Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship fourth fund. About half of those fresh millions are earmarked for its opportunity fund, money set aside to make follow-on investments into winners, Bling general partner Kyle Lui tells TechCrunch. is the firm founded …
Mitsubishi backs Ample’s radical approach to charging EV batteries
Startup Ample is on a mission to convert commercial fleets into believers in the power of electric vehicle battery swapping technology. The company has spent the last three years piloting its electric vehicle battery swapping technology in San Francisco, Madrid, and Japan. Now, Ample is preparing to turn some of those pilot customers into commercial …
Chroma, backed by Pinterest and Twitter co-founders, sells to AI audio company Bronze
, a a new type of audiovisual entertainment for mobile devices, has been sold. The company, which had financial backing from Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone as well as Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, is headed to London-based audio technology company , an AI music startup. Founded by record producer Lex Dromgoole, who’s, and composer …
A Conversation with Mark Rostick at Strictly VC NYC 2024
Connie Loizos in conversation with Mark Rostick, senior managing director at Intel Capital at Strictly VC NYC 2024. Subscribe for more on YouTube: Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: TikTok: X: Threads: Facebook: Bluesky: Mastodon: Read more:
A Conversation with Jonathan Levin at Strictly VC NYC 2024
Rebecca Bellan in conversation with Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CSO of Chainalysis at Strictly VC NYC 2024. Subscribe for more on YouTube: Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: TikTok: X: Threads: Facebook: Bluesky: Mastodon: Read more:
Announcing the winner of Startup Battlefield 200
Watch as we announce the winner of TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition – Startup Battlefield 200. After impressing the judges, the winner walks away with the Battlefield Cup and $100,000 equity-free.TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is the world’s preeminent startup competition with alumni like Vurb, Trello, Mint, Dropbox, Yammer, Tripit, Redbeacon, Qwiki, Getaround, and Soluto. Startup Battlefield …
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the rush toward an AI-curated web
Perplexity’s AI-powered search engine might be the next stage of interacting with the web and knowledge in general – or not. But the company is certainly risking it all to manifest that future, even if it ruffles a few feathers along the way.Hear from Perplexity Co-Founder & CEO Aravind Srinivas on how the company plans …
How to harness generative AI in music and video production without displacing artists
Generative AI is increasingly capable of creating video, music, and other media on demand. But who actually wants it, and why?Watch as Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, Suno Co-Founder and CEO Michael Shulman, and Splice CEO Kakul Srivastave discuss the growing markets for generative media, and how they can be served without harming or displacing …
Portugal’s Tekever raises $74M for dual-use drone platform deployed to Ukraine
Dual-use drone startup has raised €70 million ($74 million) to develop its product and expand into new markets, specifically the U.S. The news is part of a trend of smaller tech-driven startups moving into markets normally dominated by large “defense primes.” It also shows that uncrewed aerial drones are becoming far more sophisticated, in part …
Logitech’s MX console for creatives
Deep into Adobe apps like Photoshop or Premiere? Logitech’s is designed to streamline your creative workflow with a totally customizable dialpad and keypad. Use the dial or wheel to quickly scrub through timelines in Premiere, detailed brush precision in Photoshop, or cycle through presets on Lightroom. Adding functions and icons is as simple as drag …