Apple and Amazon ML/AI leads to speak on accessibility at Sight Tech Global 2021

Sensors and data are proliferating. Whether it’s from a phone, a car or smart home devices, astonishing amounts of data fuel the work of researchers and product developers conceiving... Read more »

Guardian’s Collective wants to make parenting easier, or at least less alone

While few would argue over the need for a tech-enabled solution to make parenting easier, the demand is more obvious than the execution. Parenting is hard and requires support... Read more »

HashiCorp’s IPO filing reveals a growing business, but at a slower pace

HashiCorp filed go public this week, becoming the latest addition to our growing roster of expected fourth-quarter IPOs. The cloud infrastructure unicorn presents an interesting mix of open source... Read more »

Helion raises $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy

Helion Energy, a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced the close of its $0.5 billion Series E, with... Read more »

Three quarters of record-breaking funding for female founders is a win

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. And have fun! This week our... Read more »

Lime raises $523M as it prepares to go public

Shared electric micromobility giant Lime has closed a $523 million raise in convertible debt and term loan financing, money that Lime CEO Wayne Ting says is the next step... Read more »

The holiday shopping season is coming: How are growth marketers preparing?

Because we’re just 22 days from the official start of the holiday shopping season, we reached out to several growth marketers we’ve gotten to know through our TechCrunch Experts... Read more »

Beams wants to turn collaborative audio clips into a social media biz

More fuel for social audio: Berlin-based social audio startup Beams, which is building a platform for sharing and consuming short-form audio recordings — as a sort of bite-sized/deconstructed and/or... Read more »

MilkRun lands new capital to deliver farm-fresh groceries

Julia Niiro is on a mission to create a food supply chain that connects small farmers directly to consumers. Niiro started MilkRun, a subscription service delivering weekly grocery staples... Read more »

AKUA lands $3.2M to turn kelp into burgers

The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 billion two years ago and is expected to double by 2027, attracting startups, like alternative meat food tech company AKUA,... Read more »
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