Contactless stores to grow in Europe as Sensei reels in another $16M
[ad_1] While Amazon Go helped pioneer the concept of the totally contactless store, others, like 7-Eleven and Walmart, have entered the territory. And the arena is growing, in part because several startups — such as Standard Cognition, Zippin, AiFi, Grabango,…
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is reportedly fundraising for a new AI startup
[ad_1] Mira Murati, the OpenAI CTO who announced her departure last month, is raising VC funding for a new AI startup, according to Reuters. This startup will reportedly focus on building AI products based on proprietary models and could raise…
Zepto eyes $100M from Indian offices in third funding in 6 months
[ad_1] Zepto is in advanced stages of talks to raise $100 million in new investment, its third in the last six months, as the leading Indian quick commerce startup looks to rope in more domestic investors, sources familiar with the…
Table Space eyes $2.5B valuation in India IPO
[ad_1] Table Space, an Indian managed workspace provider, is targeting a valuation of $2.5 billion or more for an IPO planned for next year, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup has hired Axis Securities as a…
UK neobank Monzo hits $5.9B valuation with secondary market sale
[ad_1] Monzo is now valued at $5.9 billion after the U.K.-based challenger bank confirmed a secondary market share sale to provide liquidity for its employees. The transaction, first rumored yesterday, saw existing investors such as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (GIC)…
Uber to launch OpenAI-powered AI assistant to answer driver EV questions
[ad_1] Uber is continuing its push to bring more electric vehicles onto the ride-hail and delivery platform, and it thinks giving drivers a chatbot to answer all their EV questions will help. Starting early 2025, Uber will launch an AI assistant…
The ‘Mozart of Math’ isn’t worried about AI replacing math nerds — ever
[ad_1] Terence Tao, a UCLA professor considered to be the “world’s greatest living mathematician,” last month compared ChapGPT’s o1 reasoning model to a “mediocre, but not completely incompetent” graduate student that could correctly answer a complex analysis problem with “a…
Motier Ventures unveils La Maison, a community space for the French tech ecosystem
[ad_1] On Tuesday evening local time, Motier Ventures, an early stage tech investment firm based in Paris, unveiled a startup hub called La Maison. This relatively new investor in the French tech ecosystem is the family office of the Houzé…
X faces additional $1.9M fine to end ban in Brazil
[ad_1] X (formerly Twitter) could soon resume service in Brazil — if it’s willing to pay an additional fine. Reuters and other publications have reported on an order from the country’s Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes stating that the…
Peak XV has reaped $1.2B in the year since it split from Sequoia
[ad_1] Peak XV Partners, the largest India-focused venture fund, has realized about $1.2 billion in exits since its separation with Sequoia last year, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The investor has sold stakes in nearly a dozen…