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PTW announced the opening of its fourth North American gaming support studio in Charleston, South Carolina.
AI agent startup /dev/agents announced a massive $56M seed round, putting the companyβs valuation at a whopping $500 million. The amount is impressive given the company wonβt have a first version of its product available until at least early next year. The reason behind investorsβ trust, however, becomes a bit clearer when you consider the [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
This week we tracked more than65 tech funding dealsworth over1.3 billion, and over10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.In addition to this week's top ...
Found out over the weekend another 2 CEOs Iβve known for a long time that raised $50m+ recently just quit their start-ups I guess this is fine now β Jason ????SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) November 11, 2024 So thereβs a quiet trend Iβve observed for a while but didnβt want to call... Continue Reading The post Has Quitting Culture Now Crossed Into Founder CEOs? appeared first on SaaStr.
Prof Noortje Marres from the University of Warwick lists some of the ways people encounter AI in the street and may not realise it. Read more: 5 ways you might already encounter AI in cities
Aethir, which under-used graphics processing units (GPUs) to decentralized companies, announced a $40 million initiative to launch TACOM.
Hiring attitudes have changed over the years, but when it comes to the question of which is preferable, skilled or qualification-based recruitment, it would seem that the jury is still out. Read more: Should you hire for skills or degrees?
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Although, there is room for more ambition, says Micol Martinelli. Read more: Ireland exceeds Horizon Europe funding target
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Fly Ventures has closed its 80 million Fund III. It follows its 53 million Fund II and 35 million Fund I. The Firm addresses a critical gap in the European funding landscape for deep tech founders....
Netacea, a cybersecurity startup that protects companies against bot attacks, has raised 4M from Mercia Asset Management, which is investing from its own funds and the first Northern Powerhouse Inves...
Dear SaaStr: Did it Ever Take You a Year Or More to Close a Sale? Absolutely. It took us about 18 months to close Google, for example: Need identification and discussions with project manager over several months About 6 on-site meetings to review need identification and discussion with broader group RFP Prototype of workflow Ensure... Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: Did it Ever Take You a Year Or More to Close a...
The CEO said the company will be looking for product and business development professionals over the next few years. Read more: Juspay to create 30 jobs at new European hub in Dublin
Zopa, the UK savings and lending bank, has raised over 80m (66m) ahead of the launch of its current account offering next year.The equity funding round was led by AP Moller Holding, the Danish congl...
The Copernicus satellite will deliver high-resolution radar imagery to monitor Earthβs changing environment, in order to address global challenges such as climate change and disaster response. Read more: ESA launches Sentinel-1C on Vega rocket for Earth observation
Not-for-profit Colorintech, working to make Europe the most inclusive tech hub, today announced the launch of its ambitious "AI for Everyone" initiative, backed by a $1 million grant from the Juniper ...
Gresham House Ventures has invested 5M into adventure travel scale-up Much Better Adventures, an online travel company specialising in active outdoor adventure holidays.The investment will enable MBA...
Danish challenger bank Lunar is the latest bank to hive off its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business as a separate entity- and claims its revenues can rival that of its core bank.Lunar, which has over...
Other winners on the night include Luma Vision, Boston Scientific and Stryker Ireland. Read more: Freundenberg Medical bags Irish medtech company of the year award
The funds will be used to drive the development of its innovative product, which aims to increase the safety of C-section surgery. Read more: Medtech firm Nua Surgical nabs 6.5m in Series A funding
Sustainable foodtech Planet A Foods has closed a $30 million Series B equity funding round. This brings company funding to over $45 million.Founded in 2021 by siblings Dr Sara Marquart and Dr Maximili...
As talks continue on Government formation, Scale Ireland has called on any new government to prioritise the Irish indigenous tech sector, which it says complements our FDI sector Read more: Scale Ireland: Next Government must prioritise indigenous tech, save NDRC
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The tech giant claimed that its new AI model can predict both day-to-day weather and extreme events better than the top operational system. Read more: Google DeepMind unveils new AI model that can predict weather
Donβt wait for your dream job to find you, instead tap into the hidden jobs market and make your goals a reality. Read more: Career hide and seek: How to avoid getting lost in the hidden jobs market
MobiKwik, an Indian financial services startup, has cut the size of its planned IPO for the third time, setting a price band of 265 to 279 ($3.1 to $3.3) that values it at $250 million β down sharply from its last private valuation of $924 million in 2021. The Gurugram-based fintech, backed by Peak XV [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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OpenAI finally released the full version of o1, which gives smarter answers than GPT-4o by using additional compute to βthinkβ about questions. However, AI safety testers found that o1βs reasoning abilities also make it try to deceive human users at a higher rate than GPT-4o β or, for that matter, leading AI models from Meta, [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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