Podcast Episodes

Defense tech Mach Industries doubled its valuation in 3 months; plus, Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal

Mach Industries is a buzzy startup that raised $600 million in its Series C round.

AlsoMaven Robotics emerged from stealth Thursday with a $100 milli…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks; plus, Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony

UK-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million B extension round, bringing its lifetime total raised amount to $12…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch; plus, Poseidon Aerospace eyes first pilotless test flight, and Stoke Space raises another billion

-Founder Kofi Asante wasn’t planning on fundraising this year, but calls kept coming after their pre-seed launch. 

-Poseidon is embracing autonomy an…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business; plus, Krafton doubles down on India

-Atoms is reportedly preparing for a hiring spree, as well as acquisitions, that could make it a major player in the autonomous vehicle industry.

-Kr…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ollie is betting its focus on privacy can help it win the AI assistant race; plus, Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman

The family-focused AI assistant wants access to the details of your everyday life, but says it won’t use that data to train AI models or share it wit…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunteer…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

Our rebranded Boston event, ⁠TechCrunch Founder Summit⁠ (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunte…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months;plus, Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

Wonderful's $550M Series C was led by Insight Partners, with Salesforce, Index Ventures, IVP, Vine Ventures, 9Yards and Bessemer participating.

Also,…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

HiddenLayer nabs $100M as enterprises rush to secure their AI deployments; plus, AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn

HiddenLayer has raised a $100M Series B from Delta-v Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft's M12, Booz Allen Hamilton, and others.

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fambot introduces an ‘AI chief of staff’ for families; plus, Newlight is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient

Fambot is building an AI “chief of staff” to help families manage the emails, calendars, school updates, sports schedules, and other logistics of rai…

1 month, 3 weeks ago