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From forced landings to stuffed animal heads, headhunter Peterson Conway is defense tech’s wildest power broker
In 2023, defense tech recruiter Peterson Conway VIII pulled up to the offices of nuclear fusion…
Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays
Friday, December 27, was supposed to be the start of a relaxing holiday weekend. But it…
Generative AI funding reached new heights in 2024
If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble didn’t burst in 2024. Investments in generative…
Online gift card store exposed hundreds of thousands of people’s identity documents
A U.S. online gift card store has secured an online storage server that was publicly exposing…
Electra found a cheap, clean way to purify iron, and it’s raising $257M to make it happen
Electra has raised $76.3 million to clean up the dirty ironmaking industry, TechCrunch has learned. The…
Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm Tacora raises $268.7M for new fund
Tacora Capital, a Texas firm that specializes in venture debt, has raised $268.7 million for its…
OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025
Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they…
Altice USA (Optimum) Has Dropped MSG Networks, Depriving Local Fans of Hundreds of Live, Exclusive Games of Their Favorite Teams By Investing.com
Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and Devils Coverage on MSG Networks (NYSE:) is Dark for Optimum Subscribers For…
Bench to be acquired, after abrupt shut down
Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts after…
IDEAYA Biosciences Enters Exclusive License with Hengrui Pharma for SHR-4849, a Novel Phase 1 DLL3 Topo-I-Payload ADC Targeting SCLC and NET Solid Tumors
Exclusive global license outside of Greater China for SHR-4849, a Phase 1 DLL3-targeting Topo-I-payload antibody drug…
EV startup Canoo places remaining employees on a ‘mandatory unpaid break’
Struggling electric van startup Canoo has placed its remaining employees on what it’s calling a “mandatory…
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…