Startups

Owkin alum raises $25m seed to build world model for human cells

Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look

The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures.

SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains

Parallel Systems raised $100 million to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles.

Bloom raises $3.6M to become the ‘Alibaba’ of American manufacturing

The Detroit startup has widened its scope beyond mobility to help drone and robotics companies find U.S.-based manufacturers, shippers, and more.

From Ballet To Breach Prevention: How A Magician’s Son Raised $4.2M In Seed Funding For His Cybersecurity Startup

The latest in our series of articles on venture funding to non-tech founders features a former magician’s assistant and ballet dancer who’s building cybersecurity software with $4.2 million in seed funding.

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Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation

A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.

Leatherback is now Foren. The name was the last thing to change

There Was Never An Easy AI Era, And Investors Are Raising The Bar

As AI IPOs bring greater scrutiny, argues guest author Maor Farid, founder and CEO of Leo AI, investors will increasingly prioritize customer spending growth, sustainable margins and deployment efficiency over rapid revenue growth alone.

North America’s Startup Funding Falls In Q3 As AI Giants Eye The Public Markets

In total, investors poured $92 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian startups in the third quarter, per Crunchbase data. That’s a 35% decline from the prior quarter but up 50% from year-ago levels.

How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you

A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat

Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.

The top 10 investors backing Europe’s fastest-growing startups and scaleups

Slush names inaugural list of 20 tech talents under 20

European defence tech gets a reality check

AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO

Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.

Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest

Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4

There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company.

Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits

“We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone.”

SAP to acquire AI startup TechWolf for undisclosed sum

Mistral releases new flagship model as it seeks to close the gap with competitors

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Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month

Flai’s revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round.