AV Startup May Mobility Locks Up Another $105M From NTT, Toyota
Just a couple weeks after Cruise’s announcement it will suspend its self-driving taxi program rocked the autonomous vehicle industry, another startup has raised big money from so
Most Active US Investors: Gaingels And Khosla Ventures Pick Up The Pace
This is a monthly feature that runs down some of the most active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and
Food Investors Bet On Healthy, Convenient, Fermented And Highly Caffeinated
Food and beverage startups broadly fall into two categories: old standbys and avant garde experiments. The first group consists of companies making new-and-improved versions of thi
European OpenAI Competitor Aleph Alpha Raises $500M
Germany-based Aleph Alpha raised a $500 million Series B as AI startups outside the U.S. continue to see bigger rounds. The round was led by the Innovation Park Artificial Intellig
How US Companies Can Gain A Competitive Edge Leveraging LatAm Talent
By Gert Findel Anyone who’s been paying attention to Latin America lately knows that the region has been making waves in the global tech arena. Just to mention a few, countries l
Global Venture Funding In October Dips Below 2023 Average
Global venture funding reached $21 billion in October 2023, a few billion dollars below the average 2023 monthly funding amount to date, Crunchbase data shows. Funding continued
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Next Insurance, MapLight Therapeutics Hit It Big
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2023 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals
Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty Of Multibillion-dollar Fraud, Marking Chapter In Crypto History
The jury did not take long to convict Sam Bankman-Fried on all seven criminal charges he faced, including two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy. The jury in Manhattan t
Autonomous Vehicle Funding Stuck In Neutral
Last week, Cruise announced it will suspend its self-driving taxi program across the country after losing its permit to operate in San Francisco due to an incident with a pedestria
How To Hire While Avoiding Future Layoffs
By Alisa Cohn Tech layoffs are on the rise once again. Yet at the same time, some companies like Salesforce 1 (which laid off 10% of its team earlier this year) are announcing mas
