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Artisse AI raises $6.7M for its ‘more realistic’ AI photography app
Artisse, one of the many AI photo creation apps that let users generate photos of themselves using uploaded selfies combined ...
Briq, a startup that uses AI to automate finances in construction, brings in $8M extension at a $150M valuation
At a time where many startups are struggling to raise funding, or are raising – but at lower valuations, it’s ...
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander still operating on orbit, defying all odds
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is still operating on orbit, with the company saying there is “growing optimism” that the spacecraft ...
New, tried-and-true ways to network at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024
Heads-up, startup dreamers and change makers! TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 is where you’ll learn the next steps and make the ...
Can a striking design set rabbit’s r1 pocket AI apart from a gaggle of virtual assistants?
In a sea of AI-enabled gadgets at CES, the rabbit r1 (all lowercase, they insist) stands out not just for ...
YC-backed African fintech Cleva, founded by Stripe and AWS alums, raises $1.5M pre-seed
Nigerian fintech Cleva, focused on creating a banking platform for African individuals and businesses to receive international payments by opening ...
This startup is bringing a ‘voice frequency absorber’ to CES 2024
CES has always been the place for weird, out-there gadgets to make their debuts, and this year’s show is no ...
Short-term rental provider Frontdesk lays off entire staff, on the verge of shutting down
Another proptech startup has run into trouble. Frontdesk, a startup that managed more than 1,000 furnished apartments across the United ...
BotBuilt wants to lower the cost of homebuilding with robots
Homes aren’t getting cheaper — or necessarily easier to secure. This year, the median household income for home buyers jumped ...
A strong foundation can help raise early-stage capital
Investors aren’t scouring pitch decks as earnestly as they were in the past. There’s still a market for early-stage deals, ...
A strong foundation can help raise early-stage capital
Investors aren’t scouring pitch decks as earnestly as they were in the past. There’s still a market for early-stage deals, ...
A strong foundation can help raise early-stage capital
Investors aren’t scouring pitch decks as earnestly as they were in the past. There’s still a market for early-stage deals, ...
Y Combinator-backed Intrinsic is building infrastructure for trust and safety teams
A few years ago, Karine Mellata and Michael Lin met while working at Apple’s fraud engineering and algorithmic risk team ...
CES 2024: TechCrunch wants to meet your startup
The temperature is plummeting, the stockings are hung by the fireplace with care, the sixth candle is soon to be ...
