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Nuro’s $106M raise backs its shift from delivery robots to licensing autonomy tech Apr 14, 2025

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After months of hearty marketing efforts and large-scale technology demos across the U.S., Nuro has secured $106 million in fresh funding to help scale its autonomous driving technology and advance commercial partnerships. The Series E round brings Nuro’s total funding raised to $2.2 billion and its valuation to $6 billion.

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Tessell snags $60M to drive data management at scale Apr 11, 2025

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Tessell, a startup developing a multi-cloud database-as-a-service, has raised $60 million in a new funding round led by WestBridge Capital ahead of its plans to expand its market presence and launch an AI-powered conversational database management service.

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Solve Intelligence raises fresh $12M to bring AI to IP, patent workflows Apr 11, 2025

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Legal tech has come a long way, but the bulk of an intellectual property or patent lawyer’s work today is still done with spreadsheets, word processors and PDFs.

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Sizl raises $3.5M to expand its cook-to-order food delivery service Apr 10, 2025

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Dark kitchens– also referred to as ghost kitchens, cloud kitchens, or virtual kitchens– often receive criticism for their food quality. Sizl, a cook-to-order delivery service based in Chicago, seeks to change this perception by delivering meals made with fresh ingredients in around 30 minutes flat.

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XL Batteries is using petrochemical infrastructure to store solar and wind power Apr 10, 2025

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The startup has commissioned a demonstration unit of its organic flow battery.

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SF Mayor Lurie to tech CEOs: ‘How can we get you back?’ Apr 09, 2025

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And he’s convinced tech leaders — who often pitch utopian ideals of their own — can help him deliver. “I’m a mayor that is picking up the phone and calling CEOs,” said Lurie during TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event on Thursday night.

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SignalFire raises over $1B as LPs embrace data-driven investing Apr 09, 2025

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Thirteen years ago, when Chris Farmer founded early-stage venture firm SignalFire with data analysis at the core of its investment strategy, many were skeptical about the approach — conventional wisdom dictated that nascent companies didn’t have enough data to make investment algorithms effective. “This was a very radical idea, and everyone thought I was crazy.”

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OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment Apr 08, 2025

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OpenAI just co-led a $43 million Series A into deepfake defense startup Adaptive Security.

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Thatch raises $40M to give employees more control of their health care choices Apr 08, 2025

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Thatch, a startup that aims to transform the health insurance experience for employers and employees alike, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively.

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Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026 Apr 07, 2025

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Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by billionaire co-founder of Robinhood Baiju Bhatt, has raised a $50 million in a Series A round as it works to launch its first low Earth orbit demonstration in 2026.

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