Tag: Startup

SolarSquare has raised $40 million in a round led by Lightspeed in what is the largest venture round in India’s solar sector. The Mumbai-based startup bootstrapped and was profitable selling to corporate customers for five years before switching to residential solar in 2021. Now it has scaled to powering over 20,000 homes and 200 housing…

OpenAI has never revealed exactly which data it used to train Sora, its video-generating AI. But from the looks of it, at least some of the data might’ve come from Twitch streams and walkthroughs of games. Sora launched on Monday, and I’ve been playing around with it for a bit (to the extent the capacity…

University endowments could be taxed much higher under Trump. That may harm VCs, an investor warns. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

The move is expected to save GM about $1 billion a year…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinElon Musk, the world’s richest person, has donated more to the Trump campaign than anyone else, splashing out some $200 million, and campaigned alongside the president-elect. Justin Merriman/Bloomberg Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is now the first person to have a net worth surpassing $400 billion. His assets—the…

Andrew Ferguson, one of two Republican FTC commissioners appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden, will be the country’s next FTC chair, incoming president Donald Trump Tuesday on social media. The news is being met with relief in some circles. Current FTC Chair Lina Khan was blamed by many in Silicon Valley for a dearth of…

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle startup Joby Aviation has launched a public offering to sell up to $300 million of its shares of common stock, per a regulatory filing. Separately, Joby raised $222 million in October from underwriters. This latest filing adds to that offering and would give Joby the chance to raise a…

Generative AI has a plethora of well-documented misuses, and now, it appears to be cropping up in state influence operations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

Rumored developments online sparked interest in an anticipated product…

The OpenAI Startup Fund discloses its biggest SPV yet, but is staying quiet on what it’s for. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…