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Category: Ventures

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VC firm Chemistry is raising $500M for its second fund | TechCrunch

Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched two years ago by Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is...

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AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation | TechCrunch

AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round...

Bending Spoons signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Bending Spoons applies a private equity playbook to software, buying up mostly fledgling subscription-based apps, slashing headcount and handing operations to its roster of Italian engineers. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public | TechCrunch

Bending Spoons, the Milan-based tech conglomerate that made headlines for acquiring the likes of AOL and Vimeo, went...

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Venture

Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are | TechCrunch

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. Using data from Crunchbase...

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Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections | TechCrunch

Nvidia competitor Etched announced this week that TSMC had manufactured its first chip earlier this year. While the...

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Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II | TechCrunch

Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund from LPs, including Melinda French Gates’...

Bending Spoons CEO & co-founder Luca Ferrari
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Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading | TechCrunch

Earlier this year, shares of traditional SaaS companies tumbled amid investor fears that software built with AI could...

Matteo Danieli, co-founder of Bending Spoons, center, rings the opening bell during the Bending Spoons initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Bending Spoons applies a private equity playbook to software, buying up mostly fledgling subscription-based apps, slashing headcount and handing operations to its roster of Italian engineers. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch

AOL is public again — sort of. Its owner Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company that has been...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Ashton Kutcher speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Day 2 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
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Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller | TechCrunch

Ashton Kutcher is stepping away from Sound Ventures — the firm he co-founded with Guy Oseary 11 years...

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David Beckham’s health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst’s unusual CVF fund | TechCrunch

David Beckham’s startup IM8 has taken on $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF),...