June 20, 2025

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation

Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.

This startup hopes to take on Canva, raising a $11.6M Series A for its design platform

January 26, 2023

Despite Canva being worth in the region of $26 billion, it appears startups feel there is still plenty to be mined from this ;easy-to-use design platform’ arena. Admittedly, Professional Adobe tools remain fiddly for most people. Perhaps that’s why Berlin-based startup Kittl has now raised an €10.8 million ($11.6 million) Series A for its design […]

This startup hopes to take on Canva, raising a $11.6M Series A for its design platform by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Angry Miao’s AM 65 Less is both more and less keyboard than you’ll ever need

January 26, 2023

Nobody is going to accuse Angry Miao of making boring keyboards (or earbuds). The company’s previous releases, The Cyberboard, Am Hatsu and Am AFA, are as overengineered as they are unique. When the company first started teasing its new 60% board, it almost looked too conventional to be an Angry Miao product, but keeping with […]

Angry Miao’s AM 65 Less is both more and less keyboard than you’ll ever need by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Walmart readies another $2.5 billion investment in India’s e-commerce and payments

January 26, 2023

Walmart is preparing to spend over $2.5 billion in India as the retailer doubles down on the opportunities it sees in India’s e-commerce and payments markets even as the firm contends with rising costs amid the market downturns. Walmart spent about $780 million earlier this month to the Indian tax authorities after PhonePe, in which […]

Walmart readies another $2.5 billion investment in India’s e-commerce and payments by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Qiara is a new home security service for the French market

January 26, 2023

If you live in France and you want to add a security system to your home, you don’t have a ton of options. You can contact a home security company like Verisure and Homiris. But you’ll end up paying expensive subscription fees with long-term contracts. You can also buy your own security camera and connected […]

Qiara is a new home security service for the French market by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

“Most active investor” FJ Labs closes on $260M across two new funds

January 26, 2023

Fabrice Grinda says he never intended to run a venture firm. He just really (really) enjoyed angel investing. In fact, by late 2013, when he was on the verge of selling the global classifieds marketplace OLX — his third business — he says he had already written checks to more than 150 startups with his […]

“Most active investor” FJ Labs closes on $260M across two new funds by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance

January 26, 2023

German insurtech startup Getsafe is adding a fourth market with today’s product launch. In addition to Germany, Austria and the U.K., Getsafe is now going to offer insurance products in France. The company will first offer a home insurance product. Getsafe is trying to disrupt the insurance market with a focus on digital-first insurance products. […]

Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings

January 26, 2023

Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment. It’s no wonder — the VC firm Sequoia not long ago predicted that generative AI, which comprises AI that can generate text, art and more from prompts, could yield trillions of dollars in economic value over the long run. Is that simply the optimistic musing […]

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Welcome to the Jungle grabs $54 million for its slick job platform

January 26, 2023

French startup Welcome to the Jungle has raised a new $54 million (€50 million) Series C round. The startup helps other companies recruit new employees more easily by creating sophisticated profiles packed with a ton of information. In particular, Welcome to the Jungle sends a photo and video crew to your office so that they […]

Welcome to the Jungle grabs $54 million for its slick job platform by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

The thing we thought was happening with robotic investments is definitely happening

January 25, 2023

There was a brief, beautiful moment for a few months in 2021 when it felt like robotic investments might be immune from broader market forces. We all fundamentally and implicitly understood this to not be the case, but it was a nice moment nevertheless. Truth is, there was a bit of insulation in there. There […]

The thing we thought was happening with robotic investments is definitely happening by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch