If you’re adventurous with your food, or just like to keep up with the fast-moving food tech industry, here’s a roundup of this week’s stories and some notable news we […]
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Back to news homeDeal Dive: Cutting through the noise in a category clouded by catastrophic failure
Building a startup is hard enough but growing one in a category marred with Theranos-sized stigma is a new level of challenge. Vital Bio seems up for the test. The […]
Pitch Deck Teardown: Unito’s $20M Series B deck
Unito is a platform that takes a different approach to managing SaaS apps. Today we’ll take a look at how the company’s pitch deck helped it raise $20 million in […]
What makes everyone so sure SAFE rounds are founder-friendly?
SAFEs, simple agreements for future equity, have long been touted as a founder-friendly structure for signing venture deals. But is it really fair to call them that? TechCrunch+ recently surveyed […]
Announcing the AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
After a few years of being background noise, AI has suddenly become ubiquitous. From consumer apps to enterprise tools to medical devices, nearly everything claims to be “powered by AI” […]
Andy McLoughlin of Uncork Capital on the firm’s new funds, succession, and why next year could be a bloodbath for many startups (sorry, startups)
A few weeks ago, Uncork Capital shared the news that it recently closed on $400 million in capital commitments across two new funds: $200 million for a seed-stage vehicle and […]
Pet telehealth company Airvet closes on $18.2M to embark on enterprise focus
Pet ownership exploded during the global pandemic, and veterinarians are still struggling to keep up with demand. In fact, a Mars Veterinary Health report from 2022 highlighted a need for […]
Exclusive: Goodwater Capital snags $1B across two new funds, despite cooling interest in consumer tech
Goodwater, one of comparatively few firms to focus exclusively on consumer tech investments, has closed on $1 billion in capital commitments across its fifth early-stage fund and its third opportunity-style […]
Main Sequence hits first close of $450M AUD for its third deep tech fund
Main Sequence, an Australian venture capital firm, said Wednesday it has raised the $450 million AUD (approximately $303 million) first close of its third fund. The venture capital firm, founded […]
Can Europe’s cannabis market avoid the US’ mistakes? Investors chime in
When it comes to Europe’s cannabis market, the biggest piece of news this year is what didn’t happen. Contrary to what a lot of people expected, Germany isn’t on the […]