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Digital fraud detection startup BioCatch hits $1.3 billion valuation as Permira buys majority stake
Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder: A UK-based private equity firm, Permirais acquiring shares in the company “primarily” from existing investors, including…
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Hyundai has agreed to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, an investment that will give the automaker a majority stake while providing the self-driving startup with…
Dropbox, Figma CEOs back Lamini, a startup building a productive AI platform for businesses
Lamini, a Palo Alto-based startup building a platform to help businesses develop genetic AI technology, has raised $25 million from investors including Stanford computer science professor…
In 2017, Jyoti Bansal co-founded San Francisco-based security firm Traceable with former investor Sanjay Nagaraj. With TraceableBansal — who previously co-launched application performance management startup AppDynamics,…
Wallet-as-a-service startup Ansa raises $14 million with female investors leading the way
Ansaa startup that helps merchants develop and offer branded virtual wallets, has raised a $14 million Series A funding round, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. Renegade…
Devastated by having his picture posted on a porn site, this founder hit on an AI startup idea
Realizing that a former partner had unknowingly put their previously private, intimate videos on a porn site, tech founder Dan Purcell was devastated. He decided to…
In the startup world, it’s not uncommon to see talent from successful companies go on to found their own ventures. This is particularly evident in fintech…
Ethiopian plastics recycling startup Kubik receives new funding, plans to license its technology
Kubik, a plastics upgrading startup, has raised a $1.9 million expansion, months after announcing its initial equity investment. The startup’s latest investment is from African Renaissance…
Space and defense startup A true anomaly has laid off about 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer internship program, according to TechCrunch. “With our…