Technology

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. The money to make it happen, however? That leaves a thing or two to be desired. For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets, and documents in a variety of formats. […]

Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

The enterprise is about to get hit by the generative AI hype train, as Salesforce prepares to invest in startups developing what it calls “responsible generative AI.” The cloud software giant, via its Salesforce Ventures VC off-shoot, today announced a $250 million generative AI investment fund, which it said has already invested in four startups: […]

Salesforce Ventures targets new $250M fund at generative AI startups by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

We sat down with Gatik CEO and co-founder Gautam Narang to learn more about why Gatik doesn’t do free pilots, the importance of knowing your customer and what investors are looking for today.

Gatik’s Gautam Narang on the importance of knowing your customer by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Gaming is at a crossroads these days: a decades-old business that has had remarkable staying power banked around classic concepts is now engaged in a battle royale with innovations in areas like mixed reality, AI, blockchain, and networking, as it strives to connect with an increasingly fragmented consumer base. Today, a startup is announcing $55 […]

Believer, a new approach to gaming, raises $55M from Lightspeed, A16Z, and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Candidly partners with employers and financial institutions to embed AI-driven student debt and savings optimization products into employee benefits engines.

Candidly picks up student debt relief where new US policies leave off by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

It takes a special kind of gumption to wake up in the morning and say ‘you know what? I can do better than Airbnb,’ but that’s what Andreas King-Geovanis did with Roami. The company added a $14 million of equity and venture debt, bringing its funding to a total of $29 million. The company used […]

Roami takes on Airbnb with creativity, grit and $14M by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery In late January, a geothermal power startup began conducting experiments where it pumped water deep below the desert floor…