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Aug 7, 2024 • 7min
H3X scales up its electric aerospace ambitions with $20M in new funding
Many industries that rely on legacy energy sources are aiming to electrify or at least streamline their operations, but for countless use cases the tech just isn’t there. H3X is changing the game with electric motors so compact and efficient that the aerospace and marine world — not to mention investors — are taking notice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 7, 2024 • 6min
Placer.ai boosts valuation to $1.5B after quietly raising another $75M
A startup developing AI market research based on location data, and backed by a who's who, has quietly raised, TechCrunch has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 6, 2024 • 6min
From golf to hunting, a new crop of startups want to make these experiences even better
COVID-19 pushed people to take up outdoor activities. Now, startups are helping companies and consumers keep up with demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 6, 2024 • 7min
Trade My Spin is building a business around used Peloton equipment
Trade My Spin has pieced together a logistics network capable of offering same or next day delivery in most major cities in the continental U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 5, 2024 • 4min
Google Cloud now has a dedicated cluster of Nvidia GPUs for Y Combinator startups
Google Cloud is giving Y Combinator startups access to a dedicated, subsidized cluster of Nvidia graphics processing units and Google tensor processing units to build AI models. It’s part of Google Cloud’s effort to cozy up with promising early-stage AI startups, in hopes some of them will evolve into massive, compute-hungry business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 5, 2024 • 4min
Self-driving truck startup Aurora Innovation to sell up to $420M in shares ahead of commercial launch
Self-driving technology company Aurora Innovation is looking to raise hundreds of millions in additional capital as it races towards a driverless commercial launch by the end of 2024. Aurora, which went public in 2021 through a special purpose acquisition merger, is pursuing a driver-as-a-service model, wherein carriers purchase trucks with the Aurora Driver tech on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 2, 2024 • 5min
Indian startups Ola Electric, FirstCry gut valuations ahead of IPOs
Two large Indian startups, Ola Electric and FirstCry, are set to test investor appetite with their public listings this month, but both have had to price their shares below their previous valuations as they come to terms with new market realities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 2, 2024 • 5min
Sybill raises $11M for its AI assistant that helps salespeople reduce administrative burden
Sybill, a startup that has built an AI assistant specifically for sales reps, has raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Greycroft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 1, 2024 • 9min
Date Like Goblins, a new dating platform, allows users to virtually date and play video games
Date Like Goblins is geared toward the gaming community and allows users to connect through voice chat while playing video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 1, 2024 • 5min
Applied Carbon’s farm robot turns plant waste into biochar to capture CO2
The startup has raised $21.5 million to build more of its machines and deploy them throughout the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
