Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero | TechCrunch
…In 2024, Tian told TechCrunch that it was profitable. Tian and co-founder CTO Alex Cui, who’d been friends since high school, raised a $3.5 million seed round led by…
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Sam Altman makes 'mic drop' offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch
…It will depend on how much the startup is worth when it raises its first priced round — a funding round in which investors assign the company a formal valuation. Y Combinator managing…
AI search startups are blowing up | TechCrunch
…Led by former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, Parallel recently raised $100 million at a $2 billion valuation in a round led by venture firm Sequoia Capital, according to the Wall…
Snap finally debuts its long-awaited AR glasses, Specs, and, oof, they aren't cheap | TechCrunch
…Despite launching well over a decade ago, the company is still not consistently profitable . In April, it also underwent a round of layoffs . Will Specs be the product to turn it all…
India's first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality | TechCrunch
…The changes also come after a series of layoffs at Krutrim over the past year, with more than 200 roles cut across multiple rounds, according to local media reports. The startup pulled…
Lime, the Uber-backed micromobility company, files for IPO | TechCrunch
…CEO Wayne Ting last spoke to TechCrunch in 2023 about the prospect of an IPO, noting at the time that Lime had the economics, the growth, and the profitability to take the…
AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia's $20B not-acqui-hire deal | TechCrunch
…have profited handsomely after a deal with Nvidia in December — hire more talent, and pivot. On Monday, Groq announced a new $650 million funding round, confirming earlier reports . The round was led…
Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports 'record quarterly revenue' | TechCrunch
…This is the latest round of job cuts at Cisco in recent years. The company laid off thousands of employees during two separate layoffs in 2024 and cut over 150 jobs in…
Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents | TechCrunch
Coralogix , a Boston-headquartered software monitoring startup founded in Israel, has raised $200 million in a new funding round, betting that the rise of AI agents will drive demand for a new…
Exclusive: Moment Energy raises $40M to meet 'infinite demand for power' with EV batteries | TechCrunch
…next round,” he said. “But for us, I think because we had roots up in Canada, a lot of Canadian companies focus on building a tangible business and a real, profitable business…