Good news from around Europe
Rivian will launch hands-off highway driver assist ‘in a few weeks’ Rivian said Thursday it plans to launch a hands-off version of its driver assistance system for highway driving “in a few weeks,” and an “eyes-off” version in 2026. The hands-off system will let Rivian compete with companies like Ford
Solar crushed 2024, but emissions were up as industry used more natural gas Solar and wind together now represent nearly a quarter of electricity demand and nearly 10% of all energy consumption in the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/solar-crushed-2024-but-emissions-were-up-as-industry-used-more-natural-gas/
6 new tech unicorns were minted in January 2025 Despite a still tight venture capital market, new unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the newly VC-backed startup minted unicorns so far this year (as of the end of January). These
CEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned The CEO of controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has resigned, he confirms to TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/ceo-of-clearview-ai-a-controversial-facial-recognition-startup-has-resigned/
Level Zero Health bags £5.5, the largest Pre-Seed round raised by a European female-founded company It’s not every day that you hear about the application of a kind of life-changing tech and wonder why it hasn’t always existed. Sensor-powered continuous monitoring has transformed the lives of millions of diabetics. But
Serverpod raises €2.7M for its developer app Developer app Serverpod has raised a €2.7M Seed round led by node.vc, with participation from Greens Ventures and PreSeed Ventures. Serverpod is an open-source, scalable app server written in Dart, specifically designed for the Flutter community. It enables developers to write server-side code
4Founders Capital launches new €44M fund for Spanish-linked startups Barcelona-based VC 4Founders Capital has launched its third fund, 4Founders Capital III, having secured €44M, primarily from existing investors. 4Founders Capital III will focus on Spanish-linked companies and plans to invest in approximately 40 high-potential tech startups, with initial investments ranging
While Lilium and Volocopter fight for survival, can the remaining players fill the void? In 2024, the European eVTOL industry faced substantial financial turbulence, with German startups Volocopter and Lilium struggling to stay afloat. Despite securing billions collectively in funding, both are on the brink of insolvency due to capital
Europe needs to make it easier for its startups to do business For any startup that wants to set up in Europe, there is huge competition from other territories falling over themselves to offer an easy path to incorporation and markets. The US has always made it simple to do
A digital goodbye: Aura Funerals raises €905K to modernise end-of-life planning Aura Funerals, a London-based digital end-of-life planning and funeral service, has announced a successful €905k funding round through Angel Investment Network in order to develop digital pre-planning technology and eco-friendly funerals. This marks Aura’s third successful raise through the