Category: Startups

Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages Amazon’s new “Join the chat” feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-launches-an-ai-powered-audio-qa-experience-on-product-pages/

Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-is-already-offering-new-openai-products-on-aws/

At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship It’s a story Musk has told before — in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk — but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/at-his-openai-trial-musk-relitigates-an-old-friendship/

Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men The app is Match Group’s newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/match-group-invests-100-million-in-sniffies-a-cruising-app-for-gay-men/

Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/google-expands-pentagons-access-to-its-ai-after-anthropics-refusal/

Vinted hits €8B valuation as EQT leads €880M secondary share sale Vinted has completed a €880 million secondary share transaction at an equity valuation of €8 billion, with participation from a mix of new and existing investors led by EQT, Schroders Capital, and Teachers’ Venture Growth. The transaction provides liquidity

Ineffable Intelligence launches with record-breaking $1.1B Seed round Startup Ineffable Intelligence has just come out of stealth. The company, with a mission to make first contact with superintelligence, has raised $1.1 billion in Seed funding, the largest ever in Europe, at a valuation of $5.1 billion, according to the company.

Spacetech investor Seraphim Space targets £350M raise Spacetech investor Seraphim Space is looking to raise up to £350m, it said today, as it seeks to tap into the current fervour around the spacetech sector. The London-listed investment trust heralded the raise as “one of the most significant equity raises by a UK‑listed investment trust”

Qendra gets €162K to scale quantum computing systems Zurich-based Qendra has secured €162,000 (CHF 150,000) in funding from Venture Kick to advance the development of its control systems for quantum computing experiments. Founded by Martin Stadler (CEO), Ferdinand Felder (COO), and Chidzahi Mabritto (Deputy CTO), the company builds on technology

Europe’s AI-native founders are building faster — and younger — than ever Today, research released by global VC firm Antler highlights that a new generation of founders is reshaping European tech — younger, more mobile, and thriving under the pressure of the AI era. Drawn from a study of its