Corporations are obsessed with capturing startup magic, launching internal venture programs at a rapid clip. But according to a new analysis, calling these projects “startups” is a dangerous misnomer that sets them up for failure from the start.
Gothenburg is challenging Stockholm as Sweden’s deeptech capital. A unique founder culture, heavy public investment, and the pivotal GoWest conference are drawing international VC attention to robotics, climate tech, and advanced manufacturing.
The final TechCrunch Mobility newsletter of 2025 reports on two more major bankruptcies, capping a year of shakeouts. Meanwhile, robotaxis are scaling up and automakers like Ford are making big strategic pivots away from pure EVs.
Yann LeCun has officially launched his new AI startup, AMI Labs, focusing on ‘world models’ as an alternative to LLMs. The company, led by ex-Nabla CEO Alex LeBrun, is reportedly seeking a €3 billion valuation before even launching. This comes amid massive funding for AI scientists’ ventures.
The founder of a growing company hit a wall, overwhelmed by operational chaos. His solution was hiring a COO who happened to be his spouse. The partnership unlocked new levels of stability and strategic focus.
The no-code app development platform Lovable has raised a massive $330 million Series B round at a $6.6 billion valuation. The round was led by Google’s CapitalG and included Nvidia’s venture arm, tripling the company’s valuation since July.
Funcom is betting big on new content to revive its survival hit, Dune Awakening. Chapter 3 promises a complete endgame overhaul and new progression systems, launching after a rocky start despite selling a million copies.
Endra, a Swedish startup, just landed a massive $20 million seed round led by Notion Capital. Its AI software aims to slash the time needed to design building systems from months to less than a day. The funding will fuel a major team expansion and new offices in the US, UK, and Germany.
The future of payments isn’t about a new card or app. It’s about invisible infrastructure—APIs, data, and AI—that lets transactions happen anywhere, automatically. Paysafe is betting that the next step is “agentic commerce,” where software agents shop and pay for you.
Financial tech giant Fiserv has finalized its acquisition of StoneCastle Cash Management. The deal, first agreed to in September, is a key move to bolster Fiserv’s ecosystem with insured deposit funding and its FIUSD stablecoin project.
