So they’ve looked at your pitch deck and you’ve got the intro. Now, you have 30 minutes to win over an investor. What do you tell them?
To win over investors, use growth as your differentiator by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans were initially greenlighted last week by San Francisco’s board of supervisors in a 8-3 vote, sparking a backlash from local residents and activist groups alike. […]
San Francisco rethinks policy on police using killer robots by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
With the holiday shopping season well underway and showing signs that it might not be as sluggish as some predicted, a startup out of Austin, Texas, is announcing funding to build out a new approach to shipping, to help retailers compete against the consumer pull of fast and free Amazon Prime delivery. Maergo — which […]
Maergo raises $20M to provide Amazon-style fast and cheap air and ‘middle mile’ services to online retailers by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Several years ago, on a dairy farm in the small Irish village of Dundrum, four technologists — Maxim Dressler, Ryan Lasmaili, Shaun Mc Brearty and Tilo Weigandt — brainstormed solutions for what they saw as a fundamental problem in data security: unencrypted text files. According to a 2016 survey commissioned by CyberArk, 40% of organizations […]
Vaultree raises $12.8M to let companies more easily work with encrypted data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Hunt Club, a senior talent recruiting platform powered by AI, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by WestCap and Sator Grove. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Nick Cromydas said that the new capital will be put toward further developing the platform while growing Hunt Club’s national footprint. […]
Hunt Club injects AI and a network of experts into the recruitment process by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
For investors, assessing a portfolio company’s AI-readiness today is just as important as scrutinizing its books.
3 methods for investors assessing AI-readiness in portfolio companies by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
In the past year, MarginEdge grew its revenue 100% and is now working with 4,000 customers and processing 80,000 invoices per week.
MarginEdge lands $45M to give restaurants real-time spend data by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Proton, the Swiss company behind a range of privacy-focused online services, has officially brought its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage service to mobile. Founded in 2014, Proton was initially all about an encrypted Gmail alternative called Proton Mail, but in the intervening years the company has launched its own VPN and sought to replicate various […]
Proton Drive encrypted cloud storage service arrives on mobile by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch