Sportswear company Lululemon has invested in the $30 million Series A round raised by Syntetica, a French startup that developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, whose properties make it too good to throw away but difficult to reuse. Syntetica promises to recycle two types of nylon, Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6, that cannot be
Applied Computing, a London-based startup that is building a basic AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by engineering giant KBR, with participation from Databricks Ventures. Founded in 2023, the startup targets oil, gas, refining and petrochemical systems, where a single facility can have thousands
While many top-tier venture firms continue to raise massively larger funds, Greylock Ventures, one of Silicon Valley’s oldest and most prestigious venture firms, is intentionally bucking the trend of increasing fund size. On Tuesday, the 61-year-old company announced it had raised an 18th fund of $1.5 billion. The figure is 50% higher than its previous
Neko Health, the health assessment and body scanning startup founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek (pictured above, right) and his co-founder Hjalmar Nilsonne (above, left), has raised a $700 million Series C. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and OG Venture Partners. This follows the company’s $260 million Series B raised in January 2025.
Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse today said it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that with the new tranche of financing, its valuation has surpassed $2 billion. With the cash, the company aims to expand its global model offering and reach
A years-long lawsuit between college social app Fizz and rival Sidechat over unfair competition practices has taken an interesting turn. In a new filing, Fizz accuses investor Jerry Lu, who works at venture capital firm Maveron, of meeting with Fizz under the guise of exploring a potential investment, but then turning around and sharing Fizz’s
