Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth
AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion…
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around…
Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier company, focused on…
Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks
London-based Inforcer announced Thursday a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners…
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in 1 week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups closes May 27
Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding…
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
But SPVs don't have the same kind of street cred as traditional VC funds. Yet Ernest remains confident that starting with them, and earning a solid rep with family offices, rather than launching…
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
Gradium, a Paris-based startup that offers voice AI models, reopened its seed round to…
Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry
Moove's evolution from a vehicle financing startup to ride-hailing and deliveries in Africa to…
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
There is a certain wildness in the tech industry these days that both mimics…
Seedcamp raises $320M for its new fund to expand its US footprint
Seedcamp already has offices in New York City and Miami, but the firm is…
Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Athropic researchers
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday…
Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’
His worldview on VCs is generally low, and it's not based on just one…
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch
According to Crunchbase's latest data around black founders, $643 million has poured into US…
Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II
Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund from LPs,…
Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers
"At Cadre, I saw the next major constraint," Williams said. "Even as the front…
Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
The truth is, should OpenAI want to do that, it can, even when startups…
