Meet Renaissance Fusion, a Grenoble-based startup that has been working on nuclear fusion for the past couple of years. The company recently raised $16.4 million (€15 million) in funding in a seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital. Several European investors also participated in the round, such as HCVC, Positron Ventures and Norssken. “We are proud […]
Renaissance Fusion raises $16.4 million to build nuclear fusion technology in Europe by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Container management platform Mirantis, which you may remember from its OpenStack days and from acquiring Docker Enterprise in 2019, today announced that it has acquired Shipa, a startup that builds tools to help developers develop, deploy and manage cloud-native applications. Shipa previously raised a $3.75 million seed round in 2020, co-led by Engineering Capital and […]
Mirantis acquires Shipa by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
New Enterprise Associates, known by the acronym NEA, has closed a new pair of early-stage and growth-stage funds, both hovering a little over $3 billion to a total of $6.2 billion. The two-fund structure is a first that begets another first for the 45-year old firm: TechCrunch has learned that NEA has filed to be […]
NEA now manages over $25 billion in assets – oh, and it’s looking beyond venture by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
There’s no doubt that no-code tools are transforming the way apps are made — particularly in the corporate world, where there’s often a premium placed on tech that can cut costs. According to recent Gartner surveys, 70% of new business apps will use low-code/no-code technologies by 2025, and by 2024, 80% of non-IT professionals will develop […]
Whalesync wants to simplify the process of syncing data between SaaS apps by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Customers go to Addie’s website or app, purchase the groceries they want and choose a pick-up window that works best for their schedules.
Addie’s opens first drive-up grocery store in Massachusetts following $10.1M seed by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
What is automation good for? Harvesting more broccoli than human laborers can, according to Upp, a Shropshire-UK based agTech startup that’s using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. Its pitch is not only that its specialist, AI-driven harvester will make it more efficient to pick a familiar crop but also […]
Upp wants to add more broccoli to the plant-protein mix using big automation by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
“We’re going to be responsible for catalyzing a completely new generation to be more conscious of their environment; more conscious of how they spend and how they buy,” Sandu said.
Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Mega Ranch enables Meati Foods to grow, harvest and process its mycelium and then produce its products under one roof.
Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch