In the latest instance of an Indian fintech startup pursuing strategic partnerships with traditional banking institutions, neobank Jupiter is in talks to acquire a stake in SBM Bank India, three…
Having Reservations The next time you call an eatery to book a table, you might want to make sure you're talking to an actual human. That's because more and more…
Action Spectacular We bet you've seen a lot of videos of exploding rockets. But we'd also wager that you haven't seen one quite as mind-blowing as this new footage of…
From Keith Rabois to Ethan Kurzweil, a lot of VCs have switched firms or spun out of storied VC institutions to launch their own funds this year. These employment changes…
A theoretical physicist believes he has made a breakthrough in photonics research that will enable us to have faster and better processors — a major need in artificial intelligence, quantum…
Two of the industry’s most famous sisters, Erin and Sara Foster, sit down alongside business partner Phil Schwarz at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 to talk about consumer investing, culture curation, and…
Pure Watercraft founder and CEO Andy Rebele with the company’s electric Pure Pontoon boat during test rides on Lake Washington in Seattle in 2023. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser)…
AI memory management startup Letta just emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed led by Felicis and a bunch of big-name angels. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For…
Jason Schwartz, left, and Jerry Schwartz, the son and father team that launched the battery startup Ecellix. The co-founders are standing on the deck at their headquarters on Seattle’s Lake…
With TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 right around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce the companies hosting Side Events that will extend the buzz and excitement to the thousands of attendees and…
The vaccine market might be a crowded one, but London-based Vicebio aspires to cement its own place within it. The startup announced today it has raised $100mn in Series B…
The new fund has already made around 20 investments, and it will operate with a generalist thesis, investing across the whole of Europe. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For…
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is not a new topic in the European startup space — in fact, it’s been talked about and debated for years on end. Yet,…
Legacy automakers are experiencing a sort of existential crisis as they grapple with whether to stick to plans to go all-electric or hedge with hybrids. This sudden appetite for options…
NATO-backed Ephos announced today the opening of a production facility dedicated to glass-based quantum photonic chips — a world first, according to the startup. These chips can power quantum applications…
James McGinniss has been obsessed with decarbonization and the energy grid since he was a high schooler over a decade ago. Now, his startup David Energy has a lofty goal:…
Medtech startup brings Oracle AI to bear on cancer drug research Source
A new Financial Times profile of Masayoshi Son opens with SoftBank’s CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing…
Jony Ive, the legendary designer who left his full-time role at Apple five years ago, is working on a new startup with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The collaboration…
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 15, 2024. Sign…