised $54 million in a friends-and-family round at a post-money valuation of abo…

6 months, 1 week ago

Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers; plus,

Sophia Space's modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.

Also, Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including …

6 months, 1 week ago