Startups

It took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google’s $23B offer

Google had good news and bad news last week. The good news was that the cloud division — including Google Workplace software as a service and Google Cloud infrastructure services — made $10 billion for the quarter for the first time. That had to take the sting out of losing out on its second potential […]

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Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy lands massive seed extension to commercialize fusion power

Ever since a government experiment proved in 2022 that fusion isn’t as far fetched as it once seemed, physicists, engineers, and investors have been growing increasingly bullish on the technology’s ability to deliver on its long held — if frequently delayed — promise of providing nearly limitless amounts of emission-free power. The latest exhibit of

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Zoe, a microbiome-focused nutrition company, raises $15 million to expand in the U.S.

Zoe, a nutrition company based in London, is expanding its presence in the United States after raising $15 million in a Series B extension. Here’s how it works: Zoe sends customers at-home testing materials to collect blood or feces to test blood fat, blood sugar, and gut microbiome health. Following those results, the company scores

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Stripe’s easy-peasy acquisition and why is Twitch still losing money?

Welcome back to another recap of Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups. Today’s episode is packed with M&A talk, how one YouTuber succeeded at the creator economy, why Twitch is still losing money and an autonomous vehicle company that is making a comeback. First up, senior reporter Rebecca Bellan took a look

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GovWell is bringing automation and efficiency to local governments

Government websites aren’t known for cutting-edge tech. GovWell co-founder and CTO Ben Cohen discovered this while trying to help his dad, a contractor, apply for building permits. Cohen worked as a full stack engineer at Uber during the day and faxed documents for building permits at night. The difference in tech was stark. Years later,

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Max Space reinvents expandable habitats with a 17th-century twist, launching in 2026

Working and even living in space has shifted from far-off fantasy to seemingly inevitable reality, but the question remains: what exactly will the next generation of space habitation look like? For Max Space, the answer is clear, and has been for decades — centuries, even. A new generation of expandable habitats could offer both safety

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Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch

Clutch, a marketplace for digital marketing services, has been acquired by the online social network Plaiced, Clutch’s co-founder, Madison Long, told TechCrunch.  The deal closed earlier this week for undisclosed terms.  “The creator economy is growing rapidly, we knew to remain competitive and really be able to take over market share, an acquisition would be

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