Harvey, a startup building what it describes as an AI-powered “copilot” for lawyers, has raised $ 100 million in a Series C round led by GV, Google’s corporate venture arm. The tranche, which also had participation from heavy-hitting angels and VCs OpenAI, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil and SV Angel, brings Harvey’s total raised […]
OpenAI-backed Ghost Autonomy shuts down
Ghost Autonomy, a startup working on autonomous driving software for automaker partners, has shut down, TechCrunch has learned. The startup, which had raised nearly $ 220 million, posted a note on its website that it ended worldwide operations and wound down the company as of Wednesday. The company employed about 100 people and had operations […]
OpenAI-backed 1X raises another $100M for the race to humanoid robots
The race to perfect the humanoid form factor will be one of 2024’s defining tech stories. Last year saw the category heat up, as companies like Tesla, Apptronik and Figure debuted their systems, while Agility inched closer to the finish lining, announcing a warehouse pilot with Amazon. 1X is a name (well, a number and […]