Month: January 2025

This must be a wake-up call for Europe: Tech leaders urge EU to match Trumps $500bn AI investment plan Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-reaction-trumps-500bn-ai-plan/

A new leash on life: Why dog longevity could be the key to ours Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dog-longevity-podcast-brnd/

Leonardo DiCaprio-backed VC takes over management of Skys climate fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/leonardo-dicaprio-regeneration-sky/

Starling bolsters C-suite with ex-NatWest exec hire Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/starling-new-hire-news/

Some shareholders of a16z-backed Divvy Homes may not see a dime from $1B sale The $1 billion acquisition of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes, which was announced Wednesday, is expected to leave some shareholders without a payout, according to sources familiar with the deal.  The terms — and Divvy’s journey from

Raymond Tonsing’s Caffeinated Capital seeks $400M for fifth fund Caffeinated Capital, a San Francisco venture firm started by a solo capitalist Raymond Tonsing, is raising a fifth fund of $400 million, according to a regulatory filing. The firm, an early investor in software company Airtable and defense startup Saronic, has

Ati Motors raises $20M as India’s robotics industry grows Ati Motors, an Indian startup building AI-powered autonomous mobile robots, has raised $20 million in a Series B round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/ati-motors-raises-20m-as-indias-robotics-industry-grows/

Microsoft’s head of venture has resigned Chris Young, Microsoft’s head of of business development and its venture unit, M12, resigned from his role on Wednesday, the company said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/microsofts-head-of-venture-has-resigned/

Nearly 10 years later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternative In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tumblr has decided it’s

ABB acquires Sensorfact: a leap forward in industrial energy efficiency ABB is acquiring Sensorfact — a fast-growing energy management company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.  Established in 2017, Sensorfact offers a scalable SaaS solution that helps small and medium-sized enterprises use AI in their operations and energy management to lower costs and increase