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Just two years ago, VC funding to cybersecurity startups caught fire. $23 billion flooded the industry, per Crunchbase. But in 2023, new cyber startups saw only…
5 steps startup board members and leaders can take to prepare for a future shaped by GenAI
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Beena Ammanath Contributor Beena Ammanath is global and US technology ethical trust leader at the Deloitte AI Institute. AI is in the minds of nearly every…
Confirmed: Entrust buys AI-based identity verification startup Onfido, sources say for more than $400 million
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Onfidoan early mover in the world of identity verification using computer vision and other artificial intelligence tools is being acquired, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. I…
Motion loses a backer, another micromobility bankruptcy, and a mobility startup unicorn is born
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TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to get the newsletter delivered to…
It was alone just over a year ago that McKinsey described Africa’s fintech landscape as a “hotbed for investment”. Fast forward to today, and startups on…
Secret startup on the Moon led by ex-Blue Origin executives raises new round of funding
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A stealth startup led by former Blue Origin executives focused on harvesting resources from the moon has quietly closed a major new round of funding, according…
Electric motorcycle startup Cake filed for bankruptcy on February 1, CEO Stefan Ytterborn confirmed to TechCrunch. The Swedish company was in the middle of a funding…
They say don’t shoot the messenger, but what if the messenger shoots himself? Media startup The Messenger burst onto the scene last May with $50 million…
Metronome’s usage-based billing software takes a hit from AI as startup raises $43 million in new capital
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Metronomea startup that helps software companies offer usage-based billing has raised $43 million in a Series B funding round led by NEA. Existing backers Andreessen Horowitz…
Expense management startup Ramp has acquired AI procurement startup Venue, the companies announced today. Founded in 2022 by TK Kong, Young Kim, and Kevin Chan, Venue’s…