Skydio soars to a $2.2 billion valuation after raising $230m Series E

Drones are quickly becoming more than a flying selfie cameras. Amid growing geopolitical tensions, drone makers are seeing increased demand and acceptance as drones move farther from consumers’ hands.... Read more »

Who still loves fintech?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is Alex and I am back!... Read more »

Fantasy sports app Champions Round raises $7M to build new content creator feature

Champions Round, a fantasy league startup that caters to Gen Z sports fans, announced today that it raised $7 million in new Series A funding. The funding round will... Read more »

Apply now to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt in September

Do you have the desire, the expertise and the followers it takes to be a speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco? Then heed this... Read more »

Snapchat launches an AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology

Snapchat is the latest company to get in on the AI frenzy. The company announced today that it’s launching “My AI,” a new chatbot running the latest version of... Read more »

Cisco to acquire startup Valtix to beef up its multi-cloud network security

Few organizations use a single cloud infrastructure vendor, and figuring out how to configure security across multiple clouds can be a challenge for companies. Cisco announced over the weekend... Read more »

Spade turns credit card transaction gibberish into clear, actionable data

We’ve all looked at our credit card statements and seen the reference numbers that are just a string of letters, numbers and symbols that don’t mean much to the... Read more »

As companies shift from growth to efficiency, what does it mean for tech budgets?

It seems like, in very short order, we’ve moved away from a “growth over everything” mentality to one that focuses on operational efficiency, and this is true for startups... Read more »

Cloud security startup Wiz, now valued at $10B, raises $300M

Cybersecurity continues to be a major area for investment among businesses — and VCs. While a decline from the previous year, venture capital funding in the cybersecurity sector totaled... Read more »

Going private: A guide to PE tech acquisitions

Jeff Laborde Contributor Jeff Laborde, CFO of JAGGAER, has more than 25 years of technology finance experience, including heavy involvement in both running private equity-backed software companies and transacting... Read more »
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