Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint raised $127 million in funding in a bid to expand its platform for businesses and fleets in North America and Europe.A mix of existing investors from the
Russia and Kazakhstan on Thursday concluded a contract on creating the Baiterek launch compound for Soyuz-5 carrier rockets at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southwestern
The fortunes of startups that leverage artificial intelligence have soared dramatically in recent years.These AI-powered startups have seen quarterly investment totals rise from a few hundred rounds a
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries.Tesla has previously supplied batteries to Merce
Startup stories are often too reductive — an entrepreneur dreams up an idea, snags some co-founders, raises a bit of money, and presto: success and riches.It’s nearly never true. Even breakout s
The coronavirus caused some disagreement amongst Boston’s venture capital community. Looking back at our mid-2020 survey of its VCs, some saw the city’s strength in biotech and healthcare as a competi
Have you ever taken something apart, like a clock or a motor?The method is particularly useful when it comes to learning how things work — or how they don’t, in some cases.During TechCrunch’s Ea
Gaming has always been one of the world’s most massive niches, but as game-streaming and eSports have drifted to the forefront of mainstream culture, it’s clear that there’s plenty o
Amazon may join its global rivals Google and Facebook in backing one of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s ventures.The American e-commerce giant is in preliminary talks to acquire a 9.9% stake in R
Earlier this month, Spanish early-stage venture capital firm K Fund officially launched its second fund, which sits at €70 million, up from €50 million the first time around.Targeting Spanish startups
Ford Motor's China ventures reported year-on-year sales growth for June as the world's biggest auto market continues to recover from coronavirus-induced lows.The U.S. automaker's Chongqing-based vent
As part of the Collision from Home conference, Aclima chief executive Davida Herzl released a new data set made in conjunction with Google.Free to the scientific community, the data is the culmination
The U.S. state of Texas has surpassed 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time on Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott said, asking people to stay at ho
BizCapital, an online lender based in Brazil, has raised $12 million from a clutch of investors including the German development finance institution, the corporate venture capital fund of MercadoLibre
Communications between Earth and the Moon actually requires a huge amount of equipment under current circumstances. The transmission distance for any data sent from our large natural satellite and us
The "American Express" logo is seen on a bank card. /VCG China's central bank said it has given American Express approval to set up a bank card clearance business in the country, in a statemen
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week, however, the Equity crew (Danny, Natasha, Chris, and Alex) a