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Investors detail their red (and green) flags for startups seeking venture dollars
TechCrunch sat down with several investors to hear how they’re looking at the funding environment today and what their red flags — and green flags — are for startups looking to raise another round.
Kodiak Robotics’ founder explains why autonomous freight could brush off inflation
If solving the problems of autonomous driving were a question of money, it’d have been solved long before now.
Extra Crunch roundup: Square buys Afterpay, paid search basics, career advice for devs
Square paid around a quarter of its present-day value for Afterpay. That seems like a lot. But was it too much?
Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working
“We will need to raise more money, as you pointed out, that’s certainly no secret, but I think that we have multiple options to do that.”
The Station: Pony.ai turns to delivery, Kodiak cuts, Lime snaps up Boosted’s IP
We hear things. But we’re not selfish. Let’s share.
Self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski files motion to force Uber into arbitration
Anthony Levandowski, the star self-driving car engineer who was at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit, has filed a motion to compel Uber into arbitration in the hopes that…
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics begins deliveries in Texas
A year after coming out of stealth mode with $40 million, self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics will begin making its first commercial deliveries in Texas. Kodiak will open a new…
RealityEngines.AI raises $5.25M seed round to make ML easier for enterprises
RealityEngines.AI, a research startup that wants to help enterprises make better use of AI, even when they only have incomplete data, today announced that it has raised a $5.25 million…
Otto, founded by ex-Googlers, is bringing self-driving technology to trucks
Self-driving cars are very much a part of the future of tech, with Google, Uber, Apple and plenty of other top names working to develop autonomous vehicles. But what about…