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The lack of growth capital in Europe is a very persistent issue, with some early stage companies putting the issue in their hands. One of these is the conceptual capital of the London-based company. In 2017, Notion Capital was one of the first in Europe to close the Opportunity Fund to provide portfolio companies with subsequent capital. It currently closes its $130 million growth fund, almost twice its previous one, and plans to invest in anything other than its portfolio, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. Managing Partner Stephen Chandler said that US VCs, which were currently being used to fill the…
Job seekers in all fields can expect to do more initial screening interviews soon. It may sound like positive news, but that doesn't mean there's a sudden, more open position. Instead, recruiters often get stuck deciding which applicants are eligible for the next round, but outsource routine screening tasks, including background, payroll needs, and availability checks. Alex, a startup building AI recruiters, says it's already helping companies conduct video interviews and phone screens. Aaron Wang (center of the photo, bottom row), who co-founded Alex about 18 months ago, told TechCrunch that the startup's voice AI tool can conduct autonomous interviews…
Venture capital is full of investors who claim to have access to the next big thing. Meanwhile, Gabriel Jarrosson, a French engineer-turned Youtuber-turned investor, built a VC company around a single filter. That discipline has forced Jarosson to manage a second fund already in the work, from explainers of a poor venture in Paris to managing Lobster Capital's $12 million worth of assets, according to a recent SEC filing. His logic is simple. He believes YC's track record of producing billions of dollars is beating chasing startups elsewhere. In 2017, unhappy with the lack of access to promising French startups,…
It's no secret that using AI-powered coding tools to build apps and websites via natural language prompts – is exploding in popularity. In July, the Swedish atmosphere coding startup will hit a $100 million loveable in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just eight months after its launch, and plans to close the year at $250 million, with a $1 billion worth of $100 million in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, Replit said earlier this month that the ARR had skyrocketed from $2.8 million to $150 million in less than a year. The prominent growth of these companies has driven a wave…
It's no secret that using AI-powered coding tools to build apps and websites via natural language prompts – is exploding in popularity. In July, the Swedish vibe coding startup hit $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just eight months after its launch. It plans to close the year at $250 million, and expects it to reach $1 billion within the next 12 months. Meanwhile, Replit said earlier this month that the ARR had skyrocketed from $2.8 million to $150 million in less than a year. The prominent growth of these companies has driven a wave of competitors, many of…
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The UK government has confirmed that Huck will secure a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) commercial bank loan against carmaking giant Jaguar Land Rover after the company shut down its decoration line and letting its downstream suppliers leave after being in danger of bankruptcy. In a statement on Sunday, the UK minister said the government-supported loans “can support the supply chains that have been heavily affected by the closure to strengthen JLR's cash reserves.” JLR takes five years to pay off the loan. Companies across the UK supplying parts and products to JLR are many of them small and medium-sized businesses,…
Only in 2025 of TechCrunch, the destruction phase is where Tech's biggest bets are placed and is not filtered live. It's where startup dreams turn into a $100,000 victory in the Startup Battlefield, and industry power players reveal: This year we will bring Alphabet's Moonshot Chief Astroteller, Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone, and Khosla Ventures' Vinod Khosla (who never etch words) onto the stage. Roelof Botha from Sequoia delves into the future of ventures, and Buzzy Slate Auto will drop the first fully customizable electric truck and take you to the founder who makes the headlines for Phia (Phoebe Gates is…