The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) found that 76% of U.S. kids are asking for video games as gifts for the holiday season.
Day: November 12, 2024
Fleek, a marketplace for wholesale second-hand clothes, sews up $20M
Second-hand clothing has exploded as a category over the past couple of decades. A London startup that’s built a first-of-its-kind platform to improve how this very fragmented industry operates is now announcing funding to double down on the opportunity. Fleek, an online marketplace that connects […]
Nintendo unveils Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World in Japan
Nintendo’s famous game designer Shigeru Miyamoto showed off the Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World.
How Connecty’s AI context mapping could end enterprise data pipeline chaos
While several companies offer LLM-powered tools for data analysis, Connecty claims to stand out with its context graph-based approach.
Google DeepMind open-sources AlphaFold 3, ushering in a new era for drug discovery and molecular biology
Google DeepMind releases AlphaFold 3’s source code to academics, marking a significant advance in AI-powered molecular biology and drug discovery, while balancing open science with commercial interests in the wake of its creators’ Nobel Prize win.
Indonesian VC firm Intudo raises $125M across two funds
Intudo, the Indonesia-only venture capital firm, said it has raised $125 million across two investment funds — $75 million for Intudo Ventures IV, and $50 million for another fund that will invest in downstream natural resources and renewable energy. Intudo said Fund IV will invest […]
As demand for lithium explodes, battery recycling startup Tozero sprints to scale with $11.7M seed
Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round (around $11.7M) to step up production by building its first industrial deployment (A.K.A first-of-a-kind or FOAK) plant. […]
A TV show about EA Sports’ Madden games hits Prime Video on November 26
Madden NFL has been around for almost 40 years (really) so it’s high time the gaming franchise got the documentary treatment. Prime Video has got you covered. The platform just announced that It’s in the Game: Madden NFL will stream on November 26, which is […]
Lightspeed doubles down on Wheelocity as it pivots to rural India commerce
Lightspeed has led Wheelocity’s $15 million round as the startup pivots to rural India commerce. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Animoca Brands raises $10M for open metaverse platform Mocaverse
Animoca Brands has raised an additional $10 millino for Mocaverse, a platform for building an open metaverse.