Tag: Venture Capital
How CNH’s ‘black belt’ M&A head makes deals
Heavy equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial has a long history of mergers and acquisitions, at times supervising legendary brands like Ferrari. But five years...
Maybe Friend wasn’t crazy for spending $1.8M on a domain after all
When AI companion startup Friend revealed it had spent $1.8 million on buying the www.friend.com domain name last week, it set off a...
Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst thinks everyone needs to be more realistic on what AI can, and cannot do
AI companies are gobbling up investor money and securing skyhigh valuations early in their lifecycle. This dynamic has many calling the AI industry...
Flint Capital raises a $160M through an unusual fund-raising strategy
Boston-based Flint Capital just closed its third fund at $160 million, four times the amount of its initial 2013 fund. The capital will...
Sequoia-backed Knowde raises Series C at a valuation cut
Knowde, an online marketplace for chemicals and polymers, just closed on a Series C round, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
The San Jose-based startup raised...
Over 100 VCs pledge support for Kamala Harris
More than 100 VCs, including Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla and Mark Cuban have pledged to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the...