Every day, employees across the world spend incalculable hours performing tediously repetitive tasks, such as, for example, converting documents into PDFs and then uploading them to a drive, from where it’s sucked into a database and emailed to a team. While UiPath helped pioneer this kind of ‘robotic’ process, it’s also pivoted to an AI-driven mode […]
bunch raises $15.5M for its platform that simplifies investment management for VCs
Public market investors have a large variety of infrastructure and software that helps them keep track of, analyze and manage their investments, but that’s not the case for investors in private companies — such as venture capitalists. Indeed, a lot of private market investors have to manage and upload information about their investments into a […]
More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35B
The distance between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon just keeps getting smaller. As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: veterans and ex-Department of Defense officials. Andreessen Horowitz hired Matt Shortal, an ex-fighter jet pilot, as its chief of staff; Lux Capital brought on Tony […]
Stake raises $14M to bring its fractional property investment platform to Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi
The UAE is facing a good problem: Its real estate market is booming, and there is no shortage of buyers. Dubai rents in 2024 jumped 23% year-on-year back up to pre-pandemic levels, and sales are up 18%, according to Deloitte, and this upward trend is set to continue for the coming years. No doubt some […]
MARS doubles down on India’s Infra.Market with new $50M investment
Infra.Market, an Indian startup that helps construction and real estate firms procure materials, has raised $ 50 million from MARS Unicorn Fund as it looks to expand operations overseas, the companies told TechCrunch on Tuesday. MARS Unicorn Fund, a joint venture between science and climate-driven Liquidity Group and Japanese bank MUFG, is an existing backer […]