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Apple Design Awards nominees highlight indies and startups, largely ignore AI (apart from Arc)
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With its list of Apple Design Awards finalists, Apple is celebrating indie apps and startups over bigger tech companies — including those that offer AI chatbots.…
BaaS fintech Synapse’s collapse could derail funding prospects for other startups in the space
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Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we look at the long-term implications of Synapse’s bankruptcy on the fintech sector, Majority’s impressive ARR milestone, and more! To…
A venture capital firm looks back at changing rules, from board seats to backing competing startups
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Last month, one of the Bay Area’s best-known early-stage venture capital firms, Uncork Capitalcelebrated its 20th anniversary with a party at a converted church in San…
Spanish startups reach €100 billion in total value in 2023, cementing the country’s position as a mid-sized European tech ecosystem
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If your attention span is 11 digits, you might be interested to know that the combined enterprise value (EV) of Spanish startups exceeded €100 billion in…
Contour Venture Partners, an early investor in Datadog and Movable Ink, raised $42 million for its fifth fund
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New York-based New York-based Contour Venture Partners is making progress on its latest flagship venture. The company closed $42 million, raised from 64 backers, in Contour…
Big tech companies are plowing money into AI startups, which could help them avoid antitrust concerns
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Another week, and another round of crazy cash infusions and valuations has emerged from the AI realm. DeepLan artificial intelligence language translation startup, raised $300 million…
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From Plaid to Figma, here are the startups that likely — or definitely — won’t have an IPO this year
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Last year’s investors’ dreams of a strong 2024 IPO pipeline have faded, if not disappeared entirely, as we approach the halfway point of the year. 2024…
There are many ways countries can go about supporting their technology industries. In France, it involves the selection of an annual cohort of 120 high-potential start-ups…
Leanne Sherred, a pediatric speech therapist, has long faced challenges implementing caregiver-led therapy in traditional care settings. Research suggests that caregiver-directed speech therapy, which involves training…