Ingrid Lunden, Author at TechCrunch

SoundHound acquires Amelia AI for $80M after it raised $189M+

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:59:29 +0000

SoundHound, an AI company that makes voice interface tech used by car companies, restaurants and tech firms, is doubling down on enterprise services by playing consolidator in a crowded market. The company said on Thursday that it is acquiring Amelia AI, which makes an AI agent that businesses can customize for internal or customer use. […]

EQT takes a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at $3.5B+ valuation

Ingrid Lunden — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:26:48 +0000

Cybersecurity remains a white-hot space for investors. In the latest example of that demand, EQT has bought a majority stake in Acronis, a security company that specializes in data protection, cloud and integrated security solutions for managed service providers (which resell services to consumers) and corporate IT teams. The size and value of the stake, […]

GrubMarket has acquired Good Eggs

Ingrid Lunden — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:08:52 +0000

Sources with knowledge of the deal said it was an all-stock transaction that valued Good Eggs slightly above its previous valuation of $22 million.

UK’s Riverlane scores $75M to correct quantum errors

Ingrid Lunden — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:21:07 +0000

Quantum computing may still largely be in the theoretical domain, but the money that it’s attracting is very real.

Placer.ai boosts valuation to $1.5B after quietly raising another $75M

Ingrid Lunden — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:25:47 +0000

A startup developing AI market research based on location data, and backed by a who's who, has quietly raised, TechCrunch has learned.

Fertility tracking app Flo Health raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation

Ingrid Lunden — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:47:42 +0000

Women’s health tech, which leverages innovations in AI, smartphones and connected wearables to give women more insights into reproductive and menstrual health, continues to gain momentum with users, and investors are following. London-based Flo Health, a fertility-focused period-tracking app, on Tuesday said it has raised a $200 million Series C from General Atlantic. The funding […]

Sennder buys CH Robinson’s European business

Ingrid Lunden — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:14:28 +0000

Sennder is acquiring the European ground transportation assets of logistics giant C.H. Robinson.

Dazz snaps up $50M for AI-based, automated cloud security remediation

Ingrid Lunden — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:43:52 +0000

The startup is not disclosing its valuation, but sources close to the company say the figure is just under $400 million post-money.

Linx emerges from stealth with $33M to lock down the new security perimeter: Identity

Ingrid Lunden — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:59:04 +0000

Identity management is one of the most common fulcrums around which security breaches have pivoted in the last several years. One of the main reasons it has become the gift that keeps on giving to malicious hackers is that it’s a nightmare for organizations to track. A security startup founded in Tel Aviv called Linx […]

Google’s Kurian approached Wiz, $23B deal could take a week to land, source says

Ingrid Lunden, Marina Temkin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:34:47 +0000

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz for $23 billion, a person close to the company told TechCrunch. The deal discussions were previously reported by The Wall Street Journal. Wiz, a cybersecurity startup founded in 2020, was approached a few weeks ago by Thomas Kurian, head of Google’s cloud division, the […]

Rohlik rolls up $170M to expand in European grocery delivery and sell its tech to others

Ingrid Lunden — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:12:35 +0000

The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and built businesses that are seeing gains, are still here and hungry for more growth. On Friday, one of those survivors, the Czech grocery delivery company Rohlik, announced $170 million in new funding. Rohlik — which means “baker” […]

Will AI get an A+ in edtech? MagicSchool raises $15M to find out

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:11:13 +0000

These days, when you hear about students and generative AI, chances are that you’re getting a taste of the debate over the adoption of tools like ChatGPT. Are they a help? (Yay! Great for research! Fast!) Or are they a harm? (Boo! Misinfo! Cheating!). But some startups are taking the arrival of generative AI in […]

PortSwigger, the company behind the Burp Suite of security testing tools, swallows $112M

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:57:47 +0000

Sometimes the most successful startup ideas come from people building tools to solve their own needs. Such was the case with Dafydd Stuttard, a security expert who goes by Daf. Nearly two decades ago, living in the small market town of Knutsford in Cheshire in the northwest of England, Daf was working as a security […]

Odaseva raises $54M to secure Salesforce users

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:39:30 +0000

Securing cloud services remains a challenge for enterprises. That’s why several companies have been working on security solutions that specifically address that need. In the latest example of that, Odaseva has raised $54 million in funding. This startup focuses on one sole use case: securing Salesforce environments. Silver Lake Waterman is leading this round, with […]

CData, which helps orgs use data across apps and build AI models, snaps up $350M

Ingrid Lunden — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:43:32 +0000

CData builds connectors that enterprises can use to stitch together data from different sources – and locations, not just in the cloud – more easily.

SkyCell nabs $59M more for its greener smart pharma transport containers

Ingrid Lunden — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:42:33 +0000

The Swiss startup has closed out its Series D at $116 million, which it will use to double down on working with companies operating in Asia and the U.S.

TechWolf raises $43M to take an AI-sized bite out of the internal recruiting game

Ingrid Lunden — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000

TechWolf has built an AI engine that ingests data from internal workflows to learn about the people doing that work.

Poolside is raising $400M+ at a $2B valuation to build a supercharged coding co-pilot

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:30:58 +0000

Paris has quickly established itself as a major European center for AI startups, and now another big deal is in the works.

Semperis, a specialist in Active Directory security now worth more than $1B, raises $125M

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:33:06 +0000

Active Directory, the Microsoft directory service for connecting users with network resources, is used by more than 90% of all Fortune 1000 companies and many more besides. So it’s no surprise that it’s a giant target for malicious hackers. That also means a lot of attention for the security companies that are building tools to […]

PQShield secures $37M more for ‘quantum resistant’ cryptography

Ingrid Lunden — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:22:15 +0000

Malicious hacking is getting increasingly sophisticated, and that’s leading to a very clear trend in security technology. To keep people and organizations safe, security also has to continue improving. Security startup PQShield has gotten an early start on that concept with a focus on “post-quantum” cryptography: Software and hardware solutions that, in theory, are future-proofed, […]