Where Active AI Investor Felicis Is Placing Its Bets
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Crunchbase News interviews active investors in artificial intelligence. Read previous interviews with Battery Ve
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Wonder Delivers Largest Round Of Week
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Restaurant Robotics Revs Up Amid Labor Shortages
Americans love eating out. This year, we’re forecast to spend more than $1.1 trillion doing so — the highest total ever, per the National Restaurant Association. Trouble is, re
Now Is The Defining Moment For The Tech Sector To Rebuild Trust
By Lisette Paras It’s been a bumpy 2024 for the technology sector. Well over 30,000 tech workers have been laid off in the U.S. alone this year, adding to the nearly 200,000 wo
Foundry Emerges From Stealth With $80M For Purpose-Built AI Cloud
Foundry came out of stealth with a fresh $80 million to help companies harness the power of AI. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with partic
Reddit Shares Shoot Higher In First-Day Trading
Shares of Reddit shot up 64% in early trading Thursday, a day after the company raised $519 million in an IPO that priced at the top of the projected range. The IPO is a long time
Eye On AI: Startups Should Heed ‘AI-Washing’ Warnings
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It’s become difficult to hear a CEO talk about their company or read a description of a busines
Astera Shares Soar Following IPO
Shares of Astera Labs rose 55% in early trading on Nasdaq Wednesday, after the company raised $713 million in an initial public offering that priced well above the projected range.
The Startups Saving Us From Biting Bugs
One of the nicest things about spring is that brief period when the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and mosquitoes are not yet out in droves. It never lasts. As temperatu
AI Venture Funding May Be Hot, But M&A Remains Slow
To say investors seem bullish on AI may be the understatement of the decade, as venture funding in the space topped $50 billion last year and is again going full bore with huge rou
