Greycroft co-founder Ian Sigalow on investing $1B in this market

June 6, 2023

Greycroft, the now 17-year-old, New York and Los Angeles-based venture firm, has grown up in more ways than one. What began with three founders has evolved into a 60-person team. What began as a $30 million fund has grown into an enterprise that is today managing more than $3 billion in assets, including two funds […]

Greycroft co-founder Ian Sigalow on investing $1B in this market by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

How Evroc plans to build sovereign, hyperscale data centers in Europe

June 6, 2023

While cloud computing has transformed just about every industry on Earth, a burgeoning backlash has led some businesses to seek alternatives to the Big Tech-dominated public cloud. Vendor lock-in, spiralling costs, security concerns, and a lack of control over how their data is processed are just some of the reasons companies might retreat from cloud-first […]

How Evroc plans to build sovereign, hyperscale data centers in Europe by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Escape dynamically scans APIs to find security flaws

June 6, 2023

French startup Escape has raised a $3.9 million (€3.6 million) funding round shortly after ending Y Combinator’s winter 2023 cohort. The company provides a cybersecurity product focused on securing APIs before they are rolled out publicly. French VC firm Iris is leading the round with Frst also participating. Existing investors Irregular Expressions, Tiny Supercomputers and […]

Escape dynamically scans APIs to find security flaws by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Byju’s files suit challenging acceleration of $1.2B loan, seeks to disqualify Redwood for ‘predatory’ tactics

June 6, 2023

Indian edtech giant Byju’s has filed a complaint in the New York Supreme Court to challenge the acceleration of the $1.2 billion term loan B and to disqualify Redwood, who it alleges has conducted a series of predatory tactics. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup said Redwood purchased a significant portfolio of the loan while primarily trading in […]

Byju’s files suit challenging acceleration of $1.2B loan, seeks to disqualify Redwood for ‘predatory’ tactics by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, it’s good.

June 6, 2023

After a roughly 30 minute demo that ran through the major features that are yet ready to test I came away convinced that Apple has delivered nothing less than a genuine leapfrog in capability and execution of XR — or mixed reality with its new Apple Vision Pro.  To be super clear, I’m not saying […]

First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, it’s good. by Matthew Panzarino originally published on TechCrunch