March 18, 2025

Five benefits of a health tech accelerator program

In the ever-evolving world of health care, the role of technology is becoming increasingly crucial. From improving patient outcomes to streamlining administrative processes, digital technologies are changing the face of the industry. However, for startups developing health tech solutions, breaking into the market and scaling their products can be a challenging journey, requiring access to…

You.com takes aim at Google and Microsoft with multimodal chat search

February 15, 2023

You.com founder Richard Socher knows that his company has always been a David going after the Goliath in search, Google, and to a lesser extent Microsoft. He likes to point out that his company built search based on generative AI in December, several months before the other giant search players made their announcements. Today, the […]

You.com takes aim at Google and Microsoft with multimodal chat search by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: mitigating methane emissions, and testing AI-developed drugs

February 15, 2023
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. These startups hope to spray iron particles above the ocean to fight climate change A Palo Alto–based startup wants to begin releasing iron particles into the exhaust stream of a shipping vessel crossing…

IFC leads $17M investment in South African insurtech Naked

February 15, 2023

Naked, a South African insurtech company that helps consumers to insure their cars, homes, and valuables, has raised $17 million in Series B funding led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The round welcomed participation from the German Development Finance Institution (DEG), and earlier investors, Yellowwoods and Hollard. The news follows the Naspers-led $11 million […]

IFC leads $17M investment in South African insurtech Naked by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

February 15, 2023

Capital might be harder to come by than it once was in startup land, but some firms are bucking the trend — hard. Take Descope, for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. The money came from Lightspeed Venture Partners […]

Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Yext hops on the generative AI train with Yext Chat, an enterprise-focused chatbot

February 15, 2023

Looking to cash in on the generative AI craze, Yext, the platform for online brand management, today announced an AI-powered chatbot called Yext Chat. Taking inspiration from OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Yext Chat is designed for enterprise use cases — and differentiated, Yext claims, by a partly proprietary back end. “ChatGPT has shown the world that large […]

Yext hops on the generative AI train with Yext Chat, an enterprise-focused chatbot by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Marvel top boss wants to space out show releases on Disney+

February 15, 2023

Marvel’s top boss Kevin Feige thinks that the company might adjust its plans when it comes to releasing shows on Disney+ and space them out for better consumption. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Feige said that there is too much content on the internet and he wants Marvel stuff to stand out. “I do […]

Marvel top boss wants to space out show releases on Disney+ by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch