
TechCrunch Startup News
Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
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Mar 4, 2024 • 5min
Rec emerges from stealth to modernize Parks & Rec management and booking
Park and recreation organizations help communities thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 1, 2024 • 4min
OpenCTI maker Filigran raises $16 million for its cybersecurity threat management suite
Paris-based cybersecurity startup Filigran is capitalizing on the success of OpenCTI to build a suite of open-source threat management products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 1, 2024 • 4min
Inspired Capital secures $330M fund to take venture capital ‘back to the studs’
As part of the new fund, Inspired Capital wrote a manifesto that highlights how the venture capital firm thinks, what it believes in and what it is looking for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 29, 2024 • 5min
Black Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity thesis undeterred by growing DEI backlash
Black Tech Nation Ventures launched in 2021 to address the funding gap for Black founders amid a wave of venture diversity initiatives after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 29, 2024 • 4min
Microsoft made a $16 million investment in Mistral AI
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Feb 28, 2024 • 4min
Writer’s latest models can generate text from images including charts and graphs
As generative AI continues to dominate the headlines, it’s hard sometimes to find actual working business use cases among the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 28, 2024 • 8min
Glean wants to beat ChatGPT at its own game — in the enterprise
GenAI has its issues. But if there’s one thing it excels at, it’s surfacing answers from vast pools of data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 27, 2024 • 4min
Shadowfax speeds ahead with $100M funding as instant delivery boom fuels growth
Shadowfax, one of the largest logistics service providers to hyper-local and on-demand delivery businesses in India, has raised $100 million in a new funding round as it clocks an yearly growth of over 35%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 27, 2024 • 4min
Consolidation continues in micromobility as Cooltra snaps up Cityscoot
Paris’ commercial court has accepted Cooltra’s offer to acquire Cityscoot. These two companies provide shared electric mopeds that you can unlock and ride to go from one place to another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 26, 2024 • 4min
Uber to explore travel ticketing with India’s open commerce network
Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-backed firm that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible across the South Asian nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices