For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage | TechCrunch
…According to Gabriel Vasquez, a partner focusing on AI apps and the firm’s global investment strategy, “44% of our investments in the Apps Fund One and Two have an international founder…
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What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor | TechCrunch
…What partnerships has Mistral AI closed? In 2024, Mistral signed a deal with Microsoft that included a €15 million investment and a strategic partnership for distributing the French company’s AI models…
TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire | TechCrunch
…The lead investors in the round include WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners, Valor Equity Partners, 137 Ventures, and Baillie Gifford. Matel Motion & Energy Solutions , an India-based company developing energy-efficient…
Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era | TechCrunch
…by Google and was previously a partner at Cyberstarts. Even though it has only just emerged from stealth, Glow said it already has paying customers across industries including healthcare, retail, and financial…
Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro | TechCrunch
…and trusted partners as part of a limited access pilot program, according to Google. Google says the focus on these releases is to deliver efficiency, latency, and reliability to customers that are…
Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India | TechCrunch
…Anthropic , Google , OpenAI , and others have increasingly chased Indian consumers with India-specific , lower-cost plans , free access, and distribution partnerships, aiming to eventually translate them into paying customers. However, once the…
Anthropic’s Claude Science bets on workflow, not a new model, to win over scientists | TechCrunch
…Rosalind launched as a research preview limited to qualified enterprise customers in the U.S., gated behind a qualification and safety review. Partners like Amgen, Allen Institute, Moderna, Thermo Fisher, and Novo…
Zepto's IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody's answered yet | TechCrunch
…While grocery deliveries remain Zepto’s core business, the faster growth of its advertising arm points to a broader shift in how the startup makes money — a strategy Amazon pioneered, turning its…
As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future | TechCrunch
…The move came shortly after the company announced a partnership with Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services to expand enterprise AI adoption in India, underlining how closely the country’s AI…
Why Apple's slow-and-steady AI bet is starting to look pretty smart | TechCrunch
…Doubters have argued that Apple’s lack of a clear AI strategy have cost it its edge, and Wall Street analysts have worried that the gap could start hurting iPhone sales. Now…