TechCrunchflipped into Startup News1 hour agoMagna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for YumaTechCrunch - Jagmeet SinghWhile battery swapping has struggled to take off in much of the world, Canadian auto parts giant Magna International believes the model could work at scale in India, where millions of two- and three-wheelers and a fast-growing delivery economy create a different set of economics. And it’s placing …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories6 hours agoLachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a yearTechCrunch - Jagmeet SinghProminent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in the sky for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds. Alteon, founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi, announced Tuesday that it raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories6 hours agoApple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAITechCrunch - Amanda SilberlingIn its lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple filed what it calls “shocking evidence” to bolster its allegations that former employees stole trade secrets for OpenAI’s benefit. These new details emerged after the legal counsel for former Apple employee Chang Liu — who now works at OpenAI — handed over Liu’s …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories6 hours agoPolymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fundTechCrunch - Lucas RopekThe popular prediction market Polymarket has raised $300 million from 1789 Capital as part of a new funding round totaling around $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. 1789 Capital, an investment fund in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, previously invested $200 …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories7 hours agoa16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fundTechCrunch - Julie BortVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has expanded its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion. That means the firm added another $1.75 billion since the fund launched in January with $6.75 billion. The firm’s announcement comes just days after a16z announced it had raised a fresh $1.1 billion for a …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories8 hours agoA group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midtermsTechCrunch - Julie BortA well-known, pro-AI super political action committee is behind a new group that plans to blast voters in key battleground states with ads advocating for data centers, several outlets are reporting. That new group, called Build American AI, wants to convince citizens of the virtues of having data …
