Struggling electric van startup Canoo has placed its remaining employees on what it’s calling a “mandatory…
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Swizzle Ventures raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth
There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Ventures, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO…
After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed
On the first day of Y Combinator’s winter 2024 session – right after orientation and a…
Swizzle Fund raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth
There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Fund, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO…
Lerer Hippeau files to a raise Fund IX
Lerer Hippeau, one of New York’s most prolific A-list VC firms, has filed to raise its…
Netflix secures exclusive US rights to FIFA Women’s World Cup By Investing.com
UNITED STATES – FIFA has struck a deal granting Netflix (NASDAQ:) exclusive rights to stream the…
Rivian executives accused of harassment in previously unreported lawsuits
Four employees have sued Rivian in separate lawsuits this year over allegations they were harassed, in…
Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is founding an AI startup backed by a16z
Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, is launching a new AI startup, TechCrunch has learned.…
Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs
What if it were as easy to generate a usable 3D design as prompting ChatGPT? That’s…
In just 4 months AI coding assistant Cursor raised another $100M at a $2.5B valuation led by Thrive, sources say
Anysphere, the developer of AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, raised $100 million Series B at a post-money…
Decart nabs $32M at $500M+ valuation to build AI tech and ‘open world’ apps
A young startup that emerged from stealth less than two months ago with big-name backers and…
With Neverless, former Revolut execs want to make meme coins easy to buy
There’s an ocean of meme coins beyond Dogecoin, and a new startup called Neverless wants to…
Exclusive: Google’s Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise
Generative AI may look like magic, but behind the development of these systems are armies of…
Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers
GPS tracking firm Hapn is exposing the names of thousands of its customers due to a…
The DOJ wants a Perplexity executive to testify in its Google antitrust case
A U.S. court ruled in August that Google has a search monopoly, and while Google appeals,…
Insight VC describes Databricks’ wild $10B deal and the bad advice the CEO ignored
It’s been a wild week for investors clawing their way into Databricks’ record-breaking $10 billion fund raising,…
Stephen Curry’s Penny Jar Capital files to raise a Fund II
Penny Jar Capital, the early-stage firm founded by Bryant Barr and Richard Scudellari and where basketball…
Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest
Fusion power startup Focused Energy has signed a deal to buy two of the world’s most…
Cohere is quietly working with Palantir to deploy its AI models
Cohere is one of the best-known AI startups outside of OpenAI and Anthropic, hitting a $5.5…
UnitedHealth’s Optum left an AI chatbot, used by employees to ask questions about claims, exposed to the internet
Healthcare giant Optum has restricted access to an internal AI chatbot used by employees after a…