VC Aileen Lee highlights how the broader investor exodus is worsening woes for unicorn companies

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Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic partner to launch electric air taxis in the UK

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Amazon’s Echo will send all voice recordings to the cloud, starting March 28

Amazon’s Echo will send all voice recordings to the cloud, starting March 28 Amazon Echo users will no longer have the option to process their Alexa requests locally, which means all of their voice recordings will be sent to the company’s cloud. Ars Technica reports that on Friday, Amazon sent

How to watch Nvidia GTC 2025, including CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote

How to watch Nvidia GTC 2025, including CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote GTC, Nvidia’s biggest conference of the year, will return this week, with the biggest announcements probably coming Tuesday. If you can’t make it in person, don’t sweat it. TechCrunch will be on the ground covering the major developments. Many

Nvidia GTC 2025: What to expect from this year’s show

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This startup is filling the gap between natural and supplements and big pharma

This startup is filling the gap between natural and supplements and big pharma When I heard about a startup calling itself a “post-chemical pharmacy”, my interest was piqued. What does this even mean? Hopefully not homeopathy, which I’ve always been shocked that it is legal in many countries.   Lisbon startup Biocol

Curve lands £37M in funding

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OTB Ventures expands its reach with the launch of a Luxembourg office

OTB Ventures expands its reach with the launch of a Luxembourg office Pan-European deeptech VC fund OTB is expanding its reach with the launch of its Luxembourg office and the hiring of three new team members from the Promus team to support the firm’s efforts in the region: Jeremy Teboul,

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Mar 10 – Mar 14)

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Mar 10 – Mar 14) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member

Meet the experts joining our “How to get investment-ready” panel discussion at the EU-Startups Summit 2025!

Meet the experts joining our “How to get investment-ready” panel discussion at the EU-Startups Summit 2025! For startups looking to secure funding, understanding when they are venture capital-ready and how to attract the right investors can be the difference between growth and stagnation. This year’s EU-Startups Summit will bring together