Chamath Palihapitiya Takes the CEO Seat at AI Startup 8090 Labs
Chamath Palihapitiya is taking the CEO job at AI coding startup 8090 Labs on a $135M Series A led by Salesforce Ventures. Why the SPAC-era investor is going operator.
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TECHi reporting and analysis covering venture capital. 8 articles, newest first.
Mistral in funding talks with VCs, MGX at $10B valuation – FT
Mistral seeks $1B funding at a $10B valuation, aiming to boost AI innovation in Europe and challenge US-China dominance in the global AI race.
Exclusive: Ex-Cruise CEO Vogt’s Robotics Startup Secures $2B Valuation
According to sources who spoke to Reuters, Kyle Vogt, the former CEO of the self-driving car business Cruise, has raised $150 million for his automation...
Pinterest $2.5 billion valuation actually makes sense
Those who follow my cynical posts about over-inflated social site valuations know that it's hard for me to agree with numbers. I giggled when Facebook hit...
Innovation over profits: why everyone from GM to American Express is getting in on Silicon Valley
The days of "focus on what you're good at" are behind us. It's no longer adequate for businesses to stay isolated and let technology get built around...
How to get foreign investors to fund your video games
Getting a local investor is as hard and rare as it gets. Miscalculating the amount of money and time taken to make a video game can tick off any...
Michael Arrington's CrunchFund dreams takes Techcrunch off the "credible source" list
Update: According to Business Insider, Arrington is no longer employed by AOL. This changes the stance of this article a little, but there still remains a...
State of the union of venture capital
Each year, college students drop out of universities, men and women leave their jobs, and people of all ages begin setting up shop in their basement or...